News from March 27. The NBA fined Caron Butler (Dal) $25,000 for inappropriate language direct at fans during Thursday's Dal-Por game. Miami signed Alade Aminu to a 10-day contract. Chicago activated Devin Brown and placed James Johnson (torn fascia right foot) on IL. Dal 111, GS 90 at GS Shawn Marion (Dal) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 5 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 40 points including 15-22 FG and 9-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Corey Maggette (GS) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 21 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dal shot 48.4% (44-91) FG and GS shot 33.3% (34-102) FG. Dal shot 16-30 3-pointers and GS shot 8-29 3-pointers. Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), Andris Biedrins (GS, back surgery), and Erick Dampier (Dal, rest) did not play. Por 112, NO 101 at NO LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Por) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 14 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 28 points including 12-14 FG and 7 assists. David West (NO) had 18 points on 9-14 FG. Darren Collison (NO) had 22 points on a perfect 10-10 FG and 2-2 FT and 5 assists. Sean Marks (NO, strained right shoulder) and Peja Stojakovic (NO, lower abdominal strain) did not play. LAL 109, Hou 101 at Hou Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 30 points including 11-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luis Scola (Hou) had 28 points including 12-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 26 points including 8-22 FG and 4-12 3-pointers and 7 assists. LAL shot 57.5% (42-73) FG and Hou shot 43.2% (38-88) FG. Andrew Bynum (LAL, strained Achilles) and Kevin Martin (Hou, sore left shoulder) did not play. Chi 106, NJ 83 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 27 points and 5 assists. Brad Miller (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Uta 103, Was 87 at Was Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points including 10-12 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Was) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Uta shot 59.1% (39-66) FG and Was shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Randy Foye (Was, strained left wrist) and Al Thornton (Was, strained right hip flexor) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, March 28 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Cleveland 2:00 pm Memphis @ Milwaukee 2:00 pm Indiana @ Atlanta 2:30 pm Chicago @ Detroit 5:00 pm Toronto @ Miami 5:00 pm Denver @ Orlando 5:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ LA Clippers 8:30 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