News from March 29. Dallas signed Jarrod Uthoff to a 2 year contract with the 2nd year at the team's option after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas elected not to sign Manny Harris for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Quinn Cook to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Jarrell Eddie to a 2nd 10-day contract. Indiana released Rodney Stuckey. Atlanta activated Kent Bazemore and placed Mike Dunleavy on IL. Dallas activated Seth Curry and A.J. Hammons and placed Salah Mejri (stomach) on IL. The LA Clippers activated J.J. Redick and placed Wesley Johnson on IL. New York activated Joakim Noah and placed Derrick Rose (sore right foot) on IL. Utah activated Alec Burks and placed George Hill on IL. Washington activated Daniel Ochefu and placed Sheldon McClellan on IL. NO 121, Dal 118 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points and 13 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 29 points including 10-12 FT, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Seth Curry (Dal) had 18 points. Omer Asik (No, ill) did not play. GS 110, SA 98 at SA Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 11 assists. David West (GS) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Pau Gasol (SA) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. GS shot 51.2% (43-84) and SA shot 41% (34-83) FG. GS shot 11-11 FT and SA shot 21-26 FT. LAC 133, Was 124 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 23 points on 8-9 FG and 7-12 FT and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 31 points on 9-15 FG and 7-11 FT. Chris Paul (LAC) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 13 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 5-11 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 41 points on 15-23 FG and 8-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Uta 112, Sac 82 at Sac Gordan Hayward (Uta) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 16 points and 15 rebounds Rodney Hood (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 12 points. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 22 points including 9-12 FG. Raul Neto (Uta, strained right groin) and Arron Afflalo (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Mem 110, Ind 97 at Mem Vince Carter (Mem) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 36 points including 13-21 FG and 7-12 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points. Aaron Brooks (Ind) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 105, NY 88 at NY Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 17 points and 5 steals. James Johnson (Mia) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kristaps Prozingis (NY) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Willy Hernangomez (NY) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mia shot 47.6% (40-84) FG and NY shot 37.1% (33-89) FG. Dion Waiters (Mia, sprained left ankle) and Joakim Noah (NY, suspended) did not play. Cha 110, Tor 106 at Tor Marvin Williams (Cha) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 19 points including 7-25 FG and 3-10 3-pointers. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 21 points including 7-11 FG. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cha out-scored Tor 44-32 in the 4th quarter. Christian Wood (Cha, personal reasons) did not play. Mil 103, Bos 100 at Bos Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 16 points and 9 assists Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 32 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Mil shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Bos shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. John Henson (Mil, sprained left thumb) did not play. OKC 114, Orl 106 OT at Orl Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 57 points on 21-40 FG, 6-15 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Orl) had 23 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. OKC out-scored Orl 13-4 in overtime. Atl 99, Phi 92 at Phi Dwight Howard (Atl) had 22 points and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 19 points. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Richaun Holmes (Phi) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dario Saric (Phi) had 15 points including 5-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Atl shot 22-26 FT and Phi shot 9-11 FT. Robert Covington (Phi, right knee swelling), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee), and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, strained left hamstring) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 31 (All times Central) Indiana @ Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Miami 7:00 pm Washington @ Utah 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Houston @ 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