News from March 24. Toronto activated Milt Palacio and placed Alvin Williams on IR with a sore right knee. Denver activated Chris Andersen and placed Nikoloz Tskitishvilli on IR with a sprained left ankle. Indiana activated Primoz Brezec and placed Jonathan Bender on IR with a sprained right shoulder. Marc Jackson (Phi) had his left foot, which has a stress fracture, placed in a hard cast and he is expected to be out the rest of the season. Eddie Griffin was sentence to 18 months probation, ordered to continue treatment for alcohol abuse, fined $2,000, and ordered to get a job for his guilty plea of a misdemeanor charge of deadly conduct. Griffin was also fined $1,000 and his drivers license was suspended for 6 months for an unrelated conviction for marijuana possession. Ind 103, Dal 99 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 steals. Al Harrington (Ind) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Dal) had 15 points on 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Steve Nash (Dal) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ind shot 24-33 FT and Dal shot 13-16 FT. Jeramine O'Neal (Ind, bruised left knee) and Michael Finley (Dal, sore right calf) did not play. LAL 115, Sac 91 at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points including 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (LAL) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 18 points. LAL shot 51.6% (47-91) FG and Sac shot 41% (34-83) FG. LAL out-rebounded Sac 55-33. Gerald Wallace (Sac, sprained left foot) did not play. Mem 111, NY 97 at NY Pau Gasol (Mem) had 23 points on 5-15 FG and 13-15 FT and 6 rebounds. James Posey (Mem) had 17 points. Mike Miller (Mem) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 23 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Allan Houston (NY, left quad contusion) and Tim Thomas (NY, strained right groin) did not play. Den 101, Min 92 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points on 6-18 FG and 13-15 FT and 6 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Den) had 21 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points including 11-12 FT and 14 rebounds. Fred Hoiberg (Min) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Den shot 32-42 FT and Min shot 17-21 FT. Marcus Camby (Den, strained right groin) did not play. Phi 99, Pho 94 at Phi Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 17 points on 3-9 FG and 11-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 23 points including 10-15 FT, 14 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Willie Green (Phi) had 18 points and 3 steals. Damon Stoudemire (Pho) had 24 points including 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 27 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee synovitis), Marc Jackson (Phi, stress reaction left foot), and Jake Voskuhl (Pho, plantar fasciaitis) did not play. Por 91, LAC 85 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 32 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 14 points. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Eddie House (LAC) had 21 points and 5 assists. Keyon Dooling (LAC, stomach virus), Quentin Richardson (LAC, back spasms), and Chris Wilcox (LAC, strained left Achilles) did not play. GS 98, Mil 89 at GS Clifford Robinson (GS) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mickeal Pietrus (GS) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Erick Dampier (GS) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 18 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 20 points including 8-10 FT. Sea 84, Uta 77 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ray Allen (Sea) had 26 points including 10-15 FG. Anthony Daniels (Sea) had 15 points on 2-8 FG and 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 15 points and 3 steals. Hou 90, Tor 89 OT at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Steve Francis (Hou) had 17 points and 9 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 17 points and 7 rebounds in 51 minutes. Vince Carter (Tor) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in 50 minutes. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 20 points and 7 assists. Jim Jackson (Hou, lower back stiffness) did not play. Mia 105, Orl 90 at Orl Lamar Odom (Mia) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 8-10 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 18 points. Drew Gooden (Orl) had 23 points and 7 rebounds.