News from March 23. The NBA fined Scottie Pippen (Por) $5,000 for yelling at a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Tuesday's Dal-Por game. Washington suspended Michael Smith for 2 games for conduct determental to the team. The LA Lakers activated Mike Penberthy and placed Tyronn Lue on IR with a sprained left ankle. Pho 84, Phi 71 - at Pho Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jake Tsakalidis (Pho) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jumaine Jones (Phi) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi, left hip pointer) did not play. Chi 93, Cha 90 OT - at Chi Elton Brand (Chi) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brad Miller (Chi) had 9 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ron Mercer (Chi) had 30 points including 13-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marcus Fizer (Chi, right thigh bruise) did not play. LAL 104, Was 91 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 40 points on 15-25 FG and 10-13 FT, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Brian Shaw (LAL) had 12 points, 7 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Hubert Davis (Was) had 17 points. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 23 points. LAL out-rebounded Was 54-30 including 22-7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL, sore left foot), Robert Horry (LAL, cervical strain), Mitch Richmond (Was, strained right knee), and Michael Smith (Was, suspended) did not play. Min 101, Den 90 - at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 12 points on 2-8 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 13 rebounds. George McCloud (Den) had 18 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ind 95, Van 75 - at Ind Al Harrington (Ind) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 15 points on 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 21 points on 6-18 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals. Ind shot 43.9% (36-82) FG and Van shot 30.4% (24-79) FG. NJ 95, NY 86 - at NY Johnny Newman (NJ) had 26 points including 11-14 FT. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Othella Harrington (NY) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 29 points and 8 rebounds. Sherman Douglas (NJ, fractured left thumb), Kenyon Martin (NJ, fractured right leg), Lucious Harris (NJ, personal reasons), Marcus Camby (NY, upper respiratory infection), Larry Johnson (NY, sore back), and Glen Rice (NY, plantar fascitis left foot) did not play. Tor 112, Atl 86 - at Tor Morris Peterson (Tor) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Vince Carter (Tor) had 29 points including 11-14 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 3 steals. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Keon Clark (Tor) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 12 blocks. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tor blocked an NBA record 23 shots [old record: 22]. Chris Crawford (Atl, ankle injury) and Toni Kukoc (Atl, flu) did not play. Mil 115, Orl 103 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 26 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 17 points including 6-9 FG, 10 rebounds, and 9 assist. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 33 points including 11-16 FT and 5 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 28 points including 11-16 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Andrew DeClercq (Orl, strained right calf) did not play.