News from March 12. Miami suspended Dorell Wright for 2 games for his DUI arrest on Thursday. Miami announced that Rafer Alston's suspension is for the rest of the season. Alston had been suspended indefinitely on March 6 for not contacting the team. Golden State signed Reggie Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. Milwaukee activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Dan Gadzuric on IL. Oklahoma City activated Antonio Anderson and Kyle Weaver and placed Kevin Ollie and James Harden on IL. Weaver was recalled from the NBADL. Harden is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a strained right hamstring. Minnesota activated Oleksiy Pecherov and placed Kevin Love (sprained left foot) on IL. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Dorell Wright (suspended) on IL. Cleveland activated LeBron James and placed Antawn Jamison on IL. LAL 102, Pho 96 at Pho Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 29 points including 9-11 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points and 8 assists. Channing Frye (Pho, suspended) did not play. Den 102, NO 95 at NO Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points and 12 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 17 points including 5-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 21 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. David West (NO) had 30 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Darren Collison (NO) had 17 points and 10 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den, left knee patella tendinitis), Sean Marks (NO, strained right shoulder), James Posey (NO, flu like symptoms), and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. Cle 100, Phi 95 at Phi LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 6-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Andreson Varejao (Cle) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 30 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 24 points on 12-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Marreese Speights (Phi, sprained right knee) did not play. SA 103, Min 85 at Min Richard Jefferson (SA) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. George Hill (SA) had 19 points and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. SA shot 49.4% (42-85) FG and Min shot 39% (30-77) FG. Ryan Hollins (Min, suspended) did not play. Bos 112, Ind 103 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 23 points including 9-14 FG. OKC 104, NJ 102 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 11 points, 10 assists, and 9 turnovers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 7 assists. Cha 106, LAC 98 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 17 points including 7-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 16 points and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 24 points and 6 assists. Baron Davis (LAC) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 18 points and 3 blocks. Cha shot 13-17 FT and LAC shot 5-9 FT. Nazr Mohammed (Cha, back spasms) did not play. Por 110, Sac 94 at Sac LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 15 points. Brandon Roy (Por) had 28 points including 10-13 FG. Carl Lanrdy (Sac) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Andres Nocioni (Sac, back surgery) did not play. Mil 95, Uta 87 at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 23 points and 6 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 26 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ronnie Price (Uta, bruised right wrist) did not play. Mem 119, NY 112 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 10-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 22 points. David Lee (NY) had 17 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Bill Walker (NY) had 21 points. Toney Douglas (NY) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) did not play. Mia 108, Chi 95 at Mia Jason Richardson (Mia) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 8-12 FT, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. James Johnson (Chi) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 20 points. Michael Beasley (Mia, left thigh contusion) and Derrick Rose (Chi, sprained left wrist) did not play. Det 101, Was 87 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 18 points. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det) had 5 points and 20 assists. Al Thornton (Was) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, March 13 (All times Central) Detroit @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Memphis 7:00 pm New York @ Dallas 7:30 pm New Jersey @ Houston 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Toronto @ Golden State 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