News from March 4. Boston signed Gary Payton. Chicago activated Frank Williams and placed Luol Deng on IR with a sprained right ankle. Detroit signed Elden Campbell and placed Horace Jenkins on IR with lower back spasms. Toronto activated Pape Sow and placed Eric Williams on IR with a sprained right calf. Portland activated Ha Seung-Jin and placed Ruben Patterson on IR with patellar tendinitis. Memphis activated Andre Emmett and placed Bonzi Wells on IR with a slightly herniated disc. Washington placed Jarvis Hayes on IR with a fractured right patella. Hayes is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Indiana signed Dale Davis, released Michael Curry, and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IR with a sprained right shoulder. LAL 108, Dal 103 at LAL Caron Butler (LAL) had 20 points and 3 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 14-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 19 points on 4-15 FG and 11-11 FT. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. LAL shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Dal shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Michael Finley (Dal, left calf contusion) did not play. Phi 98, Cle 89 at Phi Chris Webber (Phi) had 24 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 points including 10-10 FT, 9 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Phi had 14 turnovers and Cle had 27 turnovers. Orl 111, NY 89 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Steve Francis (Orl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 22 points and 5 assists. Doug Christie (Orl, not with team) did not play. Sea 95, Det 87 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points and 6 turnovers. Jerome James (Sea) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ray Allen (Sea) had 15 points on 3-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ben Wallace (Det) had 12 points including 4-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 15 points and 5 assists. Ronald Murray (Sea, sinus infection) and Elden Campbell (Det, not with team) did not play. SA 102, Chi 99 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points. Othella Harrington (Chi) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Mem 86, Tor 75 at Mem Shane Battier (Mem) had 33 points on 10-17 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Brian Cardinal (Mem) had 13 points including 3-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 16 points. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 19 points. Mem out-scored Tor 23-8 in the 4th quarter. Stromile Swift (Mem, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 106, Por 97 at Por Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 24 points. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 24 points. Fred Jones (Ind) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Darius Miles (Por) had 26 points on 13-17 FG. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left foot), Nick Van Exel (Por, arthritic left knee), and Zach Randolph (Por, sore right knee) did not play. Min 103, Mil 97 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Troy Hudson (Min) had 13 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 28 points and 9 rebounds. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 18 points and 9 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sam Cassell (Min, strained right hamstring) and Michael Olowokandi (Min, sprained right knee) did not play. NO 92, Uta 85 at NO Jackson Vroman (NO) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. P.J. Brown (NO) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Anderson (NO) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 11-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Raja Bell (Uta) had 19 points. NO shot 45.2% (33-73) FG and Uta shot 33.7% (28-83) FG. Maciej Lampe (NO, abdominal stress) did not play. Mia 104, Sac 83 at Mia Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points including 5-5 3-pointers. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 15 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 22 points and 7 assists. Brad Miller (Sac, right calf contusion) did not play. GS 103, Was 90 at Was Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Troy Murphy (GS) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (GS) had 34 points including 12-19 FG and 6-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Larry Hughes (Was) had 27 points including 11-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 23 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Rodney White (GS, infected tooth), Mickael Pietrus (GS, left shoulder contusion), Etan Thomas (Was, stomach virus), and Jared Jeffries (Was, bruised right knee) did not play. Bos 104, Cha 84 at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Keith Bogans (Cha) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Allen (Bos, sprained right ankle) and Kareem Rush (Cha, sprain left MCL) did not play. [10 of the 12 home teams won.]