News from March 31.

The LA Lakers assigned Jordan Farmar to the NBADL.

Cleveland activated Damon Jones and Shannon Brown and placed Scot Pollard
and Ira Newble on IL.

Chicago activated Andre Barrett and placed Adrian Griffin on IL.

New Orleans activated Bobby Jackson and placed Brandon Bass on IL.

The LA Clippers activated Yaroslav Korolev and placed Corey Maggette on
IL with a chest contusion.


Stats Leaders
Points
Kobe Bryant (LAL)       31.2
Carmelo Anthony (Den)   29.0
Gilbert Arenas (Was)    28.9

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)     12.8
Tyson Chandler (NO)     12.4
Dwight Howard (Orl)     12.1

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)        11.5
Deron Williams (Uta)     9.4
Jason Kidd (NJ)          9.1


Cle 112, Chi 108 OT  at Chi
LeBron James (Cle) had 39 points including 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 9
assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Sasha Pavlovic (Cle) had 21 points including 7-21 FG.
Larry Hughes (Cle) had 21 points including 8-10 FT.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 37 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers.
Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 22 points and 11 assists.
Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 27 points on 9-11 FG and 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.

NO 103, NY 94 OT  at Oklahoma City
Desmond Mason (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
David West (NO) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Tyson Chandler (NO) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive.
Eddy Curry (NY) had 34 points on 13-19 FG and 8-12 FT and 13 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (NY) had 16 points including 6-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Steve Francis (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play.

LAC 99, Por 86  at Por
Quinton Ross (LAC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Brandon Roy (Por) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Raef LaFrentz (Por) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
LAC shot 58.1% (36-62) FG and Por shot 41.4% (19-70) FG.
Zach Randolph (Por, right hand surgery) did not play.

NJ 86, Phi 82  at NJ
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 14 points.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 8 assists, and 5 steals.
Andre Miller (Phi) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds including 5
offensive, and 12 assists.
Joe Smith (Phi) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.