News from March 7. Utah assigned Morris Almond to the NBADL. Dallas activated Matt Carroll and placed Josh Howard (sore left ankle) on IL. Washington placed DeShawn Stevenson (back surgery) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Zach Randolph and placed Baron Davis (sore right hamstring) on IL. Minnesota activated Randy Foye and placed Mark Madsen on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 29.4 LeBron James (Cle) 28.1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.0 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.0 Marcus Camby (LAC) 12.3 David Lee (NY) 11.9 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.1 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.6 Steve Nash (Pho) 9.7 Dal 119, Was 103 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antoine Wright (Dal) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 33 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Caron Butler (Was) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Cle 99, Mia 89 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Delonte West (Cle) had 19 points and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Atl 87, Det 83 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 17 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. NO 108, OKC 90 at NO Julian Wright (NO) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Rasual Butler (NO) had 20 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Damien Wilkins (OKC) had 18 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. NO shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and OKC shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Jeff Green (OKC, sore lower back) and Robert Swift (OKC, personal reasons) did not play. Cha 114, NY 105 at NY Boris Diaw (Cha) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (NY) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Nate Robinson (NY) had 20 points including 5-15 FG. Cha shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and NY shot 44.2% (34-77) FG. Phi 110, Mem 105 at Mem Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 24 points. Andre Miller (Phi) had 20 points, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 30 points on 11-15 FG and 8-11 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 31 points including 14-21 FG and 9 assists. Por 95, Min 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points on 2-14 FG and 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 31 points including 13-19 FG and 6 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 28 points including 12-19 FG. Randy Foye (Min) had 23 points including 10-10 FT. Ind 106, LAC 105 at LAC Troy Murphy (Ind) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 25 points and 7 assists. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Al Thornton (LAC) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 35 points including 12-18 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Camby (LAC, migraine) and Ricky Davis (LAC, sore left knee) did not play. Mil 127, GS 120 at Mil Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 35 points on 10-17 FG and 13-16 FT. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 15 points and 9 assists. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 17 points and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 23 points, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Corey Maggette (GS) had 32 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. C.J. Watson (GS) had 22 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kelenna Azubuike (GS, strained back) and Andris Biedrins (GS, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 8 (All times Central) Utah @ Toronto 11:30 am Orlando @ Boston 12:00 pm Phoenix @ San Antonio 2:30 pm ABC New York @ New Jersey 5:00 pm Memphis @ Houston 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Sacramento 8:00 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