News from March 9.

The NBA suspended Ron Artest (Ind) for 1 game after Artest collected his 6th
flagrant foul point.

Phoenix inducted Dan Majerle into its Ring of Honor.


SA 94, Bos 78  at Bos
Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Stephen Jackson (SA) had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Willis (SA) had 15 points including 6-7 FG.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Mark Blount (Bos) had 13 points and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive.
SA shot 52.9% (36-68) FG and Bos shot 39.7% (31-78) FG.

Sac 107, Ind 88  at Sac
Chris Webber (Sac) had 16 points including 7-22 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 17 points.
Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 17 points.
Al Harrington (Ind) had 27 points including 7-11 FT and 11 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points and 9 rebounds.
Sac shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Ind shot 38.2% (34-89) FG.
Austin Croshere (Ind, personal reasons), Brad Miller (Ind, sore left foot),
and Ron Artest (Ind, suspended) did not play.

NY 97, Was 96  at NY
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 20 points including 6-18 FG and 6 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 28 points including 7-10 FT.
Shandon Anderson (NY) had 17 points.
Larry Hughes (Was) had 13 points.
Michael Jordan (Was) had 39 points on 13-22 FG and 13-15 FT and 8 rebounds.

Min 105, Pho 98  at Pho
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8
rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 29 points including 9-11 FT, 14 rebounds, and 12
assists.
Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 28 points and 7 assists.

Mem 119, Tor 106  at Tor
Stromile Swift (Mem) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 32 points including 14-19 FG and 6 rebounds.
Jason Williams (Mem) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 26 points and 5 assists.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 19 points on 9-11 FG and 9 assists.
Lorenzen Wright (GS, personal reasons), Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower
back), and Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, right heel injury) did not play.

LAL 106, Phi 92  at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 39 points on 14-24 FG and 11-19 FT and 10
rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists,
and 5 turnovers.
Devean George (LAL) had 14 points on a perfect 5-5 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and
2-2 FT.
Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Monty Williams (Phi, left knee injury) and Kenny Thomas (Phi, sprained right
ankle) did not play.

Det 107, GS 105  at Det
Ben Wallace (Det) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 19 rebounds including 7
offensive, 4 steals, and 5 blocks.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 31 points including 11-15 FG and the game winning
3-pointer at the buzzer and 8 assists.
Corliss Williamson (Det) had 22 points including 9-15 FG.
Troy Murphy (GS) had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Danny Fortson (GS, personal reasons) did not play.

NJ 102, NO 92  at NO
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 19 points and 3 steals.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points and 7 assists.
Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 18 points including 6-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
David Wesley (NO) had 24 points and 5 rebounds.

Orl 111, Den 98  at Orl
Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 21 points.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 43 points on 13-24 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 11-14
FT.
Pat Garrity (Orl) had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Juwan Howard (Den) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Nene Hilario (Den) had 14 points and 9 rebounds.