News from March 23. Denver signed Jeff Trepagnier and Adam Harrington to 10-day contracts and placed Ryan Bowen on IR with an abdominal muscle contusion. SA 98, LAL 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points and 17 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points on 4-14 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Malik Rose (SA) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 32 points including 8-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points on 11-30 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA shot 35-45 FT and LAL shot 20-27 FT. Sac 109, Hou 108 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 23 points. Yao Ming (Hou) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 19 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 38 points including 14-22 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Maurice Taylor (Hou) had 18 points including 6-10 FT. Phi 112, Tor 95 at Tor Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 11 points and 11 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 32 points including 14-25 FG, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Vince Carter (Tor) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 9 assists. Voshon Lenard (Tor) had 19 points. Phi shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Tor shot 46.8% (37-79) FG. Monty Williams (Phi, swollen left knee), Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back), Jerome Williams (Tor, stiff neck), and Maceo Baston (Tor, personal reasons) did not play. Cle 93, NJ 88 at Cle Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 29 points including 13-21 FG, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Smush Parker (Cle) had 15 points and 7 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 21 points on 5-16 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Cle shot 57.1% (40-70) FG and NJ shot 41% (34-83) FG. Dajuan Wagner (Cle, knee surgery) did not play. GS 113, Was 107 at GS Antawn Jamison (GS) had 37 points including 14-24 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 41 points including 15-23 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 turnovers. Bob Sura (GS) had 10 points and 9 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 18 points including 6-21 FG and 10 assist. Michael Jordan (Was) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS, left Achilles tendinitis) and Charles Oakley (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Det 105, Chi 82 at Det Ben Wallace (Det) had 7 points, 20 rebounds including 9 offensive, 5 blocks, and 4 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 26 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points including 5-16 FG. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Det shot 24-34 FT and Chi shot 13-15 FT. Chucky Atkins (Det, left knee bone bruise) and Donyell Marshall (Chi, bruised right rib) did not play. Orl 96, Mia 74 at Mia Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jacque Vaughn (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 37 points on 15-27 FG and 7-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Caron Butler (Mia) had 19 points. Travis Best (Mia) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Orl shot 45.9% (39-85) FG and Mia shot 32.5% (26-80) FG. Orl shot 7-13 FT and Mia shot 21-24 FT. Drew Gooden (Orl, sprained right big toe) and Mike James (Mia, strained rib muscle) did not play.