News from March 12. New York activated Moochie Norris, signed Vin Baker for the rest of the season, and placed Cezary Trybanski (left patella tendinitis) and Frank Williams (strained left groin) on IR. Toronto signed Corie Blount, placed Milt Palacio on IR with a swollen left knee and released Michael Bradley. Orlando demoted GM John Gabriel to advisor and named John Weisbrod as GM. The LA Clippers activated Doug Overton and placed Marko Jaric on IR with a deep bone bruise in his left foot. Denver activated Ryan Bowen and placed Chris Andersen on IR with left patella tendinitis. The LA Lakers activated Karl Malone and placed Brian Cook on IR with back spasms. Philadelphia activated Derrick Coleman and Marc Jackson and placed Glenn Robinson (right elbow surgery) and Amal McCaskill (lower back strain) on IR. Sacramento signed Rodney Buford for the rest of the season. The NBA approved the sale of the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks, NHL Thrashers, and Philips Arena are being sold together for $250 million and the NHL must approve the sale for it to be finalized. Ind 99, Bos 81 at Bos Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 3 steals. Al Harrington (Ind) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 16 points. Mark Blount (Bos) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Scot Pollard (Ind, stomach flu) did not play. Min 96, LAL 86 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Min) had 17 points and 7 assists. Troy Hudson (Min) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 24 points including 8-14 FT and 13 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 6-20 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Atl 138, Was 124 at Atl Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 42 points on 14-24 FG and 10-10 FT and 7 assists. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bob Sura (Atl) had 28 points including 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jason Collier (Atl) had 22 points including 7-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 30 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Juan Dixon (Was) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wesley Person (Atl, strained left calf), Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, lower back injury), Kwame Brown (Was, sprained left ankle), and Jarvis Hayes (Was, pulled left hamstring) did not play. Por 83, Sac 81 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 17 points including 8-22 FG and 14 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Por) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 12 points on 5-15 FG and 8 assists. Uta 99, Pho 90 at Pho Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 10 points including 3-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 33 points on 11-18 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 turnovers. Raja Bell (Uta) had 16 points. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points including 6-10 FT, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Den 117, Mil 111 at Mil Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Nene (Den) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 23 points on 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Den) had 15 points. Keith Van Horn (Mil) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damon Jones (Mil) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points on 4-15 FG and 11-13 FT. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Den shot 56% (47-84) FG and Mil shot 45.7% (37-81) FG. SA 99, GS 74 at SA Malik Rose (SA) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points and 12 assists. Kevin Willis (SA) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Clifford Robinson (GS) had 19 points. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA, sore left knee) did not play. Mia 82, Sea 74 at Mia Lamar Odom (Mia) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ronald Murray (Sea) had 16 points and 4 steals. Phi 99, NY 94 2OT at Phi Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 25 points including 8-10 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 7 turnovers in 50 minutes. Eric Snow (Phi) had 19 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Aaron McKie (Phi) had 22 points including 7-9 FG. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 21 points including 6-20 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Allan Houston (NY) had 25 points including 8-25 FG and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee synovitis) did not play. NJ 88, Chi 76 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 27 points including 12-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 16 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 12 points on 5-16 FG and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 25 points. NJ shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and Chi shot 36.8% (28-76) FG. Mem 98, LAC 89 at Mem James Posey (Mem) had 19 points including 5-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points on 9-23 FG and 6-11 FT, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 6 assists. Bonzi Wells (Mem) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.