News from March 4. Miami activated Jamaal Magloire and placed James Jones on IL. Chicago placed Devin Brown on IL. Mia 114, LAL 111 at Mia Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carlos Arroyo (Mia) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points including 7-10 FT. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Luke Walton (LAL, pinched nerve back) did not play. Mem 105, Chi 96 at Chi Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 18 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points. Steven Hunter (Mem, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 116, Pho 108 at Pho Deron Williams (Uta) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 9 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 30 points on 11-17 FG and 8-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points, 15 assists, and 7 turnovers. Uta shot 45.8% (38-83) FG and Pho shot 57.5% (42-73) FG. Goran Dragic (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Friday, March 5 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York @ Toronto 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm Golden State @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ New Jersey 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana @ Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ 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