News from March 17. The NBA fined Mark Cuban (Dal owner) $10,000 for "inappropriate public comments". Cuban had told a reporter that he had said to Josh Howard (Dal) during the March 5 game at San Antonio that Cuban would pay the fine if Howard got a technical if Howard would smack the ball out of Bruce Bowen's (SA) hands and cause the ball to hit Bowen in the face. Toronto activated Alvin Williams and placed Roger Mason on IR with a sprained left ankle. Kevin Martin (junior, Western Carolina, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Atl 111, Dal 110 at Dal Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 36 points including 14-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in 48 minutes. Bob Sura (Atl) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Person (Atl, strained left calf), Chris Crawford (Atl, thumb injury), and Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, lower back injury) did not play. Was 114, Sac 108 at Was Kwame Brown (Was) had 30 points including 12-16 FG and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 27 points including 9-29 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 21 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 25 points and 3 steals. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Christian Laettner (Was, back spasms) and Juan Dixon (Was, left elbow) did not play. LAL 106, LAC 103 at LAC Karl Malone (LAL) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 26 points on 9-16 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. LAL shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and LAC shot 43.2% (38-88) FG. Horace Grant (LAL, hip flexor strain) and Chris Wilcox (LAC, left Achilles strain) did not play. NO 104, Phi 80 at NO Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 20 points on 8-23 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Robert Traylor (NO) had 18 points including 8-13 FT and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 20 points including 8-23 FG and 7 assists. P.J. Brown (NO, sprained left ankle) and John Salmons (Phi, flu like symptoms) did not play. Bos 104, Den 100 at Bos Mark Blount (Bos) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 15 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Bos) had 21 points and 10 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 7-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Tor 85, Uta 81 at Tor Vince Carter (Tor) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 20 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 25 points including 11-18 FG. Ind 80, Por 71 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 10 points on 5-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Por) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 5 turnovers. Ind shot 4-6 FT and Por shot 19-25 FT. GS 110, Orl 85 at GS Clifford Robinson (GS) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Troy Murphy (GS) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. GS shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Orl shot 40% (32-80) FG.