News from March 24. Houston signed Mike Harris for the rest of the season. Houston activated Jermaine Taylor and placed David Andersen (sore lower back) on IL. Taylor was recalled from the NBADL. Oklahoma City activated James Harden and placed D.J. White on IL. New Jersey activated Keyon Dooling and placed Terrence Williams (left foot injury) on IL. Minnesota activated Sasha Pavlovic and placed Nathan Jawai and Brian Cardinal on IL. Bos 113, Den 99 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 11 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, 15 assists, and 4 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points including 13-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points. Uta 113, Tor 87 at Tor Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 16 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Antoine Wright (Tor) had 15 points. Atl 86, Orl 84 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 15 points including the game winning putback dunk at the buzzer, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points including 5-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points on 4-11 FG and 11-16 FT, 24 rebounds including 5 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cle 105, NO 92 at NO LeBron James (Cle) had 38 points including 15-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 9 rebounds. David West (NO) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 20 points and 5 assists. Cle shot 57.1% (44-77) FG and NO shot 44% (37-84) FG. Sean Marks (NO, right shoulder surgery) and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. LAL 92, SA 83 at SA Ron Artest (LAL) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points on 11-16 FG and 6 assists. George Hill (SA) had 21 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Andrew Bynum (LAL, strained left Achilles) did not play. Phi 101, Mil 86 at Mil Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points on 7-10 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Willie Green (Phi) had 16 points on 7-11 FG. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 10 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jerry Stackhouse (Mil) had 15 points including 3-9 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Phi shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Mil shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Louis Williams (Phi, lower back pain) and Thaddeus Young (Phi, fractured right thumb) did not play. Cha 108, Min 95 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 4 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 37 points including 15-24 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 14 points and 5 assists. OKC 122, Hou 104 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Hou) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Hou shot 40.9% (38-93) FG. Shane Battier (Hou, hyperextended left knee), Jordan Hill (Hou, sprained ankle) and Jared Jeffries (Hou, sore Achilles) did not play. GS 128, Mem 110 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Reggie Williams (GS) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), Ronny Turiaf (GS, sore left knee), Andris Biendris (GS, back surgery), and Ronnie Brewer (Mem) did not play. Ind 99, Was 82 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 19 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (Ind) had 14 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andray Blatche (Was) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. James Singleton (Was) had 19 points and 21 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ind shot 19-29 FT and Was shot 8-13 FT. T.J. Ford (Ind, strained left groin) and Roy Hibbert (Ind, sprained jaw) did not play. NJ 93, Sac 79 at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Devin Harris (NJ) had 24 points including 10-11 FT and 9 assists. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Donte Greene (Sac) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Schedule for Thursday, March 25 (All times Central) Miami @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Houston 7:30 pm Dallas @ Portland 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