News from April 11. Minnesota activated Rod Strickland and placed Igor Rakocevic on IR with right ankle synovitis. Chicago activated Dalibor Bagaric and placed Tyson Chandler on IR with esophagitis. Miami retired Michael Jordan's #23. It is the first number Miami has retired and is also the first time in NBA history that a team has retired a number for a person that was never directly associated with the team. Uta 95, Dal 92 at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 6 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Raef LaFrentz (Dal) had 21 points on 9-14 FG. Steve Nash (Dal) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 21-38 FT and Dal shot 13-14 FT. SA 94, Sea 86 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 15 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 5 assists. Malik Rose (SA) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 13 points on 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 32 points including 13-22 FG. SA shot 36-49 FT and Sea shot 13-17 FT. Stephen Jackson (SA, sore left hip flexor) did not play. Pho 117, GS 101 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 20 points and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Troy Murphy (GS) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Sac 105, Den 103 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 17 points. Chris Webber (Sac) had 29 points including the game winning scoop shot with .9 seconds left, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Den) had 24 points including 10-17 FG. Nene Hilario (Den) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, right knee injury), Keon Clark (Sac, sinus infection), and Donnell Harvey (Den, strained lower back) did not play. NO 93, Det 89 at NO Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. George Lynch (NO) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 19 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Corliss Williamson (Det) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. P.J. Brown (NO, sprained right ankle), Baron Davis (NO, strained left knee), and Ben Wallace (Det, sprained left MCL) did not play. Atl 109, Cle 89 at Atl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 16 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Dion Glover (Atl) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jumaine Jones (Cle) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tierre Brown (Cle) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Atl shot 20-27 FT and Cle shot 7-15 FT. Glenn Robinson (Atl, inflamed left Achilles), Darvin Ham (Atl, flu), and Nazr Mohammed (Atl, stress fracture) did not play. Mem 96, Por 93 at Mem Stromile Swift (Mem) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 12 assists. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 31 points and 20 rebounds including 11 offensive. Dale Davis (Por, sore back), Antonio Daniels (Por, dental surgery), and Ruben Patterson (Por, fractured left eye socket did not play. Orl 98, Ind 86 at Ind Steven Hunter (Orl) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 35 points on 11-32 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 8-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Orl strained right big toe) and Ron Mercer (Ind, strained lower back) did not play. Mil 105, Tor 103 at Tor Sam Cassell (Mil) had 15 points and 8 assists. Gary Payton (Mil) had 24 points including 10-18 FG and 6 assists. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 25 points including 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jerome Williams (Tor) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 5 assists. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Anthony Mason (Mil, sore left thigh), Jason Caffey (Mil, sore back), Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back), Antonio Davis (Tor, swollen right knee), Voshon Lenard (Tor, bruised right knee), Vince Carter (Tor, sprained left ankle), and Maceo Baston (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 91, Mia 87 at Mia Kwame Brown (Was) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Was) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 25 points. Caron Butler (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rasual Butler (Mia) had 10 points. Charles Oakley (Was, sore right knee) and Jerry Stackhouse (Was, tendinitis right knee) did not play. NY 108, Phi 103 at NY Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 16 points. Howard Eisley (NY) had 18 points and 7 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 25 points. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 20 points including 8-21 FG, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eric Snow (Phi) had 18 points and 3 steals. Derrick Coleman (Phi, strained left thigh) and Keith Van Horn (Phi, strained left foot) did not play. Min 106, LAC 90 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points including 10-18 FG, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocks, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points including 9-14 FG. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (Min) had 20 points including 4-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Min shot 59.2% (45-76) FG and LAC shot 45.7% (37-81) FG. Lamar Odom (LAC, sore left ankle) did not play. Chi 95, NJ 86 at Chi Jalen Rose (Chi) had 23 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 29 points including 11-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 3 steals. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 17 points. Donyell Marshall (Chi, strained right shoulder) and Eddie Robinson (Chi, migraine) did not play.