News from March 21. The LA Lakers signed David Nwaba for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State placed Andre Iguodala (strained left hip) on IL. Phoenix activated Devin Booker and placed Ronnie Price on IL. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed David Lee on IL. Former Chicago GM Jerry Krause died at age 77. GS 112, Dal 87 at Dal Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assits. Ian Clark (GS) had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Dal) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. GS shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Dal shot 35.9% (33-92) FG. SA 100, Min 93 at Min Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (SA) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points on 5-15 FG and 12-14 FT. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot surgery) did not play. Mil 93, Por 90 at Por Khris Middleton (Mil) had 26 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 21 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. LAC 133, LAL 109 at LAL J.J. Reddick (LAC) had 24 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 18 points. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. LAC out-scored LAL 37-16 in the 2nd quarter and 70-40 in the 1st half. NO 95, Mem 82 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. DeMarcous Cousins (NO) had 41 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 11 points on 5-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. NO out-scored Mem 32-13 in the 3rd quarter. Omer Asik (NO, ill) did not play. Mia 112, Pho 97 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 16 points. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 24 points on 7-9 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Alex Len (Pho) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mia out-scored Pho 61-37 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) and Alan Williams (Pho, gastroenteritis) did not play. Bro 98, Det 96 at Bro Caris LeVert (Bro) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 29 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 7 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points. Tobias Harris (Det) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 17 rebounds. Tor 122, Chi 120 OT at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 42 points including 7-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 19 points. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 37 points including 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Tor out-scored Chi 34-19 in the 4th quarter. Schedule for Wednesday, March 22 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Cleveland @ Denver 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Sacramento 9:30 pm New York @ Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, March 23 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV Toronto @ Miami 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New York @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html