News from April 13. Dallas activated Johnny Newman and placed Avery Johnson on IR with a bruised left calf. [Note: players placed on IR with less than 5 games left in the season are only on IR for the rest of the season - it has no affect on their eligibility for the playoffs.] Chicago activated A.J. Guyton and placed Charles Oakley on IR with left shoulder tendinitis. San Antonio announced that assistant GM R.C. Buford will be promoted to GM on July 1, replacing GM Gregg Popovich (who will still be coach). Dal 116, Sea 99 - at Sea Eduardo Najera (Dal) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 29 points including 11-17 FG. Greg Buckner (Dal) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 22 points including 9-12 FG. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dal shot 53.4% (47-88) FG and Sea shot 41% (34-83) FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sprained left ankle) and Rashard Lewis (Sea, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 113, Mem 92 - at Mem Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 12-17 FG, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Mark Bryant (SA) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Malik Rose (SA) had 26 points including 11-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points and 6 assists. Jason Williams (Mem) had 15 points and 5 assists. SA shot 58% (47-81) FG and Mem shot 46.2% (36-78) FG. David Robinson (SA, sore back), Brevin Knight (Mem, plantar fasciaitis), and Stromile Swift (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Det 124, Chi 106 - at Chi Ben Wallace (Det) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clifford Robinson (Det) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 19 points on 4-14 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 assists. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 26 points and 6 assists. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 26 points and 6 assists. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Eddie Robinson (Chi, pulled left groin) did not play. Atl 128, Cle 123 2OT - at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 36 points including 10-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals in 53 minutes. Jason Terry (Atl) had 43 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 6-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists in 54 minutes. Ira Newble (Atl) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds including 9 offensive in 50 minutes. Andre Miller (Cle) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Person (Cle) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Alan Henderson (Atl, sore right knee) did not play. Den 98, Pho 94 - at Den Donnell Harvey (Den) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Calbert Cheaney (Den) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 28 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers, and 11 assists. Juwan Howard (Den, strained right groin) and Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Min 101, LAC 98 - at LAC Kevin Garnett (Min) had 35 points including 13-18 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 17 points. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 24 points including 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 19 points. Uta 109, GS 101 - at GS John Stockton (Uta) had 26 points on 7-11 FG and 12-12 FT and 9 assists. Scott Padgett (Uta) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 11 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 16 points and 7 assists. Uta shot 36-44 FT and GS shot 13-21 FT. Bob Sura (GS, strained lower back) did not play.