News from March 14. The NBA suspended Joel Freeland (Por) and Shawne Williams (Det) for 1 game for head butting each other during Friday's Por-Det game. New Orleans signed Elliot Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State activated Andrew Bogut and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Indiana activated Roy Hibbert and placed Donald Sloan on IL. Memphis activated Tony Allen and placed Jarnell Stokes on IL. GS 125, NY 94 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points on 5-7 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 18 points. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 13 points. GS out-scored NY 85-46 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. GS shot 50% (45-90) FG and NY shot 39.6% (38-96) FG. Uta 88, Det 85 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 26 points including 10-13 FT and 4 blocks. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 10 points and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Anthony Toliver (Det) had 14 points. Shawne Williams (Det, suspended) did not play. Mem 96, Mil 83 at Mem Courtney Lee (Mem) had 17 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (Mem) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 17 points. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, sore right ankle) and Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) did not play. Bro 94, Phi 87 at Phi Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 15 points. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 12 points and 8 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 13 points including 1-8 3-pointers. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, rest) and Furkan Aldemir (Phi, rib contusion) did not play. Was 113, Sac 97 at Was Paul Pierce (Was) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. John Wall (Was) had 31 points on 9-15 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 30 points including 12-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray McCallum (Sac) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Was out-scored Sac 67-33 in the 2nd half. Nene (Was, personal reasons) did not play. Bos 93, Ind 89 at Ind Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 30 points including 11-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 13 points. Schedule for Sunday, March 15 (All times Central) Chicago @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Houston @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Denver @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Orlando 5:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Portland @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Atlanta @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, March 16 (All times Central) Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Portland @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Denver @ Memphis 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Utah 8:00 pm Atlanta @ Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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