News from March 8. Utah activated Kosta Koufas and placed Carlos Boozer (sore ankle) on IL. SA 103, Pho 98 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points including 7-12 FT and 15 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 30 points including 13-22 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Roger Mason (SA) had 18 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points and 11 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 20 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. SA shot 19-27 FT and Pho shot 10-13 FT. Orl 86, Bos 79 at Bos Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 16 points. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 15 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points on 5-15 FG and 6-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 32 points and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. NJ 106, NY 101 at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points including 10-14 FT, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 35 points including 10-14 FT and 10 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. David Lee (NY) had 19 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Nate Robinson (NY) had 17 points and 5 assists. Sac 114, Den 106 at Sac Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 23 points on 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 22 points including 10-12 FT and 8 assists. Cedric Simmons (Sac, sprained right ankle), Anthony Carter (Den, strained left hip), and Kenyon Martin (Den, strained lower back) did not play. OKC 89, Phi 74 at OKC Nick Collison (OKC) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Malik Rose (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points. Jeff Green (OKC, sore lower back) and Robert Swift (OKC, personal reasons) did not play. Uta 109, Tor 101 at Tor Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points and 9 assists. Kyle Korver (Uta) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 30 points including 10-11 FT and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Hou 93, Mem 83 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points including 9-13 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ron Artest (Hou) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points. Marko Jaric (Mem, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Monday, March 9 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Orlando @ Detroit 6:30 pm Chicago @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Houston @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 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