News from March 7. The NBA suspended Alexander Johnson (Mia) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Andrea Bargnani (Tor) during Wednesday's Mia-Tor game. Indiana suspended David Harrison for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. Houston signed Justin Williams to a 10-day contract. Houston elected not to sign Bobby Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. Minnesota activated Corey Brewer and placed Michael Doleac on IL. Sacramento activated Kevin Martin and placed Ron Artest on IL with a sore right foot. New Orleans activated Chris Andersen and placed David West on IL with a sprained left ankle. Detroit activated Theo Ratliff and placed Rasheed Wallace on IL with a sprained left ankle. Golden State activated Andris Biedrins and placed Marco Belinelli on IL. Den 109, SA 96 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points including 11-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 29 points on 10-16 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 assists. Eduardo Najera (Den) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 24 points and 5 assists. Den shot 22-33 FT and SA shot 14-16 FT. Steven Hunter (Den, personal reasons) did not play. LAL 119, LAC 82 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. LAL shot 54.1% (46-85) FG and LAC shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Bos 116, Chi 93 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Chi) had 16 points including 4-15 FG. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points. Bos shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and Chi shot 31.8% (27-85) FG. Bos out-rebounded Chi 55-35 including 12-11 offensive. Tyrus Thomas (Chi, suspended) did not play. Por 103, Mil 101 at Mil LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points including 14-20 FG and the game winning jumper with 2.4 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 21 points and 6 assists. Brandon Roy (Por) had 20 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 25 points. Uta 126, Pho 118 at Pho Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-10 FT. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 15 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 37 points on 12-16 FG and 13-18 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 15 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, strained right hip) did not play. Was 110, Tor 106 OT at Tor Darius Songaila (Was) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Roger Mason (Was) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Was shot 50% (41-82) FG and Tor shot 39.4% (39-99) FG. Caron Butler (Was, strained left hip flexor) did not play. Phi 117, Sea 83 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points and 7 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 22 points including 10-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 14 points and 6 turnovers. Cha 108, Atl 93 at Cha Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 23 points and 11 assists. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 21 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FT and 7 assists. Acie Law (Atl, sprained right wrist) did not play. Det 101, NY 97 at NY Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 13 points. David Lee (NY) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Eddy Curry (NY) had 23 points. Quentin Richardson (NY) did not play. GS 134, Mia 99 at Mia Stephen Jackson (GS) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 15 points and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Banks (Mia) had 20 points. Chris Quinn (Mia) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia, left knee soreness), Earl Barron (Mia, sore right knee), Alexander Johnson (Mia, suspended), and Dorell Wright (Mia, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. NO 107, NJ 96 at NO Tyson Chandler (NO) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 16 assists, and 3 steals. Julian Wright (NO) had 20 points including 8-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 27 points. Vince Carter (NJ) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. NO shot 28-33 FT and NJ shot 6-7 FT. Min 111, Sac 103 at Sac Ryan Gomes (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Rashad McCants (Min) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. John Salmons (Sac) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 48 points including 22-24 FT and 6 rebounds. On the lighter side Richard Jefferson (NJ) after the team's latest loss: "Blah, blah, blah, blah. Cliche 1, cliche 2, sports cliche #4, and sports cliche #7. We didn't do a very good job. We didn't give 110%. We've got to give it all we got. We've got to leave it on the court. And we didn't do that."