News from March 8.

The NBA fined Anthony Carter (Mia) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Elliot
Perry (NJ) during Friday's Mia-NJ game.

New York signed Brandon Williams to a 10-day contract.

Chicago activated B.J. Armstrong and placed Randy Brown on IR with lower
back spasms.


Dal 98, LAC 96 - at Dal
Michael Finley (Dal) had 19 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Erick Strickland (Dal) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Cedric Ceballos (Dal, broken left pinky finger) and Derek Anderson (LAC,
stomach flu) did not play.

Por 98, Van 85 - at Por
Brian Grant (Por) had 20 points.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Steve Smith (Por) had 27 points including 14-14 FT.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Michael Dickerson (Van) had 20 points.
Por out-scored Van 29-9 in the 3rd quarter.
Antoine Carr (Van, calf injury) did not play.

Was 108, Atl 98 - at Was
Jahidi White (Was) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Chris Whitney (Was) had 19 points and 7 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Was) had 16 points.
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds.
Bimbo Coles (Atl) had 15 points and 6 assists.
Chris Crawford (Atl, sprained ankle) and Roshown McLeod (Atl, family
emergency) did not play.

Cle 117, Det 98 - at Cle
Lamond Murray (Cle) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 25 points on 7-10 FG and 11-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 5
blocks, and 3 steals.
Bob Sura (Cle) had 21 points and 7 rebounds.
Grant Hill (Det) had 11 points including 4-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Jerome Williams (Det) had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Cle shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Det shot 36% (32-89) FG.

Tor 98, Chi 79 - at Chi
Vince Carter (Tor) had 17 points and 5 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Dee Brown (Tor) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers.
Ron Artest (Chi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Elton Brand (Chi) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-12 FT and 11 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Tor, bruised right ankle) and Dickey Simpkins (Chi,
inflammed left Achilles) did not play.

Mil 109, NJ 101 - at Mil
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals.
Tim Thomas (Mil) had 20 points.
Johnny Newman (NJ) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Kerry Kittles (NJ, sore right knee) and Stephon Marbury (NJ, sore left
knee) did not play.

SA 98, LAL 80 - at LAL
Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 10-13 FT, 16 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
David Robinson (SA) had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Terry Porter (SA) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Glen Rice (LAL) had 17 points including 5-14 FG.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
SA shot 46.7% (35-75) FG and LAL shot 31.6% (30-95) FG.
Mario Elie (SA, sprained right ankle) and Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, sprained
left ankle) did not play.

Den 105, Sea 97 - at Den
George McCloud (Den) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Nick Van Exel (Den) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 12
assists.
James Posey (Den) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Brent Barry (Sea) had 20 points and 5 assists.
Vernon Maxwell (Sea, birth of daughter) did not play.