News from March 22. New Jersey activated Sean Williams and placed Devin Harris (strained left shoulder) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Mardy Collins and placed Al Thornton (sore right shoulder) on IL. NO 99, GS 88 at NO David West (NO) had 23 points including 11-19 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hilton Armstrong (NO) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Phi 112, Sac 100 at Sac Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points and 5 assists. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andres Nocioni (Sac, right quad tendinitis) did not play. Hou 87, SA 85 at SA Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 24 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 8-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including 9-24 FG, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tor 100, LAC 76 at Tor Shawn Marion (Tor) had 14 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 15 points and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Tor out-rebounded LAC 57-34 including 14-2 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, sore left heel) did not play. Cle 96, NJ 88 at NJ LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 11-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia 101, Det 96 at Det Jamario Moon (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 39 points including 11-14 FT, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 24 points. Richard Hamilton (Det, strained left groin) and Rasheed Wallace (Det, strained left calf) did not play. OKC 97, Min 90 at Min Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 7 points including 2-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Craig Smith (Min) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Rodney Carney (Min) had 15 points. Schedule for Monday, March 23 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Boston 6:30 pm Memphis @ Miami 6:30 pm Orlando @ New York 6:30 pm Denver @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Portland 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