News from March 22. Atlanta activated Kyle Korver. Boston activated James Young. Charlotte activated Noah Vonleh and placed Cody Zeller on IL. Dallas activated Greg Smith and placed J.J. Barea (sprained left ankle) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Glen Davis and placed C.J. Wilcox on IL. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Kyle Lowry (rest) on IL. Pho 98, Dal 92 at Pho Markieff Morris (Pho) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 19 points. Amare Stoudemire (Dal) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Pho shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and Dal shot 38.5% (37-96) FG. Marcus Thornton (Pho, sprained right big toe) did not play. Cle 108, Mil 90 at Mil LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points including 10-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 23 points on 8-11 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 19 points on 9-14 FG, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jared Dudley (Mil, back spasms) and O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. OKC 93, Mia 75 at OKC Enes Kanter (OKC) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 12 points including 5-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 17 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Mitch McGary (OKC) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 13 points including 5-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Collison (OKC, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 114, Atl 95 at Atl Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 18 points and 5 assists. SA shot 15-17 FT and Atl shot 7-7 FT. LAC 107, NO 100 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 11-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL), Omer Asik (NO, strained right calf), and Tyreke Evans (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 106, NY 89 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyler Hansbrough (Tor) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Lance Thomas (NY) had 24 points including 9-12 FG. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 16 points. Tor shot 52% (39-75) FG and NY shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. Cleanthony Early (NY, sprained left ankle) and Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist) did not play. Sac 109, Was 86 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 4 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points. Nene (Was) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Sac shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Was shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Det 105, Bos 97 OT at Bos Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points including 2-11 FT, 22 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Shawne Williams (Det, ill) and Marcus Smart (Bos, suspended) did not play. Den 119, Orl 100 at Orl Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 40 points on 12-21 FG, 6-13 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 15 points and 5 assists. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 11 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den out-scored Orl 74-47 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Cha 109, Min 98 at Min Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 24 points on 10-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 15 points and 9 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle), Kevin Garnett (Min, sore left knee), Justin Hamilton (Min, headache), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. LAL 101, Phi 87 at LAL Jordan Hill (LAL) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 29 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 13 points. Thomas Robinson (Phi) had 14 points on 7-8 FG and 8 rebounds. LAL out-scored Phi 27-12 in the 4th quarter. LAL shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and Phi shot 36% (32-89) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee cap) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 23 (All times Central) Houston @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Memphis @ New York 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Washington @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, March 24 (All times Central) Toronto @ Detroit 6:30 pm Miami @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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