News from April 9. Indiana activated Jonathan Bender and placed Primoz Brezec on IR with left Achilles tendinitis. The LA Lakers activated Kareem Rush. Andre Iguodala (sophomore, Arizona, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 103, Mem 95 at LAL Karl Malone (LAL) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 28 points on 12-14 FG and 4-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points including 14-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. James Posey (Mem) had 19 points and 3 steals. Mike Miller (Mem) had 22 points on 10-15 FG. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Bonzi Wells (Mem, sore lower back) and Pau Gasol (Mem, sore arch) did not play. Pho 101, Sac 96 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points on 6-25 FG and 11-18 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Howard Eisley (Pho, hernia surgery), Jahidi White (Mem, bone bruise right knee), Jake Voskuhl (Pho, plantar fasciaitis), and Bobby Jackson (Sac, abdominal strain) did not play. SA 84, Por 74 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Radoslav Nesterovic (SA) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Por) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Derek Anderson (Por) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 4 steals. Ind 90, NJ 80 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Jeramine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (Ind) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Collins (NJ) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ, bone bruise left knee) and Kenyon Martin (NJ, tendinitis left knee) did not play. Was 83, Phi 80 at Phi Jared Jeffries (Was) had 4 points on 2-7 FG and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points including 5-11 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 9 assists. Larry Hughes (Was) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Willie Green (Phi) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 3 steals. Kwame Brown (Was, sore left foot), Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee injury), and Marc Jackson (Phi, stress reaction left foot) did not play. Det 74, Tor 66 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points. Ben Wallace (Det) had 6 points on 2-9 FG and 2-8 FT and 16 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points and 5 assists. Vince Carter (Tor) had 18 points including 6-21 FG and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 92, GS 74 at GS Kevin Garnett (Min) had 29 points including 12-15 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Min) had 19 points and 7 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 12 points. Adonal Foyle (GS) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 16 rebounds. Troy Murphy (GS) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Avery Johnson (GS, strained right hamstring) did not play. Hou 106, Den 103 at Hou Jim Jackson (Hou) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 33 points including 11-13 FT, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 22 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points including 10-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Den) had 23 points including 10-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Mia 106, Cle 91 at Mia Lamar Odom (Mia) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Grant (Mia) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including 10-12 FT, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 11-15 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Lee Nailon (Cle) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 89, Bos 80 at NO George Lynch (NO) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 23 points and 17 rebounds. David Wesley (NO) had 19 points and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 116, Chi 101 at Chi Chris Crawford (Atl) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 36 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bob Sura (Atl) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 11 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 29 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 17 points. Jacque Vaughn (Atl, strained left hamstring), Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, sore lower back), Marcus Fizer (Chi, viral illness), and Tyson Chandler (Chi, eye surgery) did not play.