News from March 16. The NBA named Anthony Davis (NO) and Kyrie Irving (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 15. Davis averaged 31.3 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4.7 blocks as New Orleans went 2-1. Irving averaged 37.3 points as Cleveland went 3-0. The LA Clippers elected not to sign Jordan Hamilton for the rest of the season after his 2nd 10-day contract expired. Milwaukee signed Chris Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah signed Bryce Cotton for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Utah signed Jack Cooley to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah elected not to sign Jerrelle Benimon to a 2nd 10-day contract after his 1st 10-day contract expired. Atlanta activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Kyle Korver (broken nose) on IL. Charlotte activated Al Jefferson and placed P.J. Hairston on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Brandon Rush on IL. Indiana activated Donald Sloan and placed Shayne Whittington on IL. Dal 119, OKC 115 at Dal Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 31 points including 10-14 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Tor 117, Ind 98 at Ind DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points on 6-19 FG and 10-11 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Tor) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers. George Hill (Ind) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 20 points. Was 105, Por 97 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 23 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. John Wall (Was) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 12 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bos 108, Phi 89 at Bos Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 16 points. Mem 92, Den 81 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 24 points on 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 16 points and 3 steals. Mem out-rebounded Den 57-37 including 20-10 offensive. Kenneth Faried (Den, rest), Danilo Gallinari (Den, rest), and Ty Lawson (Den, rest) did not play. Bro 122, Min 106 at Min Joe Johnson (Bro) had 22 points on 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 19 points. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 21 points on 10-15 FG. Kevin Martin (Min) had 23 points and 6 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Bro shot 57.8% (52-90) FG and Min shot 46.6% (41-88) FG. Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle), Gary Neal (Min, ill), and Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. Mia 106, Cle 92 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 13-18 FG and 5 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 9-11 FT and 6 assists. Mia shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Cle shot 38% (30-79) FG. Uta 94, Cha 66 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 9 points and 22 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 24 points including 9-11 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Cha) had 17 points. Uta out-scored Cha 61-30 in the 1st half. Uta shot 42.3% (33-78) FG and Cha shot 29.5% (23-78) FG. Uta out-rebounded Cha 61-36 including 14-6 offensive. Atl 110, Sac 103 at Sac Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 6 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 4-4 FT. Al Horford (Atl, rest) and Rudy Gay (Sac, strained left patellar tendon) did not play. GS 108, LAL 105 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 17 (All times Central) Memphis @ Detroit 6:30 pm San Antonio @ New York 6:30 pm Orlando @ Houston 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, March 18 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Portland @ Miami 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Toronto 6:30 pm Indiana @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Boston @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Orlando @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Atlanta @ Golden State 9:30 pm Washington @ Utah 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