News from March 9. Dal 102, GS 73 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points on 9-16 FG and 14-17 FT and 8 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 12 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Marc Jackson (GS) had 15 points including 4-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Dal shot 41.8% (38-91) FG and GS shot 31.6% (25-79) FG. Greg Buckner (Dal, sprained left foot) and Larry Hughes (GS, strained left shoulder) did not play. SA 93, LAL 89 OT - at LAL Tim Duncan (SA) had 29 points including 11-21 FT and 12 rebounds. Derek Anderson (SA) had 21 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 33 points including 9-18 FT, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points and 7 rebounds. Sean Elliott (SA, sore left I/T band) and Isaiah Rider (LAL, suspended) did not play. Van 95, Por 85 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 13 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 1-1 FT and 7 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Van) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Bryant Reeves (Van, strained rotator cuff) and Arvydas Sabonis (Por, sore right foot) did not play. Tor 110, Sea 99 - at Sea Charles Oakley (Tor) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Vince Carter (Tor) had 32 points including 14-24 FG and 6 turnovers. Keon Clark (Tor) had 20 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gary Payton (Sea) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Vin Baker (Sea) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Brent Barry (Sea, strained left groin) did not play. Uta 107, Pho 95 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 20 points on 6-9 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 9 assists. David Benoit (Uta) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Tony Delk (Pho) had 21 points including 11-12 FT. Uta shot 62.7% (37-59) FG and Pho shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Jake Tsakaladis (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 99, Cle 84 - at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 35 points on 13-20 FG and 7-11 FT and 7 assists. Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 15 points and 11 assists. Mia 86, Min 79 - at Mia Anthony Mason (Mia) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Brian Grant (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Sac 110, Den 104 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 24 points including 11-12 FT. Chris Webber (Sac) had 41 points on 16-27 FG and 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Robert Pack (Den) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Sac shot 30-39 FT and Den shot 19-19 FT. Antonio McDyess (Den, subluxated left knee cap) and Nick Van Exel (Den, left knee contusion) did not play. NJ 96, NY 83 - at NJ Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Johnny Newman (NJ) had 18 points and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (NY) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Allan Houston (NY) had 23 points. Jamie Feick (NJ, sore left Achilles), Lucious Harris (NJ, strained right calf), Larry Johnson (NY, sore back), and Travis Knight (NY) did not play. Phi 108, Atl 103 - at Phi Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Eric Snow (Phi) had 12 points and 13 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 47 points including 13-14 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Atl) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Gieger (Phi, mild edema right knee) did not play. Bos 104, Was 72 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 12 points on 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Was) had 11 points including 2-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 45.8% (38-83) FG and Was shot 28.2% (24-85) FG. Det 108, Chi 75 - at Det Joe Smith (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Det) had 8 points and 15 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 23 points and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Chi) had 16 points. Elton Brand (Chi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Det shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and Chi shot 34.1% (29-85) FG). Ron Mercer (Chi, left ankle sprain) did not play. On the lighter side: Kevin Garnet (Min) on Miami's defense: "They're really aggressive. They're like roaches on bread - you drop some on the floor and, boom, they're on it."