News from March 3. Philadelphia signed Justin Harper to a 10-day contract. Boston activated Gerald Green and placed Tyler Zeller on IL. Brooklyn activated Andrew Nicholson and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. The LA Lakers activated Thomas Robinson and placed Luol Deng on IL. Orlando activated C.J. Watson. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and placed Joel Anthony on IL. Washington activated Trey Burke and Brandon Jennings and placed Daniel Ochefu and Chris McCullough on IL. Dal 104, Mem 100 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points. Nerlens Noel (Dal) had 15 points and 17 rebounds. Seth Curry (Dal) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 9-10 FT. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 24 points including 11-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Wright (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Mil 112, LAC 101 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 24 points including 10-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 24 points including 11-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points including 9-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Cle 135, Atl 130 at Atl LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 43 points on 14-21 FG, 5-8 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Channing Frye (Cle) had 11 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 27 points on 9-10 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 36 points including 13-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Orl 110, Mia 99 at Orl Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 15 points and 18 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 6 assists. Orl shot 50% (45-90) FG and Mia shot 38.5% (35-91) FG. Tor 114, Was 106 at Was DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 32 points on 10-17 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Otto Porter (Was) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 30 points on 9-24 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Tor shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Was shot 37% (34-92) FG. Phi 105, NY 102 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points including 6-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 16 points including 3-9 FG and 5 blocks. Justin Anderson (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Lance Thomas (NY) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 20 points including 10-13 FT. Gerald Henderson (Phi, left hip soreness) and Tiago Splitter (Phi, right calf strain) did not play. Bos 115, LAL 95 at LAL Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points and 8 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 17 points. Jayen Brown (Bos) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 17 points. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. SA 101, NO 98 OT at NO Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 31 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 21 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (SA) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 14-16 FT and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 23 points and 6 turnovers. Omer Asik (NO, ill) and Jarrett Jack (NO, right knee) did not play. Pho 118, OKC 111 at Pho Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 18 points on 4-15 FG and 10-13 FT, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Devin Booker (Pho) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Alan Williams (Pho) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 48 points on 14-30 FG, 3-12 3-pointers, and 17-18 FT, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Alex Abrines (OKC) had 13 points. Uta 112, Bro 97 at Uta George Hill (Uta) had 34 points on 10-12 FT, 3-3 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Gordan Hayward (Uta) had 12 points and 6 assists. Quincy Acy (Bro) had 18 points including 5-7 FG. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Bro shot 40.4% (36-89) FG. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 51.4% (38-74) FG and Bro shot 40.4% (36-89) FG. Schedule for Saturday, March 4 (All times Central) Detroit @ Philadelphia 5:00 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Miami 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Chicago 7:30 pm ABC Charlotte @ Denver 8:00 pm Memphis @ Houston 8:00 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 8:00 pm Brooklyn @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 5 (All times Central) Indiana @ Atlanta 2:00 pm Golden State @ New York 2:30 pm ABC Boston @ Phoenix 4:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 4:00 pm Utah @ Sacramento 5:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Dallas 7:30 pm ESPN New Orleans @ LA Lakers 8:30 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