News from March 11. Phoenix signed Andre Barrett to a 2nd 10-day contract. Chicago activated Michael Sweetney and placed Darius Songaila on IL. Songaila is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot. Orlando activated Travis Diener and placed Grant Hill on IL with an abdominal strain. Charlotte activated Kevin Burleson and placed Kareem Rush on IL with a stomach virus. Utah activated C.J. Miles and placed Robert Whaley on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 35.2 Allen Iverson (Phi) 33.4 LeBron James (Cle) 30.5 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.3 Shawn Marion (Pho) 12.3 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.2 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.8 Baron Davis (GS) 8.9 Chauncey Billups (Det) 8.8 Dal 90, Uta 87 at Uta Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 16 points. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 10-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Greg Ostertag (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 110, Min 102 at Pho Tim Thomas (Pho) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Boris Diaw (Pho) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 11 assists. Trenton Hassell (Min) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dijon Thompson (Pho, right knee injury) did not play. Was 110, Det 92 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 30 points including 10-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Antonio Daniels (Was) had 16 points and 7 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 34 points including 13-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Delk (Det) had 16 points. LAC 106, Mil 98 at Mil Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Mil) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 32 points including 14-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chi 95, Atl 90 at Atl Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 12 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Atl) had 32 points including 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points and 7 assists. Josh Childress (Atl, sprained left ankle), Lames Lang (Atl, flu like symptoms), and John Edwards (Atl, sprained ankle) did not play. Cha 116, NY 109 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 16 points including 6-13 FT, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Jumaine Jones (Cha) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jalen Rose (NY) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Eddy Curry (NY) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 18 points and 7 assists. Orl 103, GS 92 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 12 points and 7 assists. Keyon Dooling (Orl) had 13 points and 3 steals. Derek Fisher (GS) had 20 points and 6 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 17 points and 7 assists. Orl shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and GS shot 46.8% (37-79) FG. Orl shot 18-26 FT and GS shot 8-9 FT. Mickael Pietrus (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play.