News from April 1. The NBA suspended Rasheed Wallace for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season, an automatic suspension. Oklahoma City assigned Kyle Weaver and D.J. White to the NBADL. Thaddeus Young (Phi) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained right ankle. The LA Clippers activated Baron Davis and placed Marcus Camby on IL. Miami activated Chris Quinn and placed Luther Head (broken left hand) on IL. Washington activated Brendan Haywood. Detroit activated Bobby Simmons and placed Maurice Ager on IL. Dal 98, Mia 96 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points and 6 assists. LAL 104, Mil 98 at Mil Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 29 points including 11-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. LAL shot 31-36 FT and Mil shot 7-9 FT. Bos 111, Cha 109 2OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 32 points including 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points including 5-13 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos, sore right knee) and Leon Powe (Bos, sprained right knee) did not play. Mem 112, Was 107 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Was) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 28 points including 11-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Marko Jaric (Mem, stomach flu), Gilbert Arenas (Was, rest), and Juan Dixon (Was, right ankle tendinitis) did not play. Tor 99, Orl 95 at Orl Shawn Marion (Tor) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 21 points and 8 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 19 points on 4-12 FG and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 10-21 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tor shot 13-18 FT and Orl shot 26-41 FT. NJ 111, Det 98 at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 29 points including 11-18 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Det, suspended) did not play. Pho 114, Hou 109 at Pho Grant Hill (Pho) had 23 points including 10-13 FG. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 22 points including 6-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Pho shot 20-35 FT and Hou shot 11-14 FT. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, bone bruise left foot) did not play. NO 104, LAC 98 at LAC David West (NO) had 19 points. Julian Wright (NO) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 30 points including 13-19 FG, 14 assists, and 6 steals. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers. James Posey (NO, sprained left elbow) and Al Thornton (LAC, bone bruise left foot) did not play. GS 143, Sac 141 OT at GS Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 27 points and 13 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 42 points including 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Anthony Randolph (GS) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 50 points on 11-22 FG, 5-11 3-pointers, and 23-26 FT and 5 turnovers. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 14 points and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Marco Belinelli (GS, right ankle), Stephen Jackson (GS, left foot surgery), and Brandan Wright (GS, left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 2 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Washington 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html