News from April 14. The NBA suspended Josh Childress (Atl) for 2 games for throwing a forearm at Andres Nocioni (Chi) and fined Nocioni $5,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul level 2 for making unnecessary and excessive contact with Childress during Wednesday's Atl-Chi game. The NBA fined Erick Dampier (Dal) $5,000 and upgraded his flagrant foul level 1 to a level 2 for his foul on Shawn Marion (Pho) during Thursday's Dal-Pho game. Yao Ming (Hou) underwent surgery on his right foot to repair a broken bone. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 months. Detroit activated Jason Maxiell and placed Kelvin Cato on IL. New York activated Steve Francis and placed Stephon Marbury on IL with a strained left patella tendon. New Orleans activated David West and placed Aaron Williams on IL with an injured right knee. Chicago activated Luol Deng and Chris Duhon and placed Randy Livingston and Eddie Basden on IL. [Note: with the regular season winding down, some teams are opting not to play key players in giving them rest before the playoffs - such as Dallas not playing Jerry Stackhouse and DeSagana Diop on Thursday, Phoenix not playing Steve Nash and Raja Bell on Friday, and Detroit not playing the starters in the 4th quarter on Friday. So if you see a name player listed as not playing or being put on IL without an injury mentioned, they are probably just being rested.] Ind 89, Min 77 at Ind Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 29 points on 10-16 FG and 9-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 17 points including 6-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eddie Griffin (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Mark Blount (Min) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), Kevin Garnett (Min, right knee tendinitis), Anthony Carter (Min, sore right foot), and Rashad McCants (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mia 104, Phi 85 at Mia Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Chris Webber (Phi) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points including 10-12 FT and 5 turnovers. Mia shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Phi shot 41% (32-78) FG. GS 110, Pho 102 at GS Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 18 points. Jason Richardson (GS) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derek Fisher (GS) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 31 points on 11-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Boris Diaw (Pho) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Troy Murphy (GS, sprained right ankle), Mickael Pietrus (GS, strained right groin), Amare Stoudemire (Pho, right knee surgery), Steve Nash (Pho), and Raja Bell (Pho) did not play. Chi 103, Was 101 at Chi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 9-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 36 points on 13-32 FG and 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antonio Daniels (Was) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chi shot 10-12 FT and Was shot 18-28 FT. NJ 79, Bos 74 at Bos Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 12 points on 2-8 FG and 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 15 points including 4-16 FG and 6 assists. Clifford Robinson (NJ) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points on 5-16 FG and 11-17 FT and 6 rebounds. Antoine Wright (NJ, strained right quad) and Delonte West (Bos, strained left calf) did not play. Uta 105, NO 104 at Oklahoma City Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 25 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 blocks. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 20 points on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. David West (NO) had 31 points including 14-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Speedy Claxton (NO) had 15 points. Tor 108, Det 103 at Tor Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 20 points. Mike James (Tor) had 39 points including 18-18 FT and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 15 points including 6-6 FG and 10 assists. Eric Williams (Tor, personal reasons) and Matt Bonner (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 97, NY 80 at NY Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points including 8-9 FG. Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Redd (Mil) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Eddy Curry (NY) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Taylor (NY) had 22 points. Quentin Richardson (NY, sprained left thumb) did not play. LAL 110, Por 99 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 50 points on 17-28 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Martell Webster (Por) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Por) had 15 points and 7 assists. Darius Miles (Por, disciplinary reasons) and Zach Randolph (Por, right knee injury) did not play. LAC 101, Sea 97 at Sea Elton Brand (LAC) had 30 points including 10-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 20 points. Ray Allen (Sea) had 33 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Earl Watson (Sea) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chris Wilcox (Sea, sprained right foot) did not play. Cha 116, Atl 110 at Atl Raymond Felton (Cha) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Melvin Ely (Cha) had 21 points including 10-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 27 points including 8-10 FT and 8 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 35 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 19 points. Brevin Knight (Cha, strained right groin), Bernard Robinson (Cha, right index finger injury), Al Harrington (Atl, bruised left hand), and Josh Childress (Atl, suspended) did not play.