News from March 17. Carl Landry (Hou) is expected to be out 1 to 3 weeks after being shot in his left calf during a car accident. New York signed Demetris Nichols to a 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State activated Marco Belinelli and placed Jamal Crawford (rest) on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Ollie and placed Mark Madsen on IL. Sacramento activated Cedric Simmons and placed Bobby Jackson (broken cheekbone) on IL. Dal 103, Det 101 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 12-20 FG. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 19 points. Devean George (Dal, right knee injury), Richard Hamilton (Det, sore left groin), Rasheed Wallace (Det, strained left calf) did not play. Cle 97, Orl 93 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 43 points on 15-27 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 21 points. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 23 points and 5 steals. Courtney Lee (Orl) had 19 points including 9-13 FG. Phi 94, LAL 93 at LAL Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points including 1-7 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 9-12 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 14 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Atl 119, Sac 97 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 9-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 13 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 31 points including 15-17 FT and 5 rebounds. Atl shot 55.8% (48-86) FG and Sac shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Cedric Simmons (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 93, Min 86 at SA Kurt Thomas (SA) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 6 assists. Roger Mason (SA) had 15 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 19 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 17 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA, rest) did not play. Chi 127, Bos 121 at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 38 points including 14-20 FG. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 18 points including 10-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 21 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 37 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Glen Davis (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 103, Was 88 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 12 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Uta) had 15 points. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 14 points and 3 steals. Uta shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Was shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. Caron Butler (Was, left hamstring) did not play. GS 127, LAC 120 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 29 points including 13-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 21 points including 12-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Al Thornton (LAC) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. GS shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and LAC shot 41.2% (40-97) FG. Stephen Jackson (GS, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, March 18 (All times Central) Miami @ Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Jersey @ New York 6:30 pm Denver @ Memphis 7:00 pm Orlando @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Chicago @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Washington @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html