News from March 26. Rudy Tomjanovich (Hou) will be out indefinitely while he undergoes treatment for cancer in his bladder. Sean Marks (Mia) is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left elbow. Houston activated Tito Maddox and placed Bostjan Nachbar on IR with a strained left groin. Dal 114, LAC 107 at LAC Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 11-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Steve Nash (Dal) had 19 points and 12 assists. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 29 points. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal, strained left hamstring) and Quentin Richardson (LAC) bruised left patella) did not play. GS 107, Bos 95 at Bos Troy Murphy (GS) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 29 points including 13-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 12 points on 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points. Chris Mills (GS, left Achilles tendinitis), Danny Fortson (GS, stomach virus), Tony Delk (Bos, death of father), and Tony Battie (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. Uta 94, Por 85 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 13 points, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Por) had 15 points. NJ 101, NY 95 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 23 points on 10-14 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points on 4-11 FG and 9-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 24 points and 9 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 19 points. Pho 101, Mem 99 at Mem Shawn Marion (Pho) had 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 23 points including the game winning 3-point play with 1.2 seconds left and 8 assists. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 18 points on 9-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 blocks. Jason Williams (Mem) had 22 points including 7-20 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 7 assists. Brevin Knight (Mem, personal reasons) and Stromile Swift (Mem, thumb injury) did not play. Den 108, Mil 103 at Den Juwan Howard (Den) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rodney White (Den) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shammond Williams (Den) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Marcus Camby (Den) had 10 points including 2-7 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Mil) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 7-12 FT and 11 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Orl 97, NO 95 at NO Gordan Gircek (Orl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 41 points including 10-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points including 6-7 FG. Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 40 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Robert Traylor (NO) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Drew Gooden (Orl, sprained right big toe) and David Wesley (NO, bruised left foot) did not play. Was 80, Sea 74 at Sea Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 20 points and 9 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Kwame Brown (Was) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Charles Oakley (Was, sore right knee) and Larry Hughes (Was, sore right ankle) did not play. LAL 96, Hou 93 at Hou Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 39 points including 16-26 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 10 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Posey (Hou) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Phi 91, Ind 85 at Ind Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 22 points including 9-26 FG, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eric Snow (Phi) had 18 points. Ron Artest (Ind) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. Efthimios Rentzias (Phi, stomach virus) and Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, death of mother) did not play. Det 102, Atl 99 OT at Det Ben Wallace (Det) had 9 points and 23 rebounds including 7 offensive. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 27 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 7-23 FG and the game winning long 3-pointer with .1 seconds left, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Dion Glover (Atl) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists in 52 minutes. Chucky Atkins (Det, left knee bone bruise), Glenn Robinson (Atl, left Achilles injury), and Nazr Mohammed (Atl, fractured right foot) did not play. Chi 82, Mia 74 at Chi Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 7 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 19 points. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Caron Butler (Mia) had 16 points and 3 steals. Eddie House (Mia) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. Chi shot 44.3% (31-70) FG and Mia shot 29.5% (23-78) FG. Tor 89, Cle 83 at Tor Morris Peterson (Tor) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Tor) had 18 points and 3 blocks. Voshon Lenard (Tor) had 15 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Jumaine Jones (Cle) had 14 points. Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back), Jerome Williams (Tor, stiff neck), Chris Jefferies (Tor, ill), and Dajuan Wagner (Cle, knee surgery) did not play.