News from March 9.

Portland suspended Danny Fortson for 2 days for conduct detrimental to the
team.

Detroit recalled Will Blalock from the NBADL.

Boston activated Allan Ray and placed Wally Szczerbiak on IL due to ankle
surgery.  Szczerbiak is out for the season.

Atlanta activated Marvin Williams and placed Stanislav Medvedenko on IL.

New Jersey activated Richard Jefferson and placed Antoine Wright on IL.

Houston activated Jake Tsakalidis and placed Kirk Snyder on IL.

The LA Clippers activated Sam Cassell and placed Paul Davis on IL.


Det 95, Den 82  at Den
Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 17 points including 4-13 FG, 10 rebounds, 5
assists, and 4 steals.
Chris Webber (Det) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 9 rebounds.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 17 points including 6-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
Allen Iverson (Den) had 19 points including 8-13 FT.
Lindsey Hunter (Det, suspended) and J.R. Smith (Den, left knee surgery)
did not play.

Hou 112, NJ 91  at Hou
Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points including 12-13 FT and 13 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 34 points including 9-13 FT and 5 assists.
Rafer Alston (Hou) had 12 points on 4-12 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) had 29 points including 10-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers
and 7 rebounds.
Marcus Williams (NJ) had 12 points and 9 assists.

Bos 118, Sea 103  at Bos
Al Jefferson (Bos) had 31 points including 13-17 FG and 16 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Gerald Green (Bos) had 19 points.
Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 20 points.
Nick Collison (Sea) had 17 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Ray Allen (Sea) had 22 points including 8-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 
assists.
Bos shot 59.2% (45-76) FG and Sea shot 48.2% (40-83) FG.
Ryan Gomes (Bos, injured left foot), Delonte West (Bos, concussion), and 
Danny Fortson (Sea, suspended) did not play.

Phi 108, LAL 92  at Phi
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive,
and 3 blocks.
Willie Green (Phi) had 23 points and 8 assists.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points.
Kwame Brown (LAL) had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Phi shot 29-37 FT and LAL shot 11-14 FT.
Rodney Carney (Phi, right shoulder injury), Lamar Odom (LAL, left 
shoulder injury), and Ronny Turiaf (LAL, back spasms) did not play.

Pho 104, NO 103  at Pho
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points and 10 assists.
Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 19 points.
David West (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Devin Brown (NO) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.

Mia 105, Min 91  at Mia
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 32 points on 13-16 FG and 6-11 FT, 9 rebounds,
and 6 turnovers.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Jason Williams (Mia) had 20 points on 9-13 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Mark Blount (Min) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Ricky Davis (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Mia shot 58.3% (42-72) FG and Min shot 46.8% (36-77) FG.

GS 99, LAC 89  at GS
Stephen Jackson (GS) had 15 points and 6 assists.
Baron Davis (GS) had 25 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Matt Barnes (GS) had 16 points and 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points including 12-13 FT.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 9 rebounds including 5
offensive, and 5 assists.
Mickael Pietrus (GS, stomach flu) did not play.

Atl 106, Mem 105  at Atl
Marvin Williams (Atl) had 17 points.
Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points including the game winning 3-point play
with 11.5 seconds left, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Josh Childress (Atl) had 17 points.
Mike Miller (Mem) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Stromile Swift (Mem) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals.