News from March 16.

Dallas activated Devean George and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL.

Toronto activated Darrick Martin and placed Primoz Brezec on IL.

Cleveland activated Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

New Orleans activated Chris Andersen and placed David West on IL with a
sprained right ankle.


Dal 98, Mia 73  at Mia
Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 7-11 FG.
Brandon Bass (Dal) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Daequan Cook (Mia) had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Earl Barron (Mia) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Mia, sore back), Udonis Haslem (Mia, left ankle), and
Marcus Banks (Mia, right hamstring) did not play.

Hou 104, LAL 92  at Hou
Luis Scola (Hou) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 11 rebounds including
6 offensive.
Rafer Alston (Hou) had 31 points including 8-11 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Bobby Jackson (Hou) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 11-33 FG and 7 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Den 168, Sea 116  at Den
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points including 10-17 FG.
Kenyon Martin (Den) had 23 points on 11-13 FG and 8 rebounds.
Marcus Camby (Den) had 13 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 blocks.
Allen Iverson (Den) had 24 points and 6 assists.
Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 17 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3
blocks.
Kevin Durant (Sea) had 23 points.
Den shot 60.4% (61-101) FG and Sea shot 43% (46-107) FG.
Den shot 16-31 3-pointers and Sea shot 2-10 3-pointers.
[Though not near any real NBA records (margin or points), it is an 
eye-popping result and 168 points was the 4th most points in NBA history 
for a non-overtime game and 168 was the most points scored in a game since
1990.]

Det 105, NO 84  at Det
Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 13 points.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points and 5 assists.
Jarvis Hayes (Det) had 29 points including 10-13 FG and 7-8 3-pointers.
Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Chris Paul (NO) had 14 points and 14 assists.

Sac 106, Tor 100  at Sac
Ron Artest (Sac) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Brad Miller (Sac) had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Kevin Martin (Sac) had 32 points including 12-15 Ft, 8 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Rasho Nesterovic (Tor) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Jason Kapono (Tor) had 26 points on 12-19 FG.
Sac shot 22-26 FT and Tor shot 8-13 FT.
John Salmons (Sac, sore ankle) did not play.

Cle 98, Cha 91  at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 10-16 FT, 7 rebounds, and 10
assists.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and
3 blocks.
Devin Brown (Cle) had 10 points and 5 assists.
Jason Richardson (Cha) had 33 points including 6-11 3-pointers.
Raymond Felton (Cha) had 14 points and 9 assists.
Cle shot 22-31 FT and Cha shot 7-15 FT.

Atl 109, NY 98  at NY
Marvin Williams (Atl) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds.
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 11 assists.
Josh Childress (Atl) had 22 points on 6-8 FG and 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Zach Randolph (NY) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Nate Robinson (NY) had 23 points and 5 assists.
Salim Stoudamire (Atl, ankle injury) and Quentin Richardson (NY) did not 
play.