News from March 30. LeBron James (Cle) passed Shaquille O'Neal (28,596) for 7th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Indiana signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year, $12 million contract. Brooklyn activated Andrew Nicholson and placed Quincy Acy on IL. Chicago activated Cristiano Felicio and placed Cameron Payne on IL. Houston activated Chinanu Onuaku and placed Montrezl Harrell on IL. Phoenix activated Devin Booker and placed Leandro Barbosa on IL. Por 117, Hou 107 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 19 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 11 assists. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 11-30 FG and 2-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points on 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. LAC 124, Pho 118 at Pho Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 7 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 20 points on 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 33 points including 13-22 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Austin Rivers (LAC, strained left hamstring) did not play. Min 119, LAC 104 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 27 points including 8-10 FT. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 11 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 32 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 33 points including 12-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAC) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tarik Black (LAC) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nemanja Bjelic (Min, left ankle injury) did not play. Chi 99, Cle 93 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 28 points including 9-14 FG and 6-13 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 7 points including 3-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 15 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Det 90, Bro 89 at Det Marcus Morris (Det) had 28 points including 12-18 FG and 13 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 12 points on 5-14 FG. Ish Smith (Det) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 15 points. Schedule for Friday, March 31 (All times Central) Indiana @ Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Miami 7:00 pm Washington @ Utah 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, April 1 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 4:00 pm NBATV Orlando @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Portland 9:00 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