News from March 2. The NBA suspended Andres Nocioni (Sac) for 2 games for his no contest plea for DUI. Philadelphia announced that Allen Iverson will not return to the team this season as he remains with his family in Atlanta to attend to his ill 4 year old daughter. Golden State signed Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract. Houston signed Will Conroy to a 10-day contract. Houston elected not to sign Garrett Temple for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Oklahoma City activated D.J. White and placed B.J. Mullens on IL. Mullens and Kyle Weaver were assigned to the NBADL. Miami activated James Jones and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL. Boston activated Paul Pierce and placed Kendrick Perkins (flu like symptoms) on IL. Detroit activated Kwame Brown and placed Chucky Atkins on IL. LAL 122, Ind 99 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points on 5-14 FG and 14-15 FT and 6 assist. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 19 points on 8-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 16 points. Luke Walton (LAL, pinched nerve back, Luther Head (Ind, personal reasons), and Solomon Jones (Ind, suspended) did not play. OKC 113, Sac 107 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 39 points including 12-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Russell Westrbook (OKC) had 30 points including 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Carl Landry (Sac) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 27 points including 13-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Sac, suspended) did not play. Mia 110, GS 106 at Mia Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 35 points including 15-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 18 points and 8 assists. C.J. Watson (GS) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 6 steals. Andris Biedrins (GS, athletic pubalgia), Monta Ellis (GS, strained lower back), Corey Maggette (GS, strained left hamstring), and Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) did not play. Bos 105, Det 100 at Det Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 15 points and 7 assists. Kwame Brown (Det, cold) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, March 3 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Golden State @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Detroit @ New York 6:30 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Indiana @ Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix @ 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