Jason Williams is known for his creativity -- well, his tattoos, too -- but a play he made in the first 90 seconds of Monday's game was unusual even for him. Trying to drive the lane on John Stockton, Williams pulled up at the free-throw line. With nowhere to go and his Memphis teammates covered, Williams simply threw the basketball at the backboard, then ran to retrieve it.

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By burying a 16-foot runner along the left baseline in the third quarter, Stockton moved up another notch on the NBA's career scoring list Monday.