News from April 15. Miami activated Duane Causwell and placed Tim Hardaway on IR with a bruised left foot. [Note: being placed on IR with less than 5 games left in the season does not affect a player's playoff availability.] Orlando activated Darrell Armstrong and placed Corey Alexander on IR. Seattle activated David Wingate and placed Jelani McCoy on IR with a sprained left ankle. Dal 107, Sea 99 OT - at Sea Juwan Howard (Dal) had 11 points including 3-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 7-20 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists in 50 minutes. Vin Baker (Sea, sprained right ankle) and Ruben Patterson (Sea, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 88, Sac 86 - at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 20 points, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 20 points on 10-17 FG. Chris Webber (Sac) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Doug Christie (Sac) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Pho shot 5-6 FT and Sac shot 13-18 FT. Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, left arch strain) did not play. LAL 105, Por 100 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 33 points including 11-16 FT and 18 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points including 7-10 FT and 7 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Smith (Por) had 24 points. Cle 106, Was 98 - at Was Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 20 points and 8 assists. Robert Taylor (Cle) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Courtney Alexander (Was) had 30 points. Christian Laettner (Was) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Hubert Davis (Was, strained right hamstring) and Jahidi White (Was, strained right Achilles) did not play. Ind 93, Chi 86 - at Chi Zan Tabak (Ind) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 10 points on 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (Chi) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Ron Artest (Chi) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Ron Mercer (Chi, right ankle tendinitis) did not play. Phi 89, NY 82 - at Phi Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 8 points and 16 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 11 points including 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 26 points. Othella Harrington (NY) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Camby (NY, left hip contusion) and Larry Johnson (NY, sore back) did not play. Cha 99, Det 90 - at Det Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. P.J. Brown (Cha) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 17 points and 6 assists. Corliss Williamson (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 34 points including 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cha shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Det shot 35.8% (34-95) FG. Min 107, Uta 100 - at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 17 points and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 14 points. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 21 points and 7 assists. Orl 90, Mia 73 - at Mia Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 24 points and 3 steals. Mike Miller (Orl) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Troy Hudson (Orl) had 17 points and 3 steals. Anthony Mason (Mia) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Eddie House (Mia) had 14 points on 6-17 FG. Michael Doleac (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 95, NJ 88 - at Bos Walter McCarty (Bos) had 27 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 21 points including 7-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 15 points. Bryant Stith (Bos, swollen left knee) did not play.