News from March 17. The NBA fined Mike Woodson (Atl) $20,000 and Josh Smith (Atl) $15,000 for comments they made regarding the refs following Monday's Atl-Mil game. Golden State signed Will Bynum to a 10-day contract. Washington signed Billy Thomas for the rest of the season. The LA Clippers activated James Singleton and placed Yaroslav Korolev on IL. Sacramento activated Jamal Sampson and placed Jason Hart on IL. Boston activated Michael Olowokandi and placed Dwayne Jones on IL. Portland activated Ha Seung-Jin and placed Theo Ratliff on IL. Denver activated Julius Hodge and placed Earl Boykins on IL with a fractured left hand. San Antonio placed Sean Marks on IL. Dal 104, Was 94 at Was Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 17 points. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 15 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left MCL) and Adrian Griffin (Dal, strained right hamstring) did not play. SA 108, Pho 102 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points, 13 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 7 assists. Nazr Mohammed (SA) had 30 points including 13-21 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points and 5 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 30 points including 13-22 FG and 6 assists. SA out-rebounded Pho 57-29 including 26-8 offensive. Dijon Thompson (Pho, right knee surgery) did not play. NY 105, Det 103 at NY Eddy Curry (NY) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and the game winning jumper with 2.2 seconds left. Malik Rose (NY) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Mem 116, Den 102 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 41 points including 15-24 FG and 5-12 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 33 points including 16-25 FG. Ruben Patterson (Den) had 17 points. Linas Kleiza (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 84, Bos 77 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points on 5-18 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points on 5-18 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) had 16 points. NJ 92, LAL 89 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 9-24 FG, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Uta 111, Atl 101 at Atl Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 24 points including 11-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 5 blocks. Al Harrington (Atl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 19 points and 15 rebounds and 9 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points and 5 assists. Uta shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Atl shot 44.9% (35-78) FG. LAC 99, Phi 89 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 24 points including 11-18 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 20 points. Vladimir Radmanovic (LAC) had 15 points. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Phi) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi, sprained right foot) did not play. Tor 97, Mil 96 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Mike James (Tor) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Mil) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cle 99, Por 84 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Por) had 24 points including 9-15 FG. Cle shot 21-30 FT and Por shot 11-15 FT. Ind 98, Sac 93 at Ind Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 20 points and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Sac) had 18 points including 6-22 FG and 5 assists. Brad Miller (Sac) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 22 points including 5-11 3-pointers.