News from March 16. The NBA fined LAC coach Doc Rivers $15,000 for criticizing the refs following Thursday's Hou-LAC game. Washington signed Ramon Sessions for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Al Horford and placed Kyrie Irving (sore left knee) on IL. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and placed Allen Crabbe (ill) on IL. Dallas activated Jalen Jones and placed Jonathan Motley on IL. Golden State activated Draymond Green and David West and placed Kevin Durant on IL. Durant is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a fractured rib. Oklahoma City activated Steven Adams and placed Daniel Hamilton on IL. Sacramento activated Skal Labissiere and placed Vince Carter (personal reasons) on IL. Toronto placed Kyle Lowry (rest) on IL. Tor 122, Dal 115 OT at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 29 points including 12-14 FT and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Delon Wright (Tor) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points and 6 assists. Bos 92, Orl 83 at Orl Terry Rozier (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Bos) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 13 points. Shelvin Mack (Orl) had 16 points. Aaron Gordon (Orl, concussion) did not play. Phi 120, Bro 116 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 24 points on 6-23 FG and 11-11 FT and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 23 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 21 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 18 points including 3-4 3-ointers and 11 rebounds. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Phi, right knee patellar tendinitis) did not play. OKC 121, LAC 113 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 18 points, 14 rebounds including 10- offensive, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Corey Brewer (OKC) had 22 points and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tobias Harris (LAC) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points and 21 rebounds including 7 offensive. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sac 98, GS 93 at GS Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Skal Labissiere (Sac) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Quinn Cook (GS) had 25 points on 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Mia 92, LAL 91 at LAL Goran Dragic (Mia) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and the game winning floater with 15.2 seconds left and 5 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, March 17 (All times Central) Indiana at Washington 6:00 pm Houston at New Orleans 6:00 pm Dallas at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Charlotte at New York 6:30 pm Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Sacramento at Utah 8:00 pm Golden State at Phoenix 9:00 pm Detroit at Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 18 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Toronto 12:00 pm Boston at New Orleans 5:00 pm Houston at Minnesota 6:00 pm NBATV Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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