News from March 16. Chicago activated Dragan Tarlac and placed Michael Ruffin on IR with a fractured left hand. Cleveland activated Anthony Johnson and placed Cedric Henderson on IR with a strained left groin. Indiana activated Tyus Edney and placed Lari Ketner on IR with lower back spasms. Portland activated Greg Anthony and placed Erick Barkley on IR with left knee pain. San Antonio activated Malik Rose and placed Ira Newble on IR with a sprained finger. Por 90, Uta 87 - at Por Scottie Pippen (Por) had 20 points and 6 steals. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Steve Smith (Por) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Bos 87, Den 83 - at Den Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Bryant Stith (Bos) had 17 points. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 17 points and 19 rebounds. James Posey (Den) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 17 points and 15 assists. Raef LaFrentz (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAC 94, GS 76 - at LAC Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Darius Miles (LAC) had 13 points and 4 blocks. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 22 points including 9-26 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Adonal Foyle (GS) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. LAC shot 46.6% (34-70) FG and GS shot 32.7% (32-98) FG. Lamar Odom (LAC, suspended), Quentin Richardson (LAC, viral infection), Larry Hughes (GS, strained left shoulder), Marc Jackson (GS, left groin strain), and Paul McPherson (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 95, NJ 86 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 29 points including 6-11 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derek Anderson (SA) had 17 points including 8-11 FT and 3 steals. Johnny Newman (NJ) had 22 points. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Sean Elliott (SA, sore left I/T band), Jamie Feick (NJ, sore left Achilles), and Kenyon Martin (NJ, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 100, Phi 79 - at Phi Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Webber (Sac) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Doug Christie (Sac) had 14 points including 5-7 FG. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 28 points and 6 assists. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 17 points and 5 assists. Sac shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and Phi shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. LAL 101, Was 89 - at Was Rick Fox (LAL) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 18 points on 9-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Courtney Alexander (Was) had 20 points. Popeye Jones (Was) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Was, strained right knee) did not play. Sea 90, Chi 80 - at Chi Patrick Ewing (Sea) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points and 7 turnovers. Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Benjamin (Chi) had 13 points. Sea shot 19-23 FT and Chi shot 3-7 FT. Ron Artest (Chi, strained right knee) and Elton Brand (Chi, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Ind 103, Atl 97 - at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 14 points including 6-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 21 points and 6 assists. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Atl) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Orl 103, Van 99 - at Orl Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 23 points. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 11 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Damon Jones (Van) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Orl, suspended) did not play. Cle 114, Cha 109 - at Cle Matt Harpring (Cle) had 28 points on 9-16 FG and 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 14 points on 7-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Bimbo Coles (Cle) had 14 points and 5 assists. Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. David Wesley (Cha) had 26 points and 3 steals.