News from March 31. The NBA suspended DJ Mbenga (Dal) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on LeBron James (Cle) during Wednesday's Dal-Cle game. Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Adrian Griffin on IL with a strained left hamstring. New Orleans signed Marcus Fizer to a 10-day contract and released Jackson Vroman. Toronto activated Jose Calderon and placed James Lang on IL. New Orleans placed P.J. Brown on IL with a sprained left ankle. Washington activated Gilbert Arenas and placed Jarvis Hayes on IL. Denver activated Marcus Camby and placed Eduardo Najera on IL with a sore right knee. Charlotte activated Primoz Brezec and placed Kevin Burleson on IL. Orl 108, Dal 99 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points including 10-15 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 38 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points including 9-10 FT. Marquis Daniels (Dal, strained neck) and DJ Mbenga (suspended) did not play. Det 112, Mil 105 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 37 points including 13-20 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 15 points and 8 assists. Den 106, Min 94 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points including 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Den) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Min) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Den shot 29-41 FT and Min shot 11-17 FT. Trenton Hassell (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAL 105, Sea 93 at Sea Lamar Odom (LAL) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 13 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 43 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 29 points including 10-27 FG and 5-13 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Sac 96, GS 93 at GS Ron Artest (Sac) had 17 points and 6 assists. Bonzi Wells (Sac) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Derek Fisher (GS) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Sac shot 20-26 FT and GS shot 6-13 FT. Chi 113, Cha 107 at Cha Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Duhon (Chi) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points on 11-17 FG and 4-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jumaine Jones (Cha) had 28 points and 3 steals. Pho 140, Tor 126 at Tor Shawn Marion (Pho) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Boris Diaw (Pho) had 26 points on 9-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 9 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 10 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 28 points including 11-15 FG. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 38 points including 13-19 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mike James (Tor) had 36 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 10 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho, sore knee) did not play. NJ 91, Atl 88 at Atl Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 27 points including 11-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points on 1-12 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 10-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Harrington (Atl) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. NJ shot 37-42 FT and Atl shot 15-22 FT. Tyronn Lue (Atl, sprained right MCL) did not play. NO 107, Mem 102 at Oklahoma City Linton Johnson (NO) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Marc Jackson (NO) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points including 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shane Battier (Mem) had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 23 points including 10-10 FT. Bobby Jackson (Mem) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. NO shot 59.4% (38-64) FG and Mem shot 49.3% (36-73) FG. David West (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 105, Was 103 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 38 points including 15-25 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 19 points and 8 assists. Luther Head (Hou) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 27 points on 8-24 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Hou shot 55.7% (39-70) FG and Was shot 45.3% (39-86) FG. Phi 117, NY 112 at NY Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Phi) had 34 points and 12 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 47 points including 18-20 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Eddy Curry (NY) had 21 points on 6-7 FG and 9-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 34 points on 9-14 FG and 14-15 FT. Steve Francis (NY, sprained right 2nd toe) did not play. LAC 106, Uta 91 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points including 10-15 FG. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. LAC shot 55.4% (36-65) FG and Uta shot 43.9% (36-82) FG.