News from March 20. Chicago signed Linton Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Indiana activated Troy Murphy and placed Marquis Daniels (sprained right wrist) on IL. Boston activated Kevin Garnett and placed J.R. Giddens on IL. Giddens was assigned to the NBADL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Joel Anthony on IL. Golden State activated Jamal Crawford and placed Anthony Randolph (strained groin) on IL. Dal 94, Ind 92 at Ind Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 10-26 FG and the game winning 18-footer with 1.1 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points including 8-26 FG and 11 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal, sore left knee) and Devean George (Dal, right knee injury) did not play. Bos 88, SA 77 at SA Paul Pierce (Bos) had 9 points including 3-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Leon Powe (Bos, sprained right knee) did not play. Den 116, Was 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 5 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 40 points including 15-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Andersen (Den) had 18 points including 7-8 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points. Caron Butler (Was, sore left hamstring) and Juan Dixon (Was, strained right Achilles) did not play. Hou 107, Min 88 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 13 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Craig Smith (Min) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. NO 96, Mem 84 at NO David West (NO) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Rasual Butler (NO) had 11 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points including 12-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points including 8-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Det 108, LAC 90 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 24 points including 11-18 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Will Bynum (Det) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 22 points including 7-9 FG. Baron Davis (LAC) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det, strained left groin), Rodney Stuckey (Det, flu), and Rasheed Wallace (Det, strained left calf) did not play. Cha 102, Tor 89 at Tor Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 30 points on 9-13 FG and 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 30 points on 15-21 FG and 7 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 14 points and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 35 points including 19-20 FT and 7 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 11-13 FT and Tor shot 24-26 FT. NJ 96, Mia 88 at NJ Vince Carter (NJ) had 17 points including 5-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 18 points including 5-6 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 17 points including 8-11 FG. Devin Harris (NJ, sprained left shoulder) did not play. Sac 121, NY 94 at NY Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 30 points including 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 19 points. Sac shot 55.3% (47-85) FG and NY shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Al Harrington (NY, sore left Achilles) did not play. Uta 101, OKC 94 at OKC Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 11 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points. GS 119, Phi 111 at GS Brandan Wright (GS) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 14 points including 4-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points on 5-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nick Young (Phi) had 23 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points on 5-17 FG and 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. GS shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Phi shot 38% (38-100) FG. GS shot 14-17 FT and Phi shot 31-40 FT. Schedule for Saturday, March 21 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Cleveland 12:00 pm Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Boston @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Chicago 7:30 pm Portland @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Washington @ Phoenix 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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