News from March 15. Chicago signed Luke Schenscher to a 2nd 10-day contract. Phoenix released Andre Barrett on Tuesday. Toronto signed Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract. Denver activated Howard Eisley and placed Kenyon Martin on IL with tendinitis in his left knee. Charlotte activated Kevin Burleson and placed Gerald Wallace on IL with a sprained left ankle. Toronto activated Eric Williams and placed Alvin Williams and Jose Calderon on IL. Portland activated Joel Przybilla and placed Juan Dixon on IL with left knee tendinitis. New York activated Eddy Curry and placed Quentin Richardson on IL with a sprained thumb. The LA Clippers activated Yaroslav Korolev and placed James Singleton on IL. Minnesota activated Richie Frahm and placed Eddie Griffin on IL. Dal 95, Hou 81 at Hou Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 12 points. Yao Ming (Hou) had 36 points on 12-17 FG and 12-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Adrian Griffin (Dal, strained right hamstring), Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left MCL), and David Wesley (Hou, cracked right ribs) did not play. Den 101, Ind 99 at Ind Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points including the game winning 18-footer with 2.2 seconds left. Marcus Camby (Den) had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Andre Miller (Den) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 22 points and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 21 points on 6-21 FG and 9-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Scot Pollard (Ind, sore left foot) did not play. Mil 104, Chi 88 at Mil Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Mil) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points and 12 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Mil shot 47.9% (34-71) FG and Chi shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. Pho 126, LAC 95 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Pho) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points including 9-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 12 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points including 6-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 18 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Pho shot 55.6% (50-90) FG and LAC shot 34.3% (35-102) FG. Pho shot 10-11 FT and LAC shot 20-30 FT. Dijon Thompson (Pho, right knee injury) did not play. NY 121, Atl 117 2OT at NY Jalen Rose (NY) had 17 points. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 21 points including 9-14 FT. Nate Robinson (NY) had 18 points and 6 assists. Al Harrington (Atl) had 28 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 36 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. NY shot 40-58 FT and Atl shot 25-33 FT. Josh Childress (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 107, Cha 99 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 34 points on 11-17 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 6 turnovers. Jumaine Jones (Cha) had 25 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bernard Robinson (Cha) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 3 steals. Was out-rebounded Cha 55-33 including 15-10 offensive. LAL 92, Min 89 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points on 9-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 14 rebounds. Marcus Banks (Min) had 18 points and 8 assists. LAL shot 8-9 FT and Min shot 18-18 FT. Det 105, Tor 98 at Tor Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 26 points on 7-10 FG, 4-4 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 10 assists. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 23 points on 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Mike James (Tor) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Det shot 13-21 FT and Tor shot 5-9 FT. Orl 114, Uta 108 OT at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 20 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points including 8-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Tony Battie (Orl) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 9 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 30 points and 11 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 30 points including 13-23 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Andre Kirilenko (Uta) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Orl shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Uta shot 42.2% (38-90) FG. NJ 78, Por 65 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 22 points on 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 12 points on 5-6 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. NJ out-scored Por 21-5 in the 4th quarter.