News from March 13. Houston signed James White to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York signed Cheik Samb to a 2nd 10-day contract. Eduardo Najera (NJ) underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia and is out for the rest of the season. Detroit owner Bill Davidson died at age 86. He had been the owner of the Pistons since 1974. Golden State activated Brandan Wright and placed Corey Maggette (sinus infection) on IL. Cleveland activated Lorenzen Wright and placed Delonte West (sore lower back) on IL. Sacramento activated Beno Udrih and placed Cedric Simmons on IL. GS 119, Dal 110 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 29 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Randolph (GS) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points including 1-9 3-pointers. GS shot 24-31 FT and Dal shot 13-16 FT. Devean George (Dal, right knee injury) did not play. Cle 126, Sac 123 OT at Sac LeBron James (Cle) had 51 points on 16-30 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 15-17 FT, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 18 points including 8-8 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 34 points including 13-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Por 109, NJ 100 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points including 7-8 FG. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points on 4-12 FG and 11-12 FT and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 31 points on 8-21 FG and 15-17 FT. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 27 points including 12-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Por shot 39-45 FT and NJ shot 20-23 FT. Rudy Fernandez (Por, right hip pointer) did not play. NO 95, Mil 86 at Mil David West (NO) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Rasual Butler (NO) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 27 points. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 15 points. NO shot 22-25 FT and Mil shot 6-7 FT. Hou 91, Cha 86 at Cha Luis Scola (Hou) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ron Artest (Hou) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Raja Bell (Cha) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Orl 112, Was 103 at Was Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points on 6-9 FG and 6-12 FT, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, 7 assists, and 5 blocks. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 36 points including 13-22 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, left foot tendinitis) did not play. Det 99, Tor 95 OT at Tor Antonio McDyess (Det) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 8-26 FG, 5 rebounds, 16 assists, and 6 turnovers. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27 points including 11-31 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 102, Mem 92 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points and 5 assists. Leon Powe (Bos) had 30 points on 10-14 FG and 10-14 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 21 points. Glen Davis (Bos, sprained right ankle) and Greg Buckner (Mem, left bone bruise) did not play. NY 102, Min 94 at Min Wilson Chandler (NY) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 steals. Nate Robinson (NY) had 25 points on 5-15 FG and 14-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 28 points. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 22 points. Chris Duhon (NY, sore back), Rodney Carney (Min, lower abdominal contusion), Jason Collins (Min, flu), and Randy Foye (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Atl 101, Ind 87 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points and 6 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points and 7 rebounds (all offensive). T.J. Ford (Ind) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi 104, Chi 101 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 31 points including 14-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 8 points, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Schedule for Saturday, March 14 (All times Central) Utah @ Miami 12:00 pm Charlotte @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Chicago 7:30 pm San Antonio @ Houston 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 8:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html