News from March 28. Al Jefferson (Ind) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a sprained left ankle. Brooklyn activated Sean Kilpatrick and placed Andrew Nicholson on IL. Denver activated Roy Hibbert and placed Mike Miller on IL. Indiana activated Georges Niang and placed Rodney Stuckey on IL. Stuckey is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a strained left patellar tendon. Phoenix activated Ronnie Price and placed Devin Booker (ankle injury) on IL. Washington activated Bojan Bogdanovic and placed Daniel Ochefu on IL. Was 119, LAL 108 at LAL John Wall (Was) had 34 points, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points. Otto Porter (Was) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 28 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 22 points. Was out-scored LAL 37-13 in the 4th quarter. Por 122, Den 113 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 33 points on 12-15 FG and 9-11 FT, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 39 points including 15-24 FG and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Gary Harris (Den) had 19 points. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. GS 113, Hou 106 at Hou Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 19 points on 9-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Clint Capela (Hou) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 5-20 FG, 1-9 3-pointers, and 13-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. GS shot 51.1% (45-88) FG and Hou shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. GS shot 12-16 FT and Hou shot 35-39 FT. Mia 97, Det 96 at Det Goran Dragic (Mia) had 28 points including 9-13 FT. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 17 points including the game winning putback at the buzzer and 9 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 25 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ish Smith (Det) had 19 points and 6 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 95, Pho 91 at Atl Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Thabo Sefolosha (Pho, strained right groin) did not play. Phi 106, Bro 101 at Bro Robert Covington (Phi) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi) had 17 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points including 10-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 11 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Gerald Henderson (Phi, sore left hip), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left hamstring) did not play. Min 115, Ind 114 at Ind Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 37 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 21 points on 4-12 FG and 13-13 FT and the game winning 3 free throws with 3.4 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 37 points including 12-21 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 20 points and 10 assists. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, left foot) and Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 118, Cha 108 at Cha Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Snell (Mil) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 10 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 20 points on 9-15 FG. Mil shot 62.2% (46-74) FG and Cha shot 48.8% (39-80) FG. John Henson (Mil, sprained left thumb) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, March 29 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Toronto 6:30 pm Miami @ New York 6:30 pm Indiana @ Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Washington @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Utah @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, March 30 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Houston @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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