News from April 1. The NBA named Chris Paul (NO) and Joe Johnson (Atl) as Players of the Month for March. Paul averaged 24 points and 13.3 assists as New Orleans went 11-4. Johnson averaged 24.9 points and 7 assists as Atlanta went 10-8. The NBA named Jerry Sloan (Uta) and Doc Rivers (Bos) as Coaches of the Month for March. Utah went 12-4 and Boston went 13-3. The NBA named Kevin Durant (Sea) and Al Horford (Atl) as Rookies of the Month for March. Durant averaged 21.8 points as Seattle went 2-14. Horford averaged 11.9 points and 8.7 rebounds as Atlanta went 10-8. The LA Lakers signed Ira Newble for the rest of the season. Chicago recalled Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons from the NBADL. Houston signed Loren Woods to a 2nd 10-day contract. San Antonio signed Bobby Jones to a 10-day contract and placed Robert Horry on IL with a left knee contusion. New Orleans activated Hilton Armstrong and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Orlando activated James Augustine and placed Brian Cook on IL with a broken right middle finger. Houston activated Aaron Brooks and placed Loren Woods on IL. Chicago activated Cedric Simmons and placed Drew Gooden on IL with an abdominal strain. Detroit activated Lindsey Hunter, Cheick Samb, and Juan Dixon and placed Chauncey Billups (rest), Richard Hamilton (rest), and Rasheed Wallace (rest) on IL. Milwaukee activated Andrew Bogut and placed Jake Voskuhl on IL with a sprained left ankle. SA 116, GS 92 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Baron Davis (GS) had 19 points, 6 rebounds. and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 14 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. SA shot 55.1% (49-89) FG and GS shot 37.5% (33-88) FG. Den 126, Pho 120 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points including 13-19 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 31 points including 11-11 FT. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points, 18 assists, and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 27 points on 11-16 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Grant Hill (Pho, strained right groin) did not play. Sac 99, Hou 98 at Sac Ron Artest (Sac) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 steals. Brad Miller (Sac) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 27 points including 10-11 FT. Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 32 points including 12-31 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Sac shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Hou shot 40.2% (33-82) FG. Hou out-rebounded Sac 49-28 including 21-4 offensive. Spencer Hawes (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 98, Orl 97 at Orl David West (NO) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 19 points on 6-19 FG and 7-10 FT and 12 assists. Morris Peterson (NO) had 19 points on 7-9 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Hedo Turkkoglu (Orl) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 24 points on 9-12 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 15 rebounds. Bos 106, Chi 92 at Chi Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 19 points. Det 94, Min 90 at Min Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 27 points including 12-13 FT. Walter Herrmann (Det) had 11 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 26 points on 9-12 FG and 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Mil 119, NY 115 OT at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 36 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 8 assists. Zach Randolph (NY) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 22 points. Phi 108, NJ 99 at NJ Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Andre Miller (Phi) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 22 points and 5 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.