News from April 8. New Orleans activated Maciej Lampe and placed Speedy Claxton on IR with a strained right groin. Seattle activated Mateen Cleaves and placed Robert Swift on IR with right knee tendinitis. Orlando signed Mark Jones for the rest of the season and placed Grant Hill on IR with a sore left shin. Orlando received and injury exception to carry an extra player. Chi 102, NY 94 at NY Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points on 5-15 FG and 11-11 FT. Adrian Griffin (Chi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 4 steals. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 29 points and 7 assists. Chi shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and NY shot 42% (37-88) FG. Eddy Curry (Chi, irregular heartbeat) and Tim Thomas (NY, left patella tendinitis) did not play. Ind 93, Was 83 at Ind Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Anthony Johnson (Ind) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Larry Hughes (Was) had 24 points including 8-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Kwame Brown (Was) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left foot) and Antawn Jamison (Was, right knee tendinitis) did not play. GS 127, Pho 119 at GS Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Adonal Foyle (GS) had 8 points, 17 rebounds including 11 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Jason Richardson (GS) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 15 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 28 points including 9-11 FG and 6-6 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 44 points on 15-25 FG and 14-15 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Calbert Cheaney (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 119, Por 115 at Por Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 35 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Sac) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 19 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ruben Patterson (Por) had 20 points on 9-15 FG and 2-10 FT. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Sebastian Telfair (Por) had 21 points and 6 assists. Darius Miles (Por) had 23 points and 6 assists. Theo Ratliff (Por, sore right shoulder) and Derek Anderson (Por, sore back) did not play. Mil 93, Cha 75 at Mil Desmond Mason (Mil) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Michael Redd (Mil) had 17 points including 6-17 FG. Marcus Fizer (Mil) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Mil shot 49.3% (36-73) FG and Cha shot 32.2% (29-90) FG. Det 114, Orl 102 at Orl Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points including 10-13 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Steve Francis (Orl) had 23 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Den 107, Min 104 at Min Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 22 points, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points including 10-11 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Sam Cassell (Min) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mem 97, Mia 81 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 3 steals. Jason Williams (Mem) had 13 points and 6 assists. Mike Miller (Mem) had 30 points including 10-16 FG and 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damon Jones (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Dwayne Wade (Mia) had 16 points including 5-17 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mem shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and Mia shot 38.7% (29-75) FG. James Posey (Mem, bruised right hip), Jake Tsakalitis (Mem, strained right hamstring), and Shaquille O'Neal (Mia, stomach virus) did not play. Phi 103, Cle 98 at Phi Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 23 points including 10-15 FG, 16 rebounds including 9 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 16 assists, 5 steals, and 8 turnovers. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 24 points including 11-19 FG. LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points including 11-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Webber (Phi, left shoulder sprain) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle, dislocated right ring finger) did not play. LAL 117, Sea 94 at Sea Caron Butler (LAL) had 31 points and 7 rebounds. Jumaine Jones (LAL) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points including 15-20 FG and 7-11 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Sea) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 5-13 3-pointers and 3 steals. Nick Collison (Sea) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. LAL shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Sea shot 41.3% (31-75) FG. Tor 109, Atl 101 OT at Tor Jalen Rose (Tor) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 26 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals in 50 minutes. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 21 points and 8 assists in 50 minutes. Milt Palacio (Tor) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Predrag Drobnjak (Atl) had 21 points. Tony Delk (Atl) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Atl, groin pull) and Obinna Ekezie (Atl, left shoulder sprain) did not play. Uta 98, NO 87 at NO Matt Harpring (Uta) had 28 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Keith McLeod (Uta) had 12 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Lee Nailon (NO) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NO) had 18 points. Uta shot 54.8% (34-62) FG and NO shot 41.6% (32-77) FG. Raja Bell (Uta, bruised right leg), Jamaal Magloire (NO, back spasms), and Chris Andersen (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play.