News from March 5.

Atlanta activated Kevin Willis.

Charlotte activated Matt Carroll and placed Kareem Rush on IR with a
sprained left MCL.

Orlando activated Mario Kasun and placed Doug Christie on IR with bone
spurs in his left ankle.

Philadelphia activated Willie Green and Josh Davis and placed Matt Barnes
(left knee tendinitis) and Michael Bradley (lower back strain) on IR.

Washington activated Juan Dixon.


Stats Leaders
Points
Allen Iverson (Phi)   30.3
Kobe Bryant (LAL)     27.9
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)   26.9

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)   13.7
Ben Wallace (Det)     11.9
Tim Duncan (SA)       11.8

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)      11.4
Brevin Knight (Cha)    8.3
Stephon Marbury (NY)   8.2


Pho 129, Por 116  at Pho
Jim Jackson (Pho) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10
assists.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 20 points including 8-11 FT.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 13
rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 30 points and 6 rebounds.
Quentin Richardson (Pho, hyperextended left knee) and Zach Randolph (Por,
right knee soreness) did not play.

Den 106, LAC 89  at LAC
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Marcus Camby (Den) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 3
steals.
Earl Boykins (Den) had 22 points.
Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Kenyon Martin (Den, left knee tendinitis) and Marko Jaric (LAC, stress
fracture right foot) did not play.

Orl 105, NJ 81  at NJ
Kelvin Cato (Orl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Steve Francis (Orl) had 26 points including 9-12 FG.
Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Ron Mercer (NJ) had 10 points.
Orl shot 60% (39-65) FG and NJ shot 36.1% (30-83) FG.

Was 86, Cha 84  at Cha
Brendan Haywood (Was) had 22 points, 8 rebounds including 6 offensive, and
4 blocks.
Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 21 points on 5-18 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 10-10
FT.
Larry Hughes (Was) had 19 points on 3-15 FG and 13-16 FT, 8 rebounds, and
4 steals.
Laron Profit (Was) had 6 points including the game winning putback with
3.1 seconds left.
Jason Hart (Cha) had 20 points and 3 steals.
Jason Kapono (Cha) had 19 points and 8 rebounds.
Was shot 29-36 FT and Cha shot 12-17 FT.
Etan Thomas (Was, flu), Jared Jeffries (Was, bruised right knee), and
Brevin Knight (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play.

Mil 95, Chi 87  at Mil
Desmond Mason (Mil) had 20 points.
Joe Smith (Mil) had 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Maurice Williams (Mil) had 16 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 11
assists.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 24 points and 3 steals.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points.
Mil shot 21-28 FT and Chi shot 10-14 FT.

Phi 98, Atl 97  at Atl
Chris Webber (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 33 points on 10-31 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 assists, 5
steals, and 5 turnovers in 48 minutes.
Marc Jackson (Phi) had 13 points including the game winning free throws
with 1.2 seconds left.
Al Harrington (Atl) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Josh Childress (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.