News from March 8. Minnesota signed Derrick Rose. Orlando signed Rodney Purvis to a 10-day contract. Portland signed Georgios Papagiannis to a 10-day contract. Boston activated Kyrie Irving. Golden State placed Jordan Bell (sprained right ankle) and Andre Iguodala (sprained left wrist) on IL. Miami activated Wayne Ellington and placed Derrick Jones on IL. Phoenix activated Troy Daniels and Davon Reed and placed T.J. Warren (back spasms) on IL. GS 110, SA 107 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 37 points including 14-26 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. JaVale McGee (GS) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 30 points on 11-20 FG and 8-11 FT and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Pau Gasol (SA, sprained right ACL) did not play. OKC 115, Pho 87 at OKC Russell Westrbook (OKC) had 27 points including 11-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Paul George (OKC) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Devin Booker (Pho) had 30 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 2-2 FT and 5 rebounds. OKC shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Pho shot 33.7% (31-92) FG. Bos 117, Min 109 at Min Al Horford (Bos) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Nemanja Bjelica (Min) had 30 points including 11-16 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Min) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Bos shot 20-27 FT and Min shot 9-13 FT. Mia 108, Phi 99 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 26 points on 9-12 FG and 8-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 13 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Bro 125, Cha 111 at Cha Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 29 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 22 points and 8 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 19 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Schedule for Friday, March 9 (All times Central) Chicago at Detroit 6:00 pm Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm Houston at Toronto 6:30 pm Utah at Memphis 7:00 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Washington at New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers at Denver 8:00 pm Golden State at Portland 9:00 pm Orlando at Sacramento 9:00 pm Cleveland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Saturday, March 10 (All times Central) Phoenix at Charlotte 4:00 pm Washington at Miami 6:30 pm Memphis at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:30 pm ABC Orlando at LA Clippers 9:30 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