News from March 20. Andrew Bynum (LAL) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a strained left Achilles tendon. Tyreke Evans (Sac) is expected to be out at least a week with a bruised jaw line. Cleveland assigned Darnell Jackson to the NBADL. Memphis activated Jamaal Tinsley and placed Marc Gasol (partially torn neck muscle) on IL. Toronto activated Antoine Wright and placed Marco Belinelli (sore lower back) on IL. New Jersey activated Devin Harris and Yi Jianlian and placed Bobby Simmons and Tony Battie on IL. Charlotte activated Larry Hughes. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left ankle) on IL. Chicago activated Joakim Noah and placed Devin Brown on IL. Bos 102, Dal 93 at Dal Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points on 10-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points and 3 steals. Mil 102, Den 97 at Den John Salmons (Mil) had 26 points. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 29 points on 10-29 FG and 9-12 FT and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 29 points on 5-17 FG and 17-17 FT. Renaldo Balkman (Den, strained back) and Ty Lawson (Den, shoulder contusion) did not play. Uta 106, NO 86 at Uta C.J. Miles (Uta) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (NO) had 19 points and 6 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 22 points. Uta shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and NO shot 43% (34-79) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, strained left calf), Mehmet Okur (Uta, stomach ailment), Sean Marks (NO, strained right shoulder), and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. Mem 123, GS 107 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 21 points and 5 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 28 points including 12-20 FG and 5 steals. Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, sore left knee) did not play. Mia 77, Cha 71 at Mia Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 18 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 blocks. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 18 points on 4-21 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Mia shot 35.9% (28-78) FG and Cha shot 29.2% (21-72) FG. Chi 98, Phi 84 at Phi Brad Miller (Chi) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 16 points including 7-8 FG. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi, fractured right thumb) did not play. Tor 100, NJ 90 at NJ Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 36 points including 16-27 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tor shot 50.6% (42-83) FG and NJ shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Tor shot 12-14 FT and NJ shot 20-28 FT. Schedule for Sunday, March 21 (All times Central) Houston @ New York 12:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Indiana 1:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm San Antonio @ Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Detroit @ Cleveland 7:00 pm Washington @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Portland @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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