News from March 24 Joel Embiid (Phi) underwent minor surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus. Charlotte activated Miles Plumlee and placed Johnny O'Bryant on IL. Denver activated Danilo Gallinari and placed Mike Miller on IL. Golden State activated Andre Igudoala. Washington activated Daniel Ochefu and placed Sheldon McClellan on IL. GS 114, Sac 100 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 23 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. JaVale McGee (GS) had 9 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 22 points including 4-9 pointers, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 20 points including 8-9 FG. LAL 130, Min 119 OT at LAL Julius Randle (LAL) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 35 points including 13-20 FG and 8-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Larry Nance (LAL) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 36 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 13 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 19 points, 15 assists, and 3 steals. LAL out-scored Min 21-10 in overtime. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot injury) did not play. Hou 117, NO 107 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 17 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Clint Capela (Hou) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 33 points including 14-24 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Hou out-rebounded NO 59-36 including 15-6 offensive. Omer Asik (NO, ill) did not play. Mil 100, Atl 97 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 34 points including 13-22 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 14 points and 7 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 25 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 28 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Phi 117, Chi 107 at Chi Dario Saric (Phi) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Shawn Long (Phi) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Sergio Rodriguez (Phi) had 12 points and 7 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 36 points including 16-21 FT, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Phi shot 55.4% (46-83) FG and Chi shot 40.7% (37-91) FG. Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee) and Tiago Splitter (Phi, right calf) did not play. Bos 130, Pho 120 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 34 points including 11-11 FT and 7 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 70 points on 21-40 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 24-26 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Alex Len (Pho) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho, left foot contusion) did not play. Den 125, Ind 117 at Ind Wilson Chandler (Den) had 24 points including 10-16 FG. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points on 2-12 FG, 0-6 3-pointers, and 17-18 FT and 11 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 30 points including 12-18 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 20 points. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 21 points and 8 assists. Den shot 40-434 FT and Ind shot 8-11 FT. Orl 115, Det 87 at Orl Terrence Ross (Orl) had 18 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jon Leuer (Det) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Boban Marjanovic (Det) had 15 points. Orl shot 51.6% (47-91) FG and Det shot 35.4% (34-96) FG. Cle 112, Cha 105 at Cha LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points on 9-14 FG and 14-16 FT, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Nicolas Batums (Cha) had 19 points and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 22 points. Cle shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and Cha shot 42.2% (38-90) FG. Was 129, Bro 108 at Was John Wall (Was) had 22 points and 9 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points. Brandon Jennings (Was) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Rodnae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Justin Hamilton (Bro) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, March 25 (All times Central) Utah @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Washington @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Toronto @ Dallas 7:30 pm New York @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 26 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Charlotte 12:00 pm Brooklyn @ Atlanta 12:00 pm Sacramento @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Chicago @ Milwaukee 2:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Houston 2:30 pm ABC Philadelphia @ Indiana 5:00 pm Miami @ Boston 5:00 pm Memphis @ Golden State 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Denver 7:00 pm Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 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