New from March 6. The NBA named Kawhi Leonard (SA) and Kemba Walker (Cha) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 5. Leonard averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals and San Antonio went 3-0. Walker averaged 27.7 points and 6.3 assists as Charlotte went 2-1. New Orleans signed Hollis Thompson to a 2nd 10-day contract Charlotte signed Johnny O'Bryant to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Jordan Crawford to a 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Shawn Long to a 10-day contract. Andrew Bogut (Cle) suffered a fractured right tibia during Monday's Cle-Mia game. Boston activated Avery Bradley. Chicago activated Anthony Morrow and placed Dwyane Wade (strained left quad) and Rajon Rondo (Chi, sprained right ankle) on IL. Denver activated Malik Beasley and placed Nikola Jokic on IL. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed Joel Anthony on IL. Utah activated Joel Bolomboy and placed George Hill on IL. The Portland at Minnesota game was postponed due to condensation on the court and the new date for the game will be announced later. LAC 116, Bos 102 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 21 points. LAC shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and Bos shot 41% (34-83) FG. Uta 88, NO 83 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 12 points on 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (NO) had 19 points. Den 108, Sac 96 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 36 points including 13-23 FG and 5-10 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mason Plumlee (Den) had 10 points including 3-10 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 17 points and 5 assists. Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. SA 112, Hou 110 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 39 points on 12-18 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 15 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 39 points including 13-20 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 12 assists, and 7 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Cha 100, Ind 88 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 21 points and 3 steals. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Paul George (Ind) had 36 points on 15-25 FG and 6-14 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Frank Kaminsky (Cha, sprained left AC joint) did not play. Bro 122, Mem 109 at Mem Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 18 points. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 23 points including 16-17 FT and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Whitehead (Bro) had 15 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 32 points on 9-15 FG and 11-14 FT and 6 assists. Bro out-scored Mem 34-18 in the 4th quarter. Det 109, Chi 95 at Det Reggie Jackson (Det) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 6 assists. Jon Leuer (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 27 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 18 points. GS 119, Atl 111 at Atl Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 6-15 3-pointers and 9 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 24 points on 6-8 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia 106, Cle 98 at Cle Dion Waiters (Mia) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points and 6 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 18 points including 5-10 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 6-10 FT, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 32 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 12-14 FT and Cle shot 19-29 FT. James Johnson (Mia, right elbow laceration) and Tyler Johnson (Mia, sore left shoulder) did not play. NY 113, Orl 105 at Orl Courtney Lee (NY) had 20 points. Lance Thomas (NY) had 17 points. Willy Hernangomez (NY) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. NY out-scored Orl 28-13 in the 4th quarter. Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sore right Achilles) did not play. Mil 112, Phi 98 at Phi Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 24 points including 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Tony Snell (Mil) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 1-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Justin Anderson (Phi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee) and Tiago Splitter (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 7 (All times Central) Portland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Washington @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 8 (All times Central) Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm New York @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Toronto @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah @ Houston 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit @ Indiana 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ Denver 8:00 pm Boston @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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