News from March 6. The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Saturday's Bos-Hou game. Toronto signed Nigel Hayes to a 10-day contract. Atlanta placed Malcolm Delaney (sprained left ankle) on IL. Charlotte activated Dwayne Bacon and placed Michael Carter-Williams (sprained left shoulder) on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed David West (right arm cyst) on IL. Houston placed Brandan Wright (sore right knee) and Joe Johnson (ill) on IL. New York placed Courtney Lee (personal reasons) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Kyle Singler on IL. Philadelphia activated Justin Anderson. Toronto activated Alfonzo McKinney and placed Nigel Hayes on IL. Dal 118, Den 107 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 24 points on 9-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points. Will Barton (Den) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. NO 121, LAC 116 at LAC Anthony Davis (NO) had 41 points including 17-31 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 17 rebounds. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tobias Harris (LAC) had 27 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points and 20 rebounds. Montezl Harrell (LAC) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 27 points including 7-13 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (LAC, fractured right hand) did not play. GS 114, Bro 101 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 6-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 20 points and 8 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 19 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. GS shot 56.6%(47-83) FG and Bro shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. GS shot 9-11 FT and Bro shot 20-25 FT. Por 111, NY 87 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 37 points on 10-18 FG, 8-11 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 19 points. Enes Kanter (NY) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Hou 122, OKC 112 at OKC James Harden (Hou) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 10 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 25 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 15-27 FG, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Hou shot 29-34 FT and OKC shot 8-11 FT. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sore left hip) did not play. Was 117, Mia 113 OT at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 30 points on 12-16 FG and 6-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tomas Satoransky (Was) had 19 points and 7 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 21 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points and 6 assists. Tor 106, Atl 90 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 12-14 FT. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 14 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dwayne Dedmon (Atl) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 assists. DeAndre Bembry (Atl, abdominal strain) did not play. Phi 128, Cha 114 at Cha Robert Covington (Phi) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points on 8-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 30 points including 12-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Phi shot 12-15 FT and Cha shot 23-31 FT. Schedule for Wednesday, March 7 (All times Central) Utah at Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto at Detroit 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis at Chicago 7:00 pm Houston at Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans at Sacramento 9:00 pm Cleveland at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Orlando at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, March 8 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Miami 6:30 pm Boston at Minnesota 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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