News from March 10. The NBA suspended Ryan Hollins (Min) for 2 games for punching DeShawn Stevenson (Dal) and hitting Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) in the head (separate incidents) during Monday's Dal-Min game. Andris Biedrins underwent surgery to repair a small tear of an abdominal muscle and is out 4 to 6 weeks. Peja Stojakovic (NO) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a lower abdominal strain. San Antonio signed Cedric Jackson to a 10-day contract and placed Tony Parker (broken bone right hand) on IL. Sacramento activated Ime Udoka and placed Dominic McGuire on IL. Oklahoma City activated D.J. White and placed Antonio Anderson on IL. Minnesota activated Nathan Jawai and Wayne Ellington and placed Oleksiy Pecherov and Alando Tucker on IL. Dal 96, NJ 87 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Caron Butler (Dal) had 18 points. Devin Harris (NJ) had 21 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal, sprained left ankle) and Jason Terry (Dal, facial surgery) did not play. Uta 115, Det 104 at Det Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Det shot 43.5% (37-85) FG. Den 110, Min 102 at Min Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points. Chris Andersen (Den) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Min) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den, left knee patella tendinitis) and Ryan Hollins (Min, suspended) did not play. SA 97, NY 87 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (SA) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 17 points. David Lee (NY) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. SA out-rebounded NY 53-34 including 13-5 offensive. J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) and Jonathan Bender (NY, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 98, NO 83 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 11-19 FG. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. David West (NO) had 33 points including 14-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic (NO, strained lower abdominal) did not play. Mia 108, LAC 97 at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 15 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points including 15-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 6-11 3-pointers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Mia shot 29-35 FT and LAC shot 10-13 FT. Mem 111, Bos 91 at Bos Rudy Gay (Mem) had 28 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points. Marcus Williams (Mem) had 16 points and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points and 8 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points. Mem shot 55% (44-80) FG and Bos shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Cha 102, Phi 87 at Phi Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 28 points on 9-10 FG and 10-11 FT. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 24 points on 6-19 FG and 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyson Chandler (Cha) had 12 points including 3-3 FG and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 13 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rodney Carney (Phi) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Cha shot 31-41 FT and Phi shot 14-21 FT. Marreese Speights (Phi, sprained right knee) did not play. Sac 113, Tor 90 at Sac Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 8 assists. Donte Greene (Sac) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 14 points including 6-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Sac out-rebounded NJ 52-33 including 14-7 offensive. Schedule for Thursday, March 11 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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