News from March 3. Chicago released Lindsey Hunter and signed Chris Richard for the rest of the season. Portland signed Travis Diener to a 10-day contract. Sacramento signed Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract. Utah signed Othyus Jeffers to a 10-day contract. Joahim Noah (Chi) is expected to be out 3 weeks with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Oklahoma City activated Antonio Anderson and placed D.J. White on IL. White was assigned to the NBADL. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Ty Lawson (left shoulder contusion) on IL. Sacramento placed Dominic McGuire on IL. Minnesota activated Alando Tucker and placed Al Jefferson on IL. Milwaukee activated Primoz Brezec and placed Dan Gadzuric on IL. Detroit activated Chucky Atkins and placed Ben Wallace (right knee injury) on IL. Boston activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Marcus Landry on IL. Dal 112, Min 109 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 26 points and 5 assists. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 19 points on 9-15 FG. Corey Brewer (Min) had 24 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jason Kidd (Dal, rest) and Wayne Ellington (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 119, OKC 90 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Den) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. J.R. Smith (Den) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 3 blocks. James Harden (OKC) had 19 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Den shot 50.6% (44-87) FG and OKC shot 32.5% (27-83) FG. Cle 111, NJ 92 at NJ LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cle shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and NJ shot 39.3% (33-84) FG. Delonte West (Cle) did not play. Orl 117, GS 90 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 11-17 FG and 6-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Vince Carter (Orl) had 15 points including 7-11 FG. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 16 points and 3 steals. C.J. Watson (GS) had 18 points and 4 steals. Orl out-rebounded GS 58-29 including 16-6 offensive. Andris Biedrins (GS, sports hernia), Monta Ellis (GS, strained lower back), Corey Maggette (GS, strained left hamstring), and Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) on IL. Bos 104, Cha 80 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Bos shot 53.5% (38-71) FG and Cha shot 36% (27-75) FG. Tyson Chandler (Cha, sore left foot) and Nazr Mohammed (Cha, back spasms) did not play. NY 128, Det 104 at NY Al Harrington (NY) had 26 points on 10-17 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bill Walker (NY) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Tracy McGrady (NY) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY, personal reasons) and J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) did not play. Mem 104, NO 100 at NO Rudy Gay (Mem) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Darren Collison (NO) had 17 points, 14 assists, and 5 steals. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 24 points. Mem shot 24-38 FT and NO shot 13-13 FT. Steven Hunter (Mem, sore left knee) did not play. Sac 84, Hou 81 at Hou Omri Casspi (Sac) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Carl Landry (Sac) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 13 points including 5-15 FG. Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 22 points including 9-25 FG and 2-13 3-pointers. Andres Nocioni (Sac, suspended) did not play. Atl 112, Phi 93 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 18 points and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 30 points on 11-15 FG and 7-10 FT. Willie Green (Phi) had 17 points. Elton Brand (Phi, right Achilles tendinitis) did not play. Mil 100, Was 87 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 4 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andray Blatche (Was) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Randy Foye (Was) had 18 points and 5 assists. Pho 127, LAC 101 at LAC Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 30 points including 12-16 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Channing Frye (Pho) had 23 points including 7-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Pho out-rebound LAC 50-30 including 13-8 offensive. Por 102, Ind 79 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 22 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 16 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 9 points and 5 assists. Por shot 25-30 FT and Ind shot 7-11 FT. Schedule for Thursday, March 4 (All times Central) Memphis @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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