News from March 27. Kevin Durant (OKC) is expected to undergo surgery on his right foot for a bone graft and will be out 4 to 6 months. Brooklyn signed Earl Clark to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers elected not to sign Nate Robinson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Washington signed Will Bynum to a 10-day contract and released Toure Murry. Atlanta activated Austin Daye and placed Jeff Teague (sprained left ankle) on IL. Dallas activated Dwight Powell and placed Greg Smith on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed Brandon Rush on IL. Houston activated Clint Capela and placed Terrence Jones (partially collapsed lung) on IL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Hassan Whiteside (injured hand) on IL. Utah activated Gordon Hayward and placed Grant Jerrett on IL. Former NBA player and broadcaster Hot Rod Hundley died at age 80. Hundley placed in the NBA from 57-58 - 62-63 and was a broadcaster for the Jazz from 1974 - 2009. SA 94 Dal 76 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Boris Diaw (SA) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 10 points. Por 87, Pho 81 at Pho LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Damian Lillard (Por) had 11 points including 4-15 FG. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Por out-scored Pho 27-15 in the 4th quarter. Den 107, Uta 91 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Will Barton (Den) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 14 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Den shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and Uta shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. NO 102, Sac 88 at NO Quincy Pondexter (NO) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 point, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 10 assists. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 18 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 39 points on 16-28 FG and 7-12 FT, 20 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL) did not play. GS 107, Mem 84 at Mem Stephen Curry (GS) had 38 points including 8-12 3-pointers, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 10 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Hou 120, Min 110 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Josh Smith (Hou) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 18 points including 8-9 FG. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 31 points including 12-15 FT. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Chase Budinger (Min) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Hou shot 12-17 FT and Min shot 30-34 FT. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou, lower back pain), Nikola Pekovic (Min, sore right ankle), Gary Neal (Min, sprained left ankle), Kevin Garnett (Min, sore left knee), Kevin Martin (Min), and Ricky Rubio (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. Tor 94, LAL 83 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Louis Williams (Tor) had 18 points. James Johnson (Tor) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 14 points. Tor shot 48% (36-75) FG and LAL shot 34.5% (29-84) FG. Carlos Boozer (LAL, upper respiratory infection), Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee cap) did not play. Bos 96, NY 92 at NY Brandon Bass (Bos) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points including 4-13 FG and 6 assists. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Shane Larkin (NY) had 14 points and 6 assists. Bos shot 34-43 FT and NY shot 9-14 FT. Tim Hardaway (NY, sprained right wrist) and Travis Wear (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Bro 106, Cle 98 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 18 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points. Thaddeus Young (Bro, left knee strain) did not play. Atl 99, Mia 86 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 11 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Henry Walker (Mia) had 12 points on 4-12 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Atl shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Mia shot 39% (32-82) FG. Chris Andersen (Mia, left calf contusion) did not play. Was 110, Cha 107 2OT at Was John Wall (Was) had 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Was) had 15 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 31 points including 14-24 FG and 10 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 26 points including 8-26 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Was out-rebounded Cha 72-61 including 17-10 offensive. DeJuan Blair (Was, personal reasons) did not play. LAC 119, Phi 98 at Phi DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 5-17 FT and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 7 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 30 points including 12-17 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ish Smith (Phi) had 18 points and 9 assists. LAC shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Phi shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. Det 111, Orl 97 at Orl Reggie Jackson (Det) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Det shot 20-27 FT and Orl shot 8-8 FT. Dewayne Dedmon (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 28 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm Golden State @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 29 (All times Central) Houston @ Washington 11:30 pm ABC LA Lakers @ Brooklyn 2:30 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 3:00 pm Philadelphia @ Cleveland 3:30 pm LA Clippers @ Boston 5:00 pm Detroit @ Miami 5:00 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Dallas @ Indiana 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV ---- 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