News from March 19. Luol Deng (Chi) is expected to be out 2 to 3 more weeks as he re-injured his strained right calf. Washington signed Shaun Livingston for the rest of the season. Minnesota activated Nathan Jawai and placed Alando Tucker on IL. Milwaukee activated Carlos Delfino and placed Dan Gadzuric on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Ollie and placed Mustaf Shakur on IL. Atlanta activated Joe Johnson and placed Randolph Morris on IL. Detroit activated Rodney Stuckey and Ben Wallace and placed Chucky Atkins and Chris Wilcox on IL. Doctors were unable to determine what caused Stuckey to faint on March 5 and he will be closely monitored as he resumes playing. Correction: Portland signed Travis Diener on March 3 for the rest of the season, not to a 10-day contract. [Thanks to Harold Feld] Cle 92, Chi 85 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points including 11-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Delonte West (Cle) had 10 points including 3-11 FG and 6 rebounds. James Johnson (Chi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi, sprained left wrist) did not play. LAL 104, Min 96 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points on 4-11 FG and 13-14 FT, 13 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. LAL shot 29-35 FT and Min shot 8-11 FT. Mil 114, Sac 108 2OT at Sac Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 35 points including 8-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 26 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. OKC 115, Tor 89 at Tor Jeff Green (OKC) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 17-18 FT and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 10 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 15 points. Ind 106, Det 102 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 29 points including 11-16 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 17 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 25 points. Ind shot 53.7% (36-67) FG and Det shot 43.4% (33-76) FG. T.J. Ford (Ind, strained left groin) did not play. Pho 110, Uta 100 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 44 points on 14-16 FG and 16-18 FT and 7 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Pho) had 19 points including 7-9 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 23 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Pho shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and Uta shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, strained muscle left calf) did not play. Por 76, Was 74 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points on 6-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Por) had 2 points on 1-6 FG, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Andre Miller (Por) had 14 points. Mike Miller (Was) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. James Singleton (Was) had 10 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Earl Boykins (Was, ill) did not play. Bos 94, Hou 87 at Hou Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 17 points. SA 147, GS 116 at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 21 points including 8-10 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points including 8-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 11 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 30 points on 10-14 FG and 10-13 FT. Monta Ellis (GS) had 39 points including 5-11 3-pointers. SA shot 64.6% (62-96) FG and GS shot 48.4% (44-91) FG. SA out-rebounded GS 53-29 including 14-3 offensive. Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery), Stephen Curry (GS, sprained left ankle), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 93, Cha 92 OT at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 12 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and the game winning jumper with .1 seconds left, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 25 points on 11-19 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Nazr Mohammed (Cha, back spasms) did not play. NY 92, Phi 88 at NY Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 25 points including 11-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 11 points including 4-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NY) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Wilson Chandler (NY, sore left groin), Eddie House (NY, sore right Achilles), and David Lee (NY, right patella tendinitis), and Thaddeus Young (Phi, fractured right thumb) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 20 (All times Central) Chicago @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm Toronto @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Golden State @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ Dallas 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV ---- 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