News from March 17. The NBA fined Marquese Chriss (Pho) and Jared Dudley (Pho) $25,000 each. During Thursday's Pho-Uta game, Dudley body slammed Ricky Rubio (Uta) on a break and Chriss shoved Rubio during the ensuing altercation. Toronto signed Nigel Hayes to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah signed David Stockton to a 10-day contract. Dallas activated Johnathan Motley and placed J.J. Barea (strained left rib muscle) and Harrison Barnes (rest) on IL. Brooklyn activated Milton Doyle and placed Dante Cunningham (concussion) on IL. Chicago activated Omer Asik and Lauri Markkanen and placed Zach LaVine (left patellar tendinitis) and Kris Dunn (sprained right toe) on IL. Denver activated Torrey Craig and placed Devin Harris (right knee) on IL. Golden State placed Omri Casspi (sprained right ankle) on IL. Indiana activated Ike Anigobogu and placed Myles Turner (sprained left ankle) on IL. Memphis activated Mario Chalmers and placed Kobi Simmons on IL. Milwaukee activated Marshall Plumlee and placed Tyler Zeller (sore ribs) and Xavier Munford on IL. New York activated Isaiah Hicks and placed Courtney Lee (personal reasons) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 30.9 Anthony Davis (NO) 27.9 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 27.4 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.8 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 15.4 Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) 12.2 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.2 LeBron James (Cle) 9.0 James Harden (Hou) 8.7 Bro 114, Dal 106 at Bro DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 21 points and 5 assists. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Mil 122, Atl 117 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 33 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 38 points including 4-13 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 9 assists. Was 109, Ind 102 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points and 6 assists. Markieff Morris (Was) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 18 points and 3 steals. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hou 107, NO 101 at NO Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 13 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (NO, rest) did not play. NY 124, Cha 101 at NY Tim Hardaway (NY) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Frank Ntiklina (NY) had 15 points. Trey Brurke (NY) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwayne Bacon (Cha) had 15 points. NY shot 49% (49-100) FG and Cha shot 36.7% (33-90) FG. Cle 114, Chi 109 at Chi Jeff Green (Cle) had 21 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 15-26 FG, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Denzel Valentine (Chi) had 34 points on 13-20 FG and 8-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Cle, lower back strain), Kyle Korver (Cle, personal reasons), and Noah Vonleh (Chi, sprained right toe) did not play. Mem 101, Den 94 at Mem Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 7 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points including 4-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jamal Murray (Den) had 16 points including 5-18 FG and 1-8 3-pointers. SA 117, Min 101 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 39 points on 14-22 FG and 11-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 12 points on 5-16 FG and 2-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (SA) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Uta 103, Sac 97 at Uta Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 22 points on 7-8 FG and 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 28 points including 1-8 3-pointers. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 14 points including 3-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 12 points ion 5-17 FG. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Uta shot 31-38 FT and Sac shot 9-14 FT. GS 124, Pho 109 at Pho Draymond Green (GS) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nick Young (GS) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Quinn Cook (GS) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 5-7 30-pointers. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 36 points including 14-23 FG and 6 rebounds. Troy Daniels (Pho) had 18 points. Devin Booker (Pho, sprained right hand) did not play. Por 100, Det 87 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points including 6-19 FG and 3-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points and 22 rebounds. Blake Griffin (Det) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. 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 Schedule for Monday, March 19 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers at Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Memphis at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Denver at Miami 6:30 pm Chicago at New York 6:30 pm Golden State at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Detroit at Sacramento 9:00 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