News from March 22. Dallas activated Avery Johnson and placed Popeye Jones on IR with a sprained right ankle. Chicago activated Eddie Robinson and placed Dalibor Bagaric on IR with a sprained left ankle. Milwaukee activated Joel Przybilla and placed Jamal Sampson on IR with right shoulder pain. Theron Smith (junior, Ball State, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] Stats leaders Points Tracy McGrady (Orl) 32.1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 30.1 Allen Iverson (Phi) 27.3 Rebounds Ben Wallace (Det) 15.2 Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.4 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.9 Assists Jason Kidd (Pho) 8.6 Gary Payton (Mil) 8.5 Stephon Marbury (Pho) 8.2 Dal 102, Pho 95 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 27 points and 13 assists. Eduardo Najera (Dal) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 21 points and 18 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 21 points and 8 assists. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal, strained left hamstring) did not play. Atl 92, Ind 89 at Atl Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dion Glover (Atl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Al Harrington (Ind) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Nazr Mohammed (Atl, right foot surgery) and Ron Artest (Ind, suspended) did not play. NJ 107, Mem 99 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 18 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 24 points including 6-7 FG and 11 assists. NJ shot 26-33 FT and Mem shot 9-13 FT. NJ out-rebounded Mem 49-29. Mil 93, NO 85 at Mil Desmond Mason (Mil) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Gary Payton (Mil) had 20 points and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (NO) had 13 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 18 points and 7 assists. Baron Davis (NO) had 20 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Desmond Mason (Mil, strained left hip) and David Wesley (NO, bruised left foot) did not play. Uta 88, LAC 73 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 6 blocks. Wang Zhizhi (LAC) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 50% (32-64) FG and LAC shot 26.3% (21-80) FG. Chi 100, NY 98 at Chi Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 30 points including 12-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 22 points on 10-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chi shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and NY shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Den 90, Bos 80 at Den Juwan Howard (Den) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene Hilario (Den) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Junior Harrington (Den) had 12 points and 3 steals. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 31 points on 8-25 FG and 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Den shot 47.3% (35-74) FG and Bos shot 30.7% (23-75) FG. Tony Delk (Bos, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 113, Por 104 at Por Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 30 points including 10-14 FG. Chris Webber (Sac) had 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 31 points including 13-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Derek Anderson (Por) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals.