News from April 16. Note: these IR placements only apply to the final game of the regular season - they have no affect on a player's eligibility for the playoffs. Detroit activated Danny Manning, Pepe Sanchez, and Don Reid and placed Zeljko Rebraca (lower back strain), Clifford Robinson (tendinitis left knee), and Ben Wallace (sprained left MCL) on IR. New Jersey activated Brandon Armstrong and placed Dikembe Mutombo on IR with a sore right wrist. Milwaukee activated Jamal Sampson and placed Jason Caffey on IR with a sore back. Portland activated Chris Dudley and placed Dale Davis on IR with a lower back strain. Orlando activated Olumide Oyedeji and placed Pat Garrity on IR with a strained groin. San Antonio activated Mengke Bateer and placed Tim Duncan (left knee effusion) and Stephen Jackson (sprained left thumb) on IR. Luke Ridnour (junior, Oregon, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks Jed Tia] Dal 93, SA 72 at SA Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-24 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Smith (SA) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Steve Kerr (SA) had 10 points. Dal shot 7-8 FT and SA shot 16-18 FT. Phi 107, Was 87 at Phi Aaron McKie (Phi) had 15 points and 5 assists. Eric Snow (Phi) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 35 points including 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kwame Brown (Was) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Was) had 15 points. Monty Williams (Phi, strained left knee), Charles Oakley (Was, sore right knee), and Jerry Stackhouse (Was, right knee tendinitis) did not play. LAL 117, GS 111 at GS Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points on 10-15 FG and 7-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 44 points on 16-28 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Robert Horry (LAL) had 7 points including 2-3 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 19 points and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 33 points including 12-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Mills (GS, left Achilles), Danny Fortson (GS, suspended), and Troy Murphy (GS, suspended) did not play. LAC 107, Por 93 at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 24 points including 10-13 FG, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Andre Miller (LAC) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. LAC shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Por shot 41.6% (37-89) FG. Sean Rooks (LAC, suspended) and Corey Maggette (LAC, bruised ribs) did not play. Min 95, Mem 87 at Mem Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 19 points including 9-24 FG, 16 rebounds, and 8 assists. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 14 rebounds. Joe Smith (Min, extended knee) did not play. Sac 95, Uta 84 at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 14 points. Jim Jackson (Sac) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, right knee injury) did not play. NO 92, Atl 77 at NO Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 15 points including 4-15 FG, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (NO) had 21 points. Robert Traylor (NO) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 13 points and 8 assists. Dion Glover (Atl) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Glenn Robinson (Atl, inflamed left Achilles) and Nazr Mohammed (Atl, right foot injury) did not play. Sea 84, Pho 70 at Sea Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Brent Barry (Sea) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 21 points on 10-16 FG. Rashard Lewis (Sea, suspended) did not play. Bos 99, Det 92 at Bos Tony Delk (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Corie Blount (Bos) had 11 points including 3-4 FG and 9 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 10 points including 3-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Det) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Danny Manning (Det) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Bos shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Det shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Mil 93, Orl 87 at Mil Tim Thomas (Mil) had 21 points including 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 19 points on 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Orl) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. Anthony Mason (Mil, sore right quad), Sam Cassell (Mil, sore right thumb), and Tracy McGrady (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play. Hou 89, Den 84 at Den Yao Ming (Hou) had 13 points including 3-11 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Steve Francis (Hou) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 16 point and 10 rebounds. Shammond Williams (Den) had 15 points including 6-9 FG. Chris Andersen (Den) had 11 points. Hou shot 29-35 FT and Den shot 4-8 FT. Ind 90, NJ 83 at Ind Al Harrington (Ind) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Anthony Johnson (NJ) had 16 points. Aaron Williams (NJ) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Ind shot 18-24 FT and NJ shot 10-12 FT. Brad Miller (Ind, sore left foot) did not play. Cle 96, Tor 86 at Cle Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Smush Parker (Cle) had 17 points and 5 assists. Tierre Brown (Cle) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jerome Williams (Tor) had 13 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ricky Davis (Cle, sprained right ankle), Dajuan Wagner (Cle, arthroscopic surgery), Maceo Baston (Tor, sprained left ankle), Vince Carter (Tor, sprained left ankle), Alvin Williams (Tor, swollen left ankle), Voshon Lenard (Tor, right knee contusion), Antonio Davis (Tor, swollen right knee), and Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back) did not play. Thus ends the 02-03 regular season schedule. Playoff rosters were due Thursday by 5 pm (I'll send those out tomorrow). The 2003 Playoffs start Saturday! 2002-03 Stat leaders Points Tracy McGrady (Orl) 32.1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 30.0 Allen Iverson (Phi) 27.6 Rebounds Ben Wallace (Det) 15.4 Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.4 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.9 Assists Jason Kidd (NJ) 8.9 Jason Williams (Mem) 8.3 Gary Payton (Mil) 8.3 Field Goal Percentage Eddy Curry (Chi) .585 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) .574 Carlos Boozer (Cle) .536 3-point Percentage Bruce Bowen (SA) .441 Michael Redd (Mil) .438 Wesley Person (Mem) .433 Free Throw Percentage Allan Houston (NY) .919 Ray Allen (Sea) .916 Steve Nash (Dal) .909 Steals Allen Iverson (Phi) 2.7 Ron Artest (Ind) 2.3 Shawn Marion (Pho) 2.3 Blocks Theo Ratliff (Atl) 3.2 Ben Wallace (Det) 3.2 Tim Duncan (SA) 2.9 Turnovers Jason Kidd (NJ) 3.7 Steve Francis (Hou) 3.7 Paul Pierce (Bos) 3.7 Minutes Allen Iverson (Phi) 42.5 Cuttino Mobley (Hou) 41.7 Shawn Marion (Pho) 41.6 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) __ 8 Phoenix (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Minnesota (0) ____| |_ __ 5 LA Lakers (0) _ | | | 2 Sacramento (0) ___ | | 7 Utah (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 Dallas (0) _______| | 6 Portland (0) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (0) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Philadelphia (0) _| | | 5 New Orleans (0) |_ __| _ 2 New Jersey (0) ___ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ __| _ 3 Indiana (0) ______| 6 Boston (0)