News from March 20. The NBA fined Gerald Green (Hou) $25,000 for shoving Gorgui Dieng (Min) during Sunday's Hou-Min game. The NBA fined Marcus Morris (Bos) $15,000 for verbally abusing the refs during Sunday's Bos-NO game. Milwaukee signed Brandon Jennings to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas activated Harrison Barnes and J.J. Barea and placed Dennis Smith (sprained left ankle) on IL. Detroit activated Reggie Jackson and placed Jameer Nelson on IL. Phoenix placed T.J. Warren (left knee inflammation) on IL. Utah placed Derrick Favors (sore left knee) on IL. NO 115, Dal 105 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 37 points including 15-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Ian Clark (NO) had 19 points on 9-15 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points Tor 93, Orl 86 at Orl Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Delon Wright (Tor) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shelvin Mack (Orl) had 17 points. Tor out-scored Orl 25-10 in the 4th quarter. Tor shot 9-17 FT and Orl shot 3-5 FT. DeMar DeRozan (Tor, left thigh contusion) and Jonathon Simmons (Orl, right wrist contusion) did not play. Bos 100, OKC 99 at Bos Marcus Morris (Bos) had 21 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Bos) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 7-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul George (OKC) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Min 123, LAC 109 at Min Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 30 points and 9 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Min) had 20 points and 12 assists. Jamal Crawford (Min) had 20 points. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 5 assists. Atl 99, Uta 94 at Uta Taurean Prince (Atl) had 11 points including 3-13 FG and 0-6 3-pointers. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 41 points on 16-28 FG and 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 24 points including 9-28 FG and 1-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 23 points. John Collins (Atl, sprained ankle) did not play. Det 115, Pho 88 at Pho Blake Griffin (Det) had 26 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Luke Kennard (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Alex Len (Pho) had 19 points including 9-11 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Troy Daniels (Pho) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Devin Booker (Pho, sprained right hand) did not play. Hou 115, Por 111 at Por James Harden (Hou) had 42 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 11-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 18 points. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 21 points including 9-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points on 5-17 FG, 0-7 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Schedule for Wednesday, March 21 (All times Central) Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Memphis at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte at Brooklyn 6:30 pm New York at Miami 6:30 pm Denver at Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Indiana at New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, March 22 (All times Central) Memphis at Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Detroit at Houston 7:00 pm LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah at Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta at Sacramento 9:00 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