News from March 6. Toronto signed Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the rest of the season. New York signed Demetris Nichols to a 10-day contract. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) underwent surgery on his right knee to remove a bone spur and repair a torn tendon and is out for the rest of the season. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc and is out for 3 to 4 months. Minnesota activated Sebastian Telfair and placed Randy Foye (hip pointer) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Adam Morrison and placed Sun Yue on IL and assigned him to the NBADL. Denver activated Kenyon Martin and placed Sonny Weems on IL and assigned him to the NBADL. Milwaukee activated Joe Alexander. Cleveland placed Lorenzen Wright on IL. Miami activated Dorell Wright and placed Mark Blount and Luther Head on IL. Toronto placed Nathan Jawai on IL. San Antonio placed Drew Gooden (strained groin) on IL. Hou 116, Pho 112 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Hou) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Hou shot 28-37 FT and Pho shot 10-15 FT. Bos 105, Cle 94 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points and 9 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Leon Powe (Bos) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 11 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Bos shot 9-12 Ft and Cle shot 27-38 FT. Cha 98, Atl 91 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia 108, Tor 102 at Tor Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 42 points including 17-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 34 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points. Det 108, GS 91 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Zach Randolph (GS) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamal Crawford (GS) had 25 points on 7-20 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kelenna Azubuike (GS, strained back), Andris Biedrins (GS, personal reasons), Stephen Jackson (GS, strained right hamstring), and Corey Maggette (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 117, Mil 102 at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 21 points. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 34 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points and 6 assists. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 21 points including 7-8 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 steals. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chi shot 37-45 FT and Mil shot 17-22 FT. Luol Deng (Chi, right shin contusion) did not play. Orl 105, NJ 102 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 26 points including 12-14 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 19 points including 8-22 FG. Devin Harris (NJ) had 25 points including 8-11 FT and 9 assists. SA 100, Was 78 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 7 assists. Ime Udoka (SA) had 13 points. George Hill (SA) had 12 points. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Young (Was) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Caron Butler (sore left hamstring) and DeShawn Stevenson (Was, back surgery) did not play. Uta 97, Den 91 at Uta Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ronnie Brewer (Uta) had 16 points and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 27 points and 5 assists. Anthony Carter (Den, strained left hip) and Kenyon Martin (Den, strained lower back) did not play. LAL 110, Min 90 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points. Josh Powell (LAL) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points on 5-17 FG and 8-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 20 points. LAL shot 48.8% (41-84) FG and Min shot 33% (29-88) FG. Schedule for Saturday, March 7 (All times Central) Detroit @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Miami @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm Indiana @ LA Clippers 9:30 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