News from March 14. Dallas activated Keith Van Horn and placed Josh Howard on IL with a strained left hamstring. Toronto activated Alvin Williams and placed Eric Williams on IL. Washington activated Jared Jeffries and placed Billy Thomas on IL. Charlotte activated Kareem Rush and placed Kevin Burleson on IL. Chicago activated Eddie Basden and placed Chris Duhon on IL with a sore back. New Orleans activated Brandon Bass and placed Moochie Norris on IL. The LA Lakers activated Aaron McKie and placed Chris Mihm on IL with a sprained right ankle. Charlotte announced that Emeka Okafur will miss the rest of the season due to his sprained right ankle. Dallas and San Antonio formally clinched a playoff berth. Dal 91, Cle 87 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilguaskas (Cle) had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dal out-scored Cle 27-8 in the 3rd quarter. Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left MCL) and Adrian Griffin (Dal, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mem 93, Bos 76 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 13 points and 6 assists. Jake Tsakalidis (Mem) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points and 5 turnovers. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mem shot 49.2% (29-59) FG and Bos shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. Mem shot 27-34 FT and Bos shot 10-13 FT. SA 96, NO 81 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nazr Mohammed (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marc Jackson (NO) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Pho 129, Sea 120 at Sea Shawn Marion (Pho) had 24 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raja Bell (Pho) had 25 points on 10-13 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 8 assists. Tim Thomas (Pho) had 23 points on 10-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 33 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Pho shot 10-13 FT and Sea shot 22-27 FT. Dijon Thompson (Pho, right knee injury) did not play. Sac 114, LAL 98 at Sac Ron Artest (Sac) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Brad Miller (Sac) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 24 points including 9-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sac shot 26-28 FT and LAL shot 11-15 FT. Chi 95, Por 66 at Chi Ben Gordon (Chi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 14 points and 7 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 13 points. Zach Randolph (Por) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Chi shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and Por shot 35.1% (27-77) FG. Juan Dixon (Por, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Mia 121, Uta 83 at Mia James Posey (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 9-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 19 points on 4-5 FG and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 12 points and 6 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Mia shot 57.1% (36-63) FG and Uta shot 40.4% (38-94) FG. Mia shot 42-48 FT and Uta shot 6-13 FT. Mia out-rebounded Uta 50-29. Tor 111, Phi 97 at Phi Chris Bosh (Tor) had 31 points on 10-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Mike James (Tor) had 14 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Darrick Martin (Tor) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 12 assists. Chris Webber (Phi) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points on 3-9 FG and 13-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Salmons (Phi) had 23 points. Jose Calderon (Tor, left Achilles tendinitis), Allen Iverson (Phi, right foot injury), and Kevin Ollie (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 119, Cha 114 at Cha Caron Butler (Was) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 35 points including 13-19 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 34 points on 11-19 FG and 11-11 FT and 7 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 15 points on 4-11 FG and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jumaine Jones (Cha) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebound.