News from March 4. New Orleans signed Elliot Williams to a 10-day contract. Boston activated Kelly Olynyk and placed Shavlik Randolph on IL. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed Roy Hibbert on IL. Orlando activated Aaron Gordon and placed Devyn Marble on IL. Marble is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a detached retina in his left eye. Por 98, LAC 93 OT at LAC Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 5 points including 1-13 FG and 0-7 3-pointers, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 26 points including 4-12 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 36 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Matt Barnes (LAC, strained right hamstring) and Jamal Crawford (LAC, right calf contusion) did not play. GS 102, Mil 93 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 6-13 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. SA 112, Sac 85 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 14 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ray McCallum (Sac) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Sac shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. SA shot 12-16 FT and Sac shot 24-34 FT. Mia 100, LAL 94 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 18 points including 6-13m FG, 25 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Ed Davis (LAL) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Mia shot 33-43 FT and LAL shot 11-17 FT. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery), Ronnie Price (LAL, right elbow surgery), and Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 123, Phi 118 OT at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 49 points on 16-33 FG and 16-20 FT, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (OKC) had 17 points. Jason Richardson (Phi) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Canaan (Phi) had 31 points including 10-16 FG and 8-13 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 18 points including 6-21 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. OKC shot 45.8% (44-96) FG and Phi shot 35.4% (34-96) FG. Robert Covington (Phi, right elbow contusion) did not play. NO 88, Det 85 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 39 points including 17-30 FG, 13 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 21 points and 9 assists. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 blocks. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 20 points. Ryan Anderson (NO, sprained right MCL) did not play. Den 100, Min 85 at Min Kenneth Faried (Den) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 10 assists. Jusuf Nurkic (Den, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 102, Hou 100 at Hou Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points including 10-14 FG and the game winning jumper with .1 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 21 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points and 13 assists. Mem shot 14-17 FT and Hou shot 5-5 FT. Cle 120, Tor 112 at Tor LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points on 9-16 FG and 8-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points and 8 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 26 points including 12-17 FG and 11 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points. Louis Williams (Tor) had 26 points including 7-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Cle shot 25-34 FT and Tor shot 16-17 FT. Cha 115, Bro 91 at Bro Marvin Williams (Cha) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 6 assists. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Bos 85, Uta 84 at Bos Avery Bradley (Bos) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 18 points. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Pho 105, Orl 100 at Orl P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 38 points including 15-25 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Luke Ridnour (Orl, strained right hamstring) did not play. Ind 105, NY 82 at Ind George Hill (Ind) had 21 points and 6 assists. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 16 points. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 17 points. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. Langston Galloway (NY) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, March 5 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, March 6 (All times Central) Toronto @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Orlando 6:00 pm Utah @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm ESPN Detroit @ Houston 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Miami @ Washington 7:00 pm Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas @ Golden State 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