News from March 20.

The NBA suspended Ron Artest (Ind) for 2 games for accumulating 8 flagrant
foul points.  Every flagrant foul he receives for the rest of the regular
season will now result in a 2 game suspension.

Damon Stoudamire (Por) and prosecutors agreed to a settlement of Stoudamire
having to attend drug and alcohol counseling and stay out of legal trouble 
for one year in return for having a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge
dropped.


SA 112, Dal 110 OT  at Dal
Malik Rose (SA) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 18 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including the game winning floater with 1.2
seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Emanuel Ginobili (SA) had 17 points including 7-11 FG.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 13-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5
turnovers in 51 minutes.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 18 points and 7 assists.
Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Michael Finley (Dal, strained left hamstring) did not play.

Det 113, Phi 85  at Det
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Ben Wallace (Det) had 8 points, 22 rebounds, and 9 blocks.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 29 points including 9-13 FG and 6-8 3-pointers
and 5 rebounds.
Mehmet Okur (Det) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Sac 107, LAL 99  at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 23 points.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 28 points including 10-12 FT, 13 rebounds
including 7 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points on 11-30 FG and 11-15 FT and 13 rebounds.