News from April 12. Dallas activated Walt Williams and placed Evan Eschmeyer on IR with a sore right knee. Denver signed Jeff Trepagnier for the rest of the season. The LA Clippers activated Tremaine Fowlkes and placed Quentin Richardson on IR with a bruised left knee. Golden State suspended Danny Fortson for the last 4 games of the season for conduct detrimental to the team. Stats leaders Points Tracy McGrady (Orl) 32.2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.7 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 27.5 Rebounds Ben Wallace (Det) 15.4 Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.3 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.9 Assists Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.0 Gary Payton (Mil) 8.3 Jason Williams (Mem) 8.3 Dal 117, GS 108 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 37 points including 14-15 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Nash (Dal) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS, tendinitis left Achilles) and Danny Fortson (GS, suspended) did not play. Hou 101, Sea 86 at Hou Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 17 points. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Brent Barry (Sea) had 23 points including 6-9 FG. Hou shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Sea shot 40.3% (29-72) FG. NJ 94, Tor 86 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 21 points including 7-11 FG. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points and 8 assists. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 19 points including 5-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore back), Antonio Davis (Tor, swollen right knee), Alvin Williams (Tor), Vince Carter (Tor, sprained left ankle), and Maceo Baston (Tor, sore left ankle) did not play [Tor only had 7 players available in this game - Williams dressed to meet the minimum 8 players, but was injured]. Orl 89, Bos 86 at Orl Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 37 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Pat Garrity (Orl) had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 2-2 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Eric Williams (Bos) had 16 points including 6-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 11-15 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Orl, sore right big toe) and Tony Battie (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. LAC 101, Den 79 at Den Lamar Odom (LAC) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Andre Miller (LAC) had 16 points on 6-8 FG and 3-7 FT and 9 assists. Marko Jaric (LAC) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Shammond Williams (Den) had 12 points. Jeff Trepagnier (Den) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. LAC shot 45.6% (41-90) FG and Den shot 32.6% (31-95) FG. Nene Hilario (Den, lower back) did not play. Atl 101, Was 100 at Was Ira Newble (Atl) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dion Glover (Atl) had 21 points and 9 assists. Christian Laettner (Was) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Atl shot 10-12 FT and Was shot 18-23 FT. Glenn Robinson (Atl, inflamed left Achilles), Nazr Mohammed (Atl, stress fracture right foot), Charles Oakley (Was, sore right knee), and Jerry Stackhouse (Was, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Cle 104, NY 99 OT at Cle Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 14 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 37 points including 11-12 FT, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 9 assists in 52 minutes. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 23 points including 10-12 FG. Shandon Anderson (NY) had 21 points. Cle shot 31-37 FT and NY shot 16-18 FT. Cle out-rebounded NY 65-38 including 23-6 offensive. Dajuan Wagner (Cle, knee surgery) did not play.