News from March 19.

The NBA suspended indefinitely Steve Francis (Orl) for kicking a courtside
photographer during Friday's Orl-Sea game.

Don Nelson resigned as head coach for Dallas.  Assistant Avery Johnson 
was named as head coach.

The LA Clippers activated Shaun Livingston and placed Kenny Anderson on
IR with back spasms.

Houston released Andre Barrett.

Washington signed Damone Brown to a 10-day contract.

Utah signed Ben Handlogten to a 2nd 10-day contract.


Stats leaders
Points
Allen Iverson (Phi)   30.3
Kobe Bryant (LAL)     27.9
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)   26.6

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)   13.8
Ben Wallace (Det)     12.2
Tim Duncan (SA)       11.5

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)      11.5
Brevin Knight (Cha)    8.4
Stephon Marbury (NY)   8.1


Dal 104, Cha 93  at Dal
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds.
Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points and 9 assists.
Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Keith Bogans (Cha) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers.
Malik Allen (Cha, sore left Achilles), Bernard Robinson (Cha, left ankle
injury), and Theron Smith (Cha, right knee injury) did not play.

Mia 97, NY 82  at Mia
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 13 points.
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 33 points on 12-21 FG and 9-14 FT, 17 rebounds
including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 5 steals.
Stephon Marbury (NY) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Jamal Crawford (NY) had 20 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 6 assists,
and 3 steals.
Mia shot 21-32 FT and NY shot 10-16 FT.

Chi 94, Phi 88  at Phi
Othella Harrington (Chi) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 21 points including 8-25 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists,
and 3 steals.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points and 5 turnovers.
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 points on 9-24 FG and 12-16 FT, 7 assists, 4
steals, and 11 turnovers.
Eddy Curry (Chi, strained left hamstring) and Chris Webber (Phi, left leg
injury) did not play.

Was 96, Uta 95  at Was
Larry Hughes (Was) had 21 points.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points on 5-16 FG, 10-12 FT, and the game
winning free throws with 2.3 seconds left, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7
turnovers.
Steve Blake (Was) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 28 points including 13-17 FT, 7 rebounds, 6
assists, 5 blocks, and 3 steals.
Raja Bell (Uta) had 16 points including 7-10 FG.
Anthony Peeler (Was, sore knee), Kwame Brown (Was, flu), and Juan Dixon
(Was, sprained right ankle) did not play.

Orl 97, Por 92  at Por
Grant Hill (Orl) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3
steals.
DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 16 points.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Viktor Khryapa (Por) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Sebastian Telfair (Por) had 16 points and 5 assists.
Orl shot 14-17 FT and Por shot 25-33 FT.
Steve Francis (Orl, suspended) and Derek Anderson (Por, tight back) did
not play.

Bos 113, NO 100  at NO
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Ricky Davis (Bos) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers.
J.R. Smith (NO) had 21 points.
Bostjan Nachbar (NO) had 19 points including 6-8 FG.
David West (NO, right knee contusion) did not play.

Sac 111, LAC 107 OT  at LAC
Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7
rebounds.
Cuttino Mobley (Sac) had 24 points and 5 rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 19 points including 6-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 28 points including 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Marko Jaric (LAC, right hip pointer) did not play.