News from March 14. Atlanta released Brandon Williams. Dal 116, GS 114 at GS Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points in 19 minutes [left game in 2nd quarter with sprained left ankle]. Eduardo Najera (Dal) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and the game winning turnaround baseliner with 2.6 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Nash (Dal) had 17 points and 12 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 20 points. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 29 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Troy Murphy (GS) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Sac 119, Tor 84 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 19 points and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Sac) had 26 points on 13-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Doug Christie (Sac) had 11 points on 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 16 points. Vince Carter (Tor) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Sac shot 59% (49-83) FG and Tor shot 35.8% (34-95) FG. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, birth of child), Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back), and Maceo Baston (Tor, personal reasons) did not play. Phi 90, Por 79 at Phi Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 12 points and 8 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Ben Wallace (Por) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Dale Davis (Por) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Scottie Pippen (Por, left knee effusion) and Jeff McInnis (Por, broken nose) did not play. Det 90, Was 80 at Det Ben Wallace (Det) had 17 points including 4-10 FT, 24 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 24 points including 10-12 FT. Michael Jordan (Was) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. SA 107, LAC 96 at SA Bruce Bowen (SA) had 14 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points including 101-5 FG, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. Speedy Claxton (SA) had 13 points and 5 assists. Lamar Odom (LAC) had 26 points on 7-9 FG including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marko Jaric (LAC) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Atl 107, NY 104 at Atl Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 19 points including the game winning 3-point play with 3 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 33 points including 13-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 20 points and 7 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 28 points on 12-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Nazr Mohammed (Atl, stress fracture) did not play. LAL 106, Min 99 at Min Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 26 points including 6-13 FT, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points and 6 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 21 points including 9-16 FG. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points including 8-21 FG, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Troy Hudson (Min) had 21 points and 6 assists. LAL shot 20-28 FT and Min shot 10-13 FT. Ind 101, Uta 81 at Ind Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 14 points on 3-9 FG and 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Erick Strickland (Ind) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 13 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 21 points including 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ron Artest (Ind, suspended), Brad Miller (Ind, sore left foot), and Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, personal reasons) did not play. NO 87, Mia 83 at Mia Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. P.J. Brown (NO) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Caron Butler (Mia) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Vladimir Stepania (Mia) had 17 points including 8-10 FG. Baron Davis (NO, rehabilitative purposes) did not play. Hou 121, Chi 91 at Hou James Posey (Hou) had 26 points including 9-12 FG, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 23 points on 5-5 FG and 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and turnovers. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Hou shot 57.7% (41-71) FG and Chi shot 44% (37-84) FG. Hou shot 29-32 FT and Chi shot 10-16 FT.