News from March 10. Detroit retired Joe Dumars' #4. During the ceremony, the NBA announced that the sportsmanship award has been renamed to the Joe Dumars Trophy. Dumars was the first player to win the award (1996) and has always been a class act. The NBA fined New York $25,000 for failing to make their players available to the media after practice on March 6. The NBA fined Chris Gatling (Den) $5,000 for his flagrant foul on John Crotty (Det) in Wednesday's Det-Den game. Boston activated Dana Barros and placed Walter McCarty on IR with a sprained right ankle. Miami activated Otis Thorpe and placed Duane Causwell on IR with a sprained right thumb. NY 92, Phi 77 - at Phi Larry Johnson (NY) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 19 points and 21 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points on 9-26 FG and 10-16 FT and 7 rebounds. SA 106, Was 99 OT - at Was Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 10-13 FG, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Avery Johnson (SA) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 29 points including 14-22 FG and 12 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 22 points on 6-20 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Terry Porter (SA, injured left knee) did not play. Det 111, Van 97 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 27 points including 12-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terry Mills (Det) had 27 points including 11-17 FG. Michael Curry (Det) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 16 points on 3-11 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Othella Harrington (Van) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Cha 118, LAC 101 - at LAC Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 31 points on 10-17 FG and 9-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (Cha) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 7 assists. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Derek Anderson (LAC) had 24 points and 8 assists. Lamar Odom (LAC) had 10 points including 3-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Cha shot 25-35 FT and LAC shot 14-18 FT. Maurice Taylor (LAC, stomach flu) did not play. Bos 104, Chi 74 - at Bos Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Danny Fortson (Bos) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (Chi) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Randy Brown (Chi) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. John Starks (Chi, tendinitis both knees) did not play. Ind 95, Cle 92 - at Cle Rik Smits (Ind) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 14 points on 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 14 assists. Ind shot 22-30 FT and Cle shot 6-9 FT. Chris Mullin (Ind, pulled right calf) and Jalen Rose (Ind, stomach flu) did not play. Mia 96, Den 88 - at Mia Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. P.J. Brown (Mia) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 28 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 19 points including 8-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Keon Clark (Den) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia, bruised right knee) and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Den, sprained left wrist) did not play. Uta 99, Pho 96 - at Pho Bryon Russell (Uta) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 11-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points and 12 assists. Howard Eisley (Uta) had 11 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left. Luc Longley (Pho) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 28 points including 10-10 FT and 5 assists. NJ 108, Mil 80 - at Mil Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Scott Burrell (NJ) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 19 points on 8-21 FG and 7 rebounds. NJ shot 51.8% (44-85) FG and Mil shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. Danny Manning (Mil, strained right knee) did not play. Sea 99, GS 85 - at Sea Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Horace Grant (Sea) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points including 10-27 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Larry Hughes (GS) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Vonteego Cummings (GS, flu) did not play. Sac 103, Tor 88 - at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Nick Anderson (Sac, sore left knee) did not play. On the lighter side The leading candidate for this season's most bizarre injury: Muggsy Bogues (Tor) missed the 2nd half of Monday's Por-Tor game because he accidentally inhaled a muscle ointment during a halftime treatment and he then complained about dizziness. Bogues: "Never happened to me before and I hope it never happens again. That was one of those fluke things you don't even dream about."