News from March 19.

The NBA fined Marcin Gortat (Was) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the
season.  The flop occurred during Wednesday's Was-Uta game.

Minnesota signed Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract.

New York signed Ricky Ledo to a 10-day contract.


Uta 80, LAL 73  at LAL
Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points including 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 5
assists, and 4 steals.
Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds.
Trey Burke (Uta) had 17 points on 7-11 FG.
Tarik Black (LAL) had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 12 points.
Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right
elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee cap) did not
play.

Pho 74, NO 72  at Pho
Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Brandan Wright (Pho) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks.
P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 12 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 12 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
Eric Gordon (NO) had 14 points and 5 assists.
Omer Asik (NO) had 6 points and 14 rebounds.
Marcus Thornton (Pho, sprained right big toe), Alex Len (Pho, sprained
right ankle), Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL), and Anthony Davis
(NO, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Hou 118, Den 108  at Hou
Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
James Harden (Hou) had 50 points on 12-27 FG, 4-12 3-pointers, and 22-25
FT and 10 rebounds.
Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 10 points and 7 assists.
Wilson Chandler (Den) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 12 rebounds.
Randy Foye (Den) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Hou shot 32-40 FT and Den shot 11-19 FT.

Min 95, NY 92 OT  at NY
Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points on 4-17 FG and 12-14 FT and 7 rebounds.
Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 19 points including 9-10 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6
blocks.
Zach LaVine (Min) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Martin (Min) had 22 points including 8-26 FG.
Alexey Shved (NY) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 0-7 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Langston Galloway (NY) had 21 points and 7 rebounds.
Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle), Kevin Garnett (Min, sore left
knee), Justin Hamilton (Min, headache), Gary Neal (Min, sore right ankle),
Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle), Cleanthony Early (NY, sprained left
ankle), and Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist) did not play.


Schedule for Friday, March 20  (All times Central)
  Portland @ Orlando            6:00 pm
  New York @ Philadelphia       6:00 pm
  Milwaukee @ Brooklyn          6:30 pm
  Indiana @ Cleveland           6:30 pm
  Denver @ Miami                6:30 pm
  Toronto @ Chicago             7:00 pm
  Atlanta @ Oklahoma City       7:00 pm
  Memphis @ Dallas              7:30 pm
  Boston @ San Antonio          7:30 pm
  Charlotte @ Sacramento        9:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Golden State    9:30 pm
  Washington @ LA Clippers      9:30 pm

Schedule for Saturday, March 21  (All times Central)
  Brooklyn @ Indiana            6:00 pm
  Chicago @ Detroit             6:30 pm
  Phoenix @ Houston             7:00 pm
  Portland @ Memphis            7:00 pm
  Utah @ Golden State           9:30 pm


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