News from March 9. An MRI revealed that Eddy Curry (NY) has torn cartilage in his right knee. Philadelphia activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Louis Amundson on IL. Sacramento activated Ron Artest and placed Kenny Thomas on IL. Pho 94, SA 87 at Pho Amare Stoudemre (Pho) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Pho shot 45.7% (37-81) FG and SA shot 34.9% (30-86) FG. Det 116, Chi 109 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 34 points on 9-12 FG and 13-14 FT. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and 3-4 3-pointers. Chris Duhon (Chi, missed shootaround) did not play. Phi 119, Mil 97 at Mil Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points including 8-11 FG. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Sac 114, LAL 113 at LAL Ron Artest (Sac) had 17 points and 4 steals. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 21 points. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 25 points including the game winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left and 10 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points including 12-15 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tor 114, Sea 106 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 16 points including 6-21 FG and 7 rebounds. Rasho Nesterovic (Tor) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 23 points. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.