News from March 17. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of controlling interest of Charlotte to Michael Jordan. Portland fired vice president of basketball operations Tom Penn. Milwaukee activated Dan Gadzuric and placed Carlos Delfino (left ankle injury) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Craig Smith and placed Brian Skinner on IL. San Antonio activated Garrett Temple and placed Cedric Jackson on IL. Orlando activated Matt Barnes and placed Adonal Foyle on IL. Toronto activated Marcus Banks and placed Antoine Wright (sore right knee) on IL. Cleveland activated Delonte West and placed Danny Green on IL. Dal 113, Chi 106 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Dal) had 27 points including 14-16 FT and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 15 points on 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Hakim Warrick (Chi) had 13 points. Acie Law (Chi) had 22 points including 7-8 FG. Derrick Rose (Chi, sprained left wrist) did not play. Orl 110, SA 84 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 10 points including 3-9 FG. Vince Carter (Orl) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points. Orl shot 26-33 FT and SA shot 11-14 FT. Hou 107, Mem 94 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 31 points including 11-14 FG and 7-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 18 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 14 points including 6-17 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 30 points on 12-21 FG and 6-11 FT and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hou shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and Mem shot 42.9% (39-91) FG. Marc Gasol (Mem, strained neck muscle) did not play. Cle 99, Ind 94 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 13 points. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind, sore groin) and Danny Granger (Ind, upper cheek injury) did not play. Bos 109, NY 97 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 22 points including 9-11 FG. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 9 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. David Lee (NY) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 16 points. Wilson Chandler (NY, sore left groin) and Eddie House (NY, sore right Achilles) did not play. Cha 100, OKC 92 at Cha Stephen Graham (Cha) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 9-26 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha, left ankle injury) and Nazr Mohammed (Cha, back spasms) did not play. Uta 122, Min 100 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Uta) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 17 points. Uta shot 53.8% (49-91) FG and Min shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Tor 106, Atl 105 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 14 points including 6-19 FG and the game winning jumper with 2.1 seconds left and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 33 points. Phi 108, NJ 97 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points and 8 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 15 points. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Phi shot 56% (42-75) FG and NJ shot 41% (34-83) FG. Marreese Speights (Phi, sprained right knee) and Thaddeus Young (Phi, fractured right thumb) did not play. LAC 101, Mil 93 at LAC Drew Gooden (LAC) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Baron Davis (LAC) had 14 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Mil) had 20 points. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. LAC shot 27-34 FT and Mil shot 11-14 FT. GS 131, NO 121 at GS Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 28 points, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Reggie Williams (GS) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 36 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Darren Collison (NO) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 8 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS, sprained left ankle), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), Ronny Turiaf (GS, sore left knee), Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery), Sean Marks (NO, shoulder surgery), and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. All 11 home teams won. Schedule for Thursday, March 18 (All times Central) Orlando @ Miami 6:00 pm TNT New Orleans @ Denver 8:30 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