News from April 7. Chicago signed Linton Johnson for the rest of the season. Minnesota activated Craig Smith and placed Randy Foye (hip injury) on IL. Houston activated Carl Landry and placed James White on IL. Orlando activated Jeremy Richardson and placed Anthony Johnson on IL. San Antonio activated Fabricio Oberto and placed Manu Ginobili (stress fracture right ankle) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Damien Wilkins and placed Robert Swift on IL. Miami activated Mark Blount and placed Daequan Cook on IL. Atlanta activated Acie Law and placed Othello Hunter on IL. Sean Miller (forward, Arizona, junior), James Harden (forward, Arizona State, sophomore), Jodie Meeks (guard, Kentucky, junior), Blake Griffin (forward, Oklahoma, sophomore), and Devan Downey (guard, South Carolina, junior) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Underclassmen have until April 26 to declare themselves eligible. NO 93, Mia 87 OT at Mia Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 24 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. David West (NO) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Por 96, Mem 93 at Mem LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points including 8-11 FT and 3 steals. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 15 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 31 points on 13-21 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Por shot 20-28 FT and Mem shot 12-14 FT. Darko Milicic (Mem, strained right hamstring) and Quinton Ross (Mem, strained left quad) did not play. Hou 93, Orl 83 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points and 16 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 16 points including 6-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mickael Pietrus (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 99, OKC 89 at OKC Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Drew Gooden (SA) had 20 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 16 points. LAL 122, Sac 104 at Sac Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 21 points and 15 rebounds. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 19 points. Will Solomon (Sac, sore lower back) did not play. Chi 110, NY 103 at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 3 steals. Al Harrington (NY) had 23 points on 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 26 points on 11-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddy Curry (NY, left knee pain) and Tim Thomas (Chi, personal reasons) did not play. Atl 118, Tor 110 at Tor Josh Smith (Atl) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points including 10-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Cha 101, Phi 98 at Cha Rasheed Wallace (Cha) had 29 points including 13-17 FT and 11 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 32 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 23 points and 7 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 87, LAC 77 at LAC Ryan Gomes (Min) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 13 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Craig Smith (Min) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Brian Skinner (LAC) had 16 points including 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Min shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and LAC shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Rodney Carney (Min, bruised right hip), Mardy Collins (LAC, right foot plantar fasciitis), Chris Kaman (LAC, flu), Al Thornton (LAC, sprained right shoulder), and Zach Randolph (LAC, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, April 8 (All times Central) Washington @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Portland @ San Antonio 6:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ Orlando 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Boston 6:30 pm Detroit @ New York 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Utah @ Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- 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