News from April 6. The NBA suspended Jason Williams (Mem) for 1 game for making contact and berating a ref during Monday's Mem-Uta game. The NBA fined Elton Brand (LAC) $5,000 for criticizing the refs following Sunday's LAC-Uta game. Cleveland activated Jeff McInnis and released Mateen Cleaves. Houston activated Kelvin Cato and released Charles Oakley. New Jersey activated Jason Kidd and released Anthony Goldwire. Kirk Snyder (junior, Nevada, guard-forward) and Lawrence Roberts (junior, Mississippi State) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Dal 118, Sea 108 at Dal Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 14 points and 14 assists. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 20 points. Brent Barry (Sea) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ansu Sesay (Sea) had 19 points including 9-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Dal shot 17-17 FT and Sea shot 5-8 FT [the teams combined to tie the NBA record with just 21 fouls]. Tor 97, Cle 86 at Cle Vince Carter (Tor) had 32 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 15 points including the game winning 3-pointer in the last second and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points on 5-17 FG and 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sac 105, NO 91 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brad Miller (Sac) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 20 points including 10-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Darrell Armstrong (NO) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Sac shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and NO shot 41.9% (31-74) FG. David Wesley (NO, right toe injury) and Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Por 91, LAL 80 at LAL Zach Randolph (Por) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derek Anderson (Por) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 24 points on 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-10 FT, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 12 points including 5-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Por shot 50% (38-76) FG and LAL shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Por shot 10-11 FT and LAL shot 13-22 FT. GS 97, Hou 90 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Troy Murphy (GS) had 20 points including 9-12 FG. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 16 points including 8-10 FT, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Jim Jackson (Hou) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 18 points on 4-12 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Avery Johnson (GS, strained right hamstring) did not play. Det 102, Orl 86 at Det Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 17 points including 6-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ben Wallace (Det) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Darvin Ham (Det) had 11 points and 3 steals. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Orl) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Det shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Orl shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Lindsey Hunter (Orl, left eye infection) did not play. Mil 103, NJ 98 at NJ Desmond Mason (Mil) had 18 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Damon Jones (Mil) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 11 assists. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 26 points on 11-18 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ind 107, NY 86 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 26 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 10 rebounds. Tim Thomas (NY) had 16 points. Nazr Mohammed (NY) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Phi 103, Atl 100 OT at Atl Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 18 points on 9-11 FG, 18 rebounds, and 5 blocks in 50 minutes. Eric Snow (Phi) had 18 points and 9 assists. Willie Green (Phi) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10-12 FT and 5 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 26 points on 7-11 FG and 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Jason Collier (Atl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee injury), Marc Jackson (Phi, stress reaction left foot), Jacque Vaughn (Atl, left hamstring strain), and Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, lower back soreness) did not play.