News from March 22. The NBA suspended Robin Lopez (Chi) and Serge Ibaka (Tor) for 1 game for the their fight during Tuesday's Tor-Chi game. Toronto assistant Jamaal Magloire was fined $15,000 for pushing Nikola Mirotic (Chi) during the incident. Charlotte activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Jeff Green on IL. Chicago activated Cameron Payne and placed Cristiano Felicio on IL. Cleveland activated Kyle Korver and placed Kay Felder on IL. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Malik Beasley on IL. Sacramento activated Ben McLemore and Arron Afflalo and placed Malachi Richardson on IL. Cha 109, Orl 102 at Orl Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 20 points. Terrene Ross (Orl) had 19 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Bos 109, Ind 100 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 37 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 6 assists. Chi 117, Det 95 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 28 points on 12-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 16 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 4-4 FT, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Joffrey Lauvergne (Chi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 14 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 8 points on 4-12 FG and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chi shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Det shot 44.3% (39-88) FG. Robin Lopez (Chi, suspended) did not play. OKC 122, Phi 97 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 6-6 FT, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 18 points. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 24 points including 8-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Nik Stauskas (Phi) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Shawn Long (Phi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 54.5% (48-88) FG and Phi shot 42.5% (37-87) FG. Tiago Splitter (Phi, right calf) did not play. Was 104, Atl 100 at Was John Wall (Was) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 9-12 FT, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 29 points. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Den 126, Cle 113 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 21 points. Will Barton (Den) had 20 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 33 points including 4-5 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Cle) had 19 points including 8-10 FG. Mil 116, Sac 98 at Sac Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 32 points including 7-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Mil) had 13 points. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 21 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points. John Henson (Mil, sprained left thumb), Kosta Koufos (Sac, rest), and Ty Lawson (Sac, rest) did not play. Uta 108, NY 101 at Uta Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 35 points on 13-14 FG and 9-12 FT, 13 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 4 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. George Hill (Uta) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 17 points and 6 assists. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 24 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Orlando 6:00 pm Denver @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Boston 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Chicago 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Houston 7:00 pm Minnesota @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- 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