News from March 5. Dallas activated Shawn Bradley and Greg Buckner and placed Danny Manning (lower back strain) and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (sore left knee) on IR. Milwaukee signed Greg Anthony for the rest of the season and placed Mark Pope on IR with a back spasms. New York signed head coach Don Chaney to a 1 year contract extension. Chaney is now signed through next season. Miami activated Eddie House and placed Mike James on IR with knee tendinitis. Toronto named Walker Russell as an assistant coach. The LA Clippers signed Tremaine Fowlkes to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dal 81, Pho 77 - at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points, 20 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Raef LaFrentz (Dal) had 12 points including 4-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 13 points including 3-12 FG and 18 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 13 points on 6-21 FG and 8 assists. Hou 112, Tor 109 - at Hou Kenny Thomas (Hou) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Francis (Hou) had 35 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 23 points. Vince Carter (Tor) had 43 points including 18-31 FG and 7 rebounds. Jerome Williams (Tor) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Sea 97, Min 83 - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 21 points on 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 18 points including 6-25 FG, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Brent Barry (Sea, stomach flu) did not play. LAL 101, NJ 92 - at LAL Robert Horry (LAL) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 40 points on 16-21 FG and 8-20 FT and 12 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 16 points. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 13 points including 5-18 FG and 14 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 19 points including 8-25 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. LAL shot 47.9% (34-71) FG and NJ shot 35.2% (32-91) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, suspended) and Kenyon Martin (NJ, suspended) did not play. NY 102, Mil 89 - at NY Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 18 points including 6-20 FG and 3 steals. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 29 points including 11-18 FG and 20 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Caffey (Mil, sore right ankle) did not play. Was 115, Chi 90 - at Was Jahidi White (Was) had 13 points on 6-8 FG and 1-5 FT and 7 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 15 points. Courtney Alexander (Was) had 26 points including 9-11 FG. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 31 points including 14-26 FG and 6 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 15 points. Was shot 57% (45-79) FG and Chi shot 46.3% (38-82) FG. Was shot 22-31 FT and Chi shot 12-15 FT. Kwame Brown (Was, flu) and Tyson Chandler (Chi, hyperextended left pinky) did not play. SA 109, GS 88 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Steve Smith (SA) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (GS) had 20 points. SA shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and GS shot 40.4% (26-89) FG. Jason Richardson (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 93, Det 91 - at Det Brian Grant (Mia) had 16 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 24 points including the game winning baseliner at the buzzer. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 22 points on 6-20 FG and 10-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 17 points. Cle 103, Atl 96 - at Cle Lamond Murray (Cle) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tyrone Hill (Det) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Wesley Person (Cle) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 blocks. Jason Terry (Atl) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Dion Glover (Atl, stress reaction right leg) did not play. Ind 111, Orl 98 - at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Ron Artest (Ind) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 30 points on 12-20 FG and 1-4 FT, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Pat Garrity (Orl) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 13 points including 5-21 FG, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind, suspended) did not play.