News from April 8. Sacramento released Will Solomon. San Antonio signed Marcus Williams and released Malik Hairston. San Antonio placed Fabricio Oberto on IL. Former NBA player Marvin Webster was found dead at age 56. He played 9 seasons in the NBA (rookie year spent in the ABA) from 76-77 - 86-87 with stints with Denver, Seattle, New York (6 seasons), and Milwaukee. Cleveland activated Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao and placed Lorenzen Wright and J.J. Hickson on IL. Hickson is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sore lower back. Golden State activated Andris Biedrins and placed Jermareo Davidson on IL. Oklahoma City activated D.J. White and placed Malik Rose on IL. DeJuan Blair (forward, Pittsburgh, sophomore), James Johnson (forward, Wake Forest, sophomore), Jordan Hill (forward, Arizona, junior), Nic Wise (guard, Arizona, junior), and Jeff Teague (guard, Wake Forest, sophomore) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Older news: Milwaukee signed Salim Stoudamire on April 3. Dal 130, Uta 101 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 13 points including 3-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 9 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 12 assists. Bos 106, NJ 104 at Bos Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 31 points on 10-15 FG and 11-13 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Eddie House (Bos) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 33 points including 11-18 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 16 points and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. Det 113, NY 86 at NY Antonio McDyess (Det) had 13 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Det shot 53.8% (49-91) FG and NY shot 36.4% (32-88) FG. Det out-rebounded NY 57-33 including 15-9 offensive. Eddy Curry (NY, left knee pain) and Jared Jeffries (NY, lacerated left eye) did not play. Por 95, SA 83 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 3 points including 1-3 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Roger Mason (SA) had 18 points. Pho 105, NO 100 at NO Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 24 points including 7-9 FG and 13 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 17 points. David West (NO) had 28 points including 13-20 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. Pho shot 25-33 FT and NO shot 9-12 FT. Den 122, OKC 112 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Den) had 23 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points and 9 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 98, Was 86 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 14 points. Delonte West (Cle) had 13 points including 5-14 FG. Nick Young (Was) had 16 points. Andray Blatche (Was) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Orl 81, Mem 78 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 20 points and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points including 6-19 FG. Darko Milicic (Mem, strained right hamstring) and Quinton Ross (Mem, strained left quad) did not play. Atl 113, Mil 105 at Mil Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 10-14 FT. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 22 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 19 points including 8-11 FT and 7 assists. Keith Bogans (Mil) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Francisco Elson (Mil, strained right hip flexor) did not play. Ind 130, Tor 101 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 29 points including 10-16 FG. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Patrick O'Bryant (Tor) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 54.9% (50-91) FG and Tor shot 38.4% (38-99) FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, sore left heel) did not play. Min 105, GS 97 at GS Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 21 points. Craig Smith (Min) had 14 points. Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (GS) had 31 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Min shot 25-32 FT and GS shot 12-15 FT. Rodney Carney (Min, bruised right hip), Marco Belinelli (GS, right ankle), Monta Ellis (GS, left ankle), Corey Maggette (GS, post concussion syndrome), and Brandan Wright (GS, left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, April 9 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Houston @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 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