News from April 16. Boston signed Omar Cook and placed Antoine Walker on IR with a sprained left thumb. The LA Clippers exercised their 03-04 options for Darius Miles, Keyon Dooling, and Quentin Richardson. Milwaukee activated Michael Redd and placed Greg Foster on IR with a cervical bulging disc. Jason Caffey (Mil) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove bone spurs. He will be out for the playoffs. Orlando activated Jud Buechler and placed Mike Miller on IR with a sprained left ankle. San Antonio activated Amal McCaskill and placed David Robinson on IR with a lower back strain. Utah activated Quincy Lewis and placed John Crotty on IR with inflammation of his left knee. [Note: players placed on IR with less than 5 games left in the season are only on IR through the rest of the season - it has no affect on their playoff eligibility.] Adrian Walton (freshman, Fordham, guard), William Parker (sophomore, Fordham, guard), and Travis Robinson (junior, Jacksonville, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. [Thanks to Jed Tai] The NBA regular season ends tonight. Dal 96, Uta 87 - at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 35 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 11 points including 2-11 FG and 5 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 18 points and 6 blocks. SA 95, Pho 71 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points including 11-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points and 7 assists. Antonio Daniels (SA) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 12 points on 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Dan Majerle (Pho) had 11 points on 4-5 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Mil 105, Tor 89 - at Mil Anthony Mason (Mil) had 18 points on 8-9 FG and 2-6 FG. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 9 assists. Keon Clark (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 54.5% (42-77) FG and Tor shot 41% (34-83) FG. Michael Redd (Mil, sprained ligament left knee), Eric Montross (Tor, sprained left knee), and Vince Carter (Tor, left knee arthroscopic surgery) did not play. Ind 99, Cle 95 - at Cle Ron Artest (Ind) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 34 points on 11-19 FG and 12-16 FT and 7 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Det 103, NJ 98 - at NJ Clifford Robinson (Det) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ben Wallace (Det) had 14 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jon Barry (Det) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Aaron Williams (NJ) had 30 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kenyon Martin (NJ, death in family) did not play. Cha 88, Mia 81 - at Mia Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 23 points on 5-21 FG and 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (Cha) had 14 points. Jamaal Magloire (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 5 assists. Brian Grant (Mia, sprained right elbow) did not play. Sac 120, GS 106 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 14 rebounds. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 29 points including 13-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 40 points including 18-28 FG and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Webber (Sac, sprained right thumb) did not play. Bob Sura (GS, strained lower back) did not play. Was 116, NY 112 - at Was Tyrone Nesby (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Courtney Alexander (Was) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Bobby Simmons (Was) had 15 points including 7-10 FG. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Clarence Weatherspoon (NY) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points and 5 assists. Jahidi White (Was, sprained right ankle) and Richard Hamilton (Was, strained right groin) did not play. Orl 102, Atl 95 - at Atl Monty Williams (Orl) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Troy Hudson (Orl) had 18 points on 5-15 FG and 8-11 FT and 7 assists. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 16 points on 6-17 FG and 4-7 FT, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Alan Henderson (Atl, sore right knee) did not play. LAC 92, Mem 84 - at LAC Corey Maggette (LAC) had 13 points on 6-9 FG and 5 assists. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Shane Battier (Mem) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. LAC shot 9-15 FT and Mem shot 7-7 FT. Jeff McInnis (LAC, left thigh bruise) and Brevin Knight (Mem, plantar fasciaitis) did not play. Den 101, Hou 70 - at Den Donnell Harvey (Den) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. James Posey (Den) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Carlos Arroyo (Den) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 5 assists. Oscar Torres (Hou) had 18 points including 7-10 FT. Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 14 points including 6-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Den shot 48.9% (44-90) FG and Den shot 30.6% (26-85) FG. George McCloud (Den, corneal abrasion), Juwan Howard (Den, strained right groin), Kevin Willis (Hou, right knee tendinitis), Cuttino Mobley (Hou, flu like symptoms), and Steve Francis (Hou, right shoulder strain) did not play.