News from April 10. New Orleans activated James Posey and placed Ryan Bowen on IL. The LA Clippers activated Marcus Camby and placed Mardy Collins on IL. Houston activated James White and placed Yao Ming (sore foot) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Malik Rose and placed Nick Collison on IL. Orlando activated Anthony Johnson and placed Jeremy Richardson on IL. Miami activated Daequan Cook and placed Jamario Moon on IL. Atlanta activated Marvin Williams and placed Maurice Evans (death in family) on IL. Dal 100, NO 92 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 25 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 3 points including 0-6 FG, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 5-15 FG. David West (NO) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 42 points including 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cle 102, Phi 92 at Phi LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and 10 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 18 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Cle) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points on 8-11 FG and 9-11 FT. Andre Miller (Phi) had 17 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 105, Uta 99 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Rogers Mason (SA) had 16 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 31 points on 9-15 FG and 13-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points and 10 assists. Por 106, LAL 98 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points and 8 assists. Steve Blake (Por) had 16 points and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 11-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mem 106, Pho 89 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 13 points. Louis Amundson (Pho) had 13 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Quinton Ross (Mem, strained left quad) did not play. NY 105, Orl 95 at Orl Al Harrington (NY) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 20 points and 16 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. OKC 84, Cha 81 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points including 9-24 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 9 turnovers. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 20 points. OKC shot 46.8% (37-79) FG and Cha shot 33.3% (29-87) FG. Bos 105, Mia 98 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 22 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ray Allen (Bos) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 7 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 23 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 31 points and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. Atl 122, Ind 118 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 30 points including 10-16 FT, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 22 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 35 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 7-11 FT and 3 steals. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Det 100, NJ 93 at Det Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 15 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 9 assists. Andrew Bynum (Det) had 20 points. Ryan Anderson (NJ) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Hou 113, GS 109 at GS Luis Scola (Hou) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ron Artest (Hou) had 19 points and 6 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 20 points. Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 32 points including 11-12 FT. C.J. Watson (GS) had 18 points and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (GS, strained lower back), Monta Ellis (GS, sprained left ankle), Corey Maggette (GS, post concussion syndrome), and Brandon Wright (GS, left shoulder) did not play. LAC 109, Sac 78 at LAC Brian Skinner (LAC) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Ike Diogu (Sac) had 13 points and 5 rebounds (all offensive). LAC shot 56% (47-84) FG and Sac shot 32.6% (31-95) FG. Zach Randolph (LAC, suspended) and Al Thornton (LAC, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Was 100, Tor 98 at Tor Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Brandan Haywood (Was) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Caron Butler (Was) had 21 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points on 7-11 FG and 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers. All 16 playoff spots have now been clinch, though the exact order is still to be determined. Schedule for Saturday, April 11 (All times Central) Detroit @ Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Orlando @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Golden State @ Utah 8:00 pm Portland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html