News from March 17. Serge Ibaka (OKC) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. The LA Clippers signed Nate Robinson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Detroit activated Quincy Miller and placed Greg Monroe (strained right knee) on IL. San Antonio activated Kyle Anderson and Reggie Williams and placed Manu Ginobili (sprained right ankle) and Aron Baynes on IL. Former NBA player Jack Haley died at age 51. Haley played 9 seasons in the NBA from 88-89 - 97-98. Det 105, Mem 95 at Det Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 24 points including 10-16 FG. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 23 points and 20 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jeff Green (Mem) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. NY 104, SA 100 OT at NY Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Langston Galloway (NY) had 22 points. Alexey Shved (NY) had 21 points including 8-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Cleanthony Early (NY, sprained left ankle) and Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist) did not play. Hou 107, Orl 94 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points on 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 17 points on 4-14 FG and 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 29 points and 4 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 11 points including 5-17 FG and 11 rebounds. NO 85, Mil 84 at NO Quincy Pondexter (NO) had 18 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points including 6-18 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Omer Asik (NO) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL), Jared Dudley (Mil, back spasms), and O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. LAC 99, Cha 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (LAC) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 18 points and 8 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC, sore right hamstring) did not play. All 5 home teams won. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 19 (All times Central) Minnesota @ New York 6:30 pm Denver @ Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 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