News from April 14. Dallas activated Tony Delk and placed Josh Howard on IR with a sore left hamstring. [again, IR is only for the regular season] Boston signed Dana Barros and Ernest Brown and placed Paul Pierce (sprained right ankle) and Kendrick Perkins (flu like symptoms) on IR. Denver activated Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Mark Pope, and Jeff Trepagnier and placed Chris Andersen (left knee tendinitis), Jon Barry (right shoulder strain), and Marcus Camby (lower back strain) on IR. Dwight Howard (high school senior, SW Atlanta Christian Academy, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 92, Hou 89 at Hou Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FT. Bostjan Nachbar (Hou) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Scott Padgett (Hou) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dal shot 23-34 FT and Hou shot 8-15 FT. LAL 105, Por 104 OT at Por Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points on 12-20 FG and 1-8 FT, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 4 steals in 48 minutes. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points including 4-10 3-pointers and the game winning high arcing 3-pointer at the buzzer, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stanislav Medvedenko (LAL) had 10 points including 3-13 FG, 14 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 steals. Darius Miles (Por) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. With the win (and the Sac loss) the Lakers clinched the Pacific Division title. Min 107, Mem 90 at Mem Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 20 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Min) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 8 assists. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 3 blocks. Jason Williams (Mem) had 5 points and 7 assists. Min shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Mem shot 41% (32-78) FG. With the win, Minnesota clinched the Midwest Division title. GS 97, Sac 91 at GS Adonal Foyle (GS) had 10 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jason Richardson (GS) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Calbert Cheaney (GS) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 22 points. Avery Johnson (GS, strained right hamstring), Speedy Claxton (GS, strained right groin), Troy Murphy (GS, right lung contusion), and Bobby Jackson (Sac, sore abdominal) did not play. SA 93, Den 67 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points on 7-10 FG and 9-15 FT, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 11 points on 1-7 FG and 9-12 FT. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 12 points including 5-15 FG. Andre Miller (Den) had 11 points. SA shot 42.4% (28-66) FG and Den shot 32.5% (27-83) FG. SA shot 36-53 FT and Den shot 11-18 FT. NO 94, Was 78 at Was P.J. Brown (NO) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 26 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. David West (NO) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Jared Jeffries (Was) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Etan Thomas (Was) had 16 points including 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darrell Armstrong (NO, strained right ankle), Jerry Stackhouse (Was, sore right ankle), and Kwame Brown (Was, sore left foot) did not play. Tor 89, Mil 87 at Mil Vince Carter (Tor) had 23 points including 8-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 22 points on 8-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 27 points including 11-14 FT. Brian Skinner (Mil) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tor shot 11-11 FT and Mil shot 19-26 FT. Milt Palacio (Mil, left knee injury) did not play. Cle 100, NY 90 at NY Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 17 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 19 points and 7 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia 96, NJ 84 at Mia Caron Butler (Mia) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 13 points and 3 steals. Rasual Butler (Mia) had 16 points on 7-11 FG. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points on 8-11 FG. Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Mia shot 50% (35-70) FG and NJ shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Brian Scalabrine (NJ, strained left hamstring) did not play. Orl 95, Phi 89 at Orl Juwan Howard (Orl) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Andrew DeClercq (Orl) had 12 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tyronn Lue (Orl) had 17 points and 5 assists. Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee injury), Marc Jackson (Phi, left foot stress reaction), and Zaza Pachulia (Orl, bruised right elbow) did not play. Pho 89, Uta 84 at Uta Shawn Marion (Pho) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 29 points on 10-16 FG and 8-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Raul Lopez (Uta) had 25 points on 7-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Howard Eisley (Pho, hernia surgery), Jahidi White (Pho, bone bruise right knee), and Jake Voskuhl (Pho, plantar fasciaitis) did not play. Ind 101, Chi 96 at Ind Al Harrington (Ind) had 22 points including 7-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 10 points including 2-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 21 points including 8-25 FG and 16 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 31 points including 5-15 3-pointers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind), Ron Artest (Ind), Antonio Davis (Chi, sprained right knee), Jerome Williams (Chi, right hamstring injury), and Tyson Chandler (Chi, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 137, Atl 132 at Bos Mark Blount (Bos) had 27 points on 9-12 FG and 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Marcus Banks (Bos) had 28 points including 12-14 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 24 points and 5 assists. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Wesley Person (Atl, strained right hip), Jacque Vaughn (Atl, left hamstring strain), and Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, lower back soreness) did not play. Sea 118, LAC 87 at LAC Ray Allen (Sea) had 26 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 25 points including 11-16 FG. Calvin Booth (Sea) had 12 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 4-4 FT and 5 rebounds. Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 24 points including 10-15 FT and 10 rebounds. Elton Brant (LAC) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Sea shot 54.2% (45-83) FG and LAC shot 42.3% (30-71) FG. Corey Maggette (LAC, strained right hamstring) did not play. Thus ends the 2003-2004 regular season. The playoffs start Saturday. Playoff rosters (12 players, no IR) are due by 2 pm Central today. Final stats leaders [These are what is listed on NBA.com, so I guess that Tracy McGrady (Orl) (28.0) and Allen Iverson (Phi) (26.4) did not reach the minimum requirements for points] Points Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 24.2 Kevin Garnett (Min) 24.2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 24.0 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.9 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.4 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.4 Assists Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.2 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.9 Steve Nash (Dal) 8.8 Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) .584 Mark Blount (Bos) .566 Antawn Jamison (Dal) .535 3-pointer Percentage Anthony Peeler (Sac) .482 Brent Barry (Sea) .452 Brian Cardinal (GS) .444 Free Throw Percentage Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) .927 Steve Nash (Dal) .916 Ray Allen (Sea) .904 Steals Baron Davis (NO) 2.4 Shawn Marion (Pho) 2.1 Ron Artest (Ind) 2.1 Blocks Theo Ratliff (Por) 3.6 Ben Wallace (Det) 3.0 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) 2.8 Turnovers Gilbert Arenas (Was) 4.1 Paul Pierce (Bos) 3.8 Steve Francis (Hou) 3.7 Minutes Allen Iverson (Phi) 42.5 Shawn Marion (Pho) 40.7 Joe Johnson (Pho) 40.6 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Minnesota (0) ____ 8 Denver (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Sacramento (0) ___| |_ __ 5 Dallas (0) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ____ | | 7 Houston (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Memphis (0) |_ _ | 1 Indiana (0) ______ | 8 Boston (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ________| | | 5 New Orleans (0) |_ __| _ 2 New Jersey (0) ___ | 7 New York (0) |_ __| _ 3 Detroit (0) ______| 6 Milwaukee (0) First Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, April 17 Game 1: Boston at Indiana 1:00 pm ESPN Game 1: New York at New Jersey 3:30 pm ESPN Game 1: Memphis at San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Denver at Minnesota 8:30 pm TNT Game 1: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 18 Game 1: Milwaukee at Detroit 12:00 pm ESPN Game 1: Dallas at Sacramento 2:30 pm ABC Game 1: New Orleans at Miami 6:00 pm TNT Monday, April 19 Game 2: Memphis at San Antonio 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 20 Game 2: New York at New Jersey 7:00 pm TNT Game 2: Boston at Indiana 7:30 pm NBATV Game 2: Dallas at Sacramento 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 21 Game 2: Milwaukee at Detroit 6:00 pm TNT Game 2: New Orleans at Miami 7:00 pm NBATV Game 2: Denver at Minnesota 8:30 pm TNT Thursday, April 22 Game 3: New Jersey at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 3: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Friday, April 23 Game 3: Indiana at Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: LA Lakers at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, April 24 Game 3: Miami at New Orleans 12:00 pm TNT Game 3: Detroit at Milwaukee 2:30 pm TNT Game 3: Sacramento at Dallas 6:00 pm ESPN Game 3: Minnesota at Denver 8:30 pm ESPN Sunday, April 25 Game 4: Indiana at Boston 12:00 pm ESPN Game 4: LA Lakers at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Game 4: New Jersey at New York 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: San Antonio at Memphis 8:30 pm TNT Monday, April 26 Game 4: Detroit at Milwaukee 6:00 pm TNT Game 4: Sacramento at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, April 27 Game 4: Miami at New Orleans 7:00 pm TNT Game 4: Minnesota at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, April 28 *Game 5: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 5: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 5: New York at New Jersey TBA Thursday, April 29 *Game 5: Dallas at Sacramento TBA *Game 5: Boston at Indiana TBA *Game 5: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA Friday, April 30 *Game 5: Denver at Minnesota TBA *Game 5: New Orleans at Miami TBA Saturday, May 1 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston TBA *Game 6: San Antonio at Memphis TBA *Game 6: New Jersey at New York TBA *Game 6: Detroit at Milwaukee TBA Sunday, May 2 *Game 6: Sacramento at Dallas TBA *Game 6: Minnesota at Denver TBA *Game 6: Indiana at Boston TBA *Game 6: Miami at New Orleans TBA Monday, May 3 *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA *Game 7: Memphis at San Antonio TBA *Game 7: New York at New Jersey TBA *Game 7: Milwaukee at Detroit TBA Tuesday, May 4 *Game 7: Dallas at Sacramento TBA *Game 7: Minnesota at Denver TBA *Game 7: Boston at Indiana TBA *Game 7: New Orleans at Miami TBA