News from March 26. Houston activated Mike Wilks and placed Adrian Griffin on IR with a right knee injury. Portland signed Desmond Ferguson to a 10-day contract and placed Omar Cook on IR with left quadriceps tendinitis. Seattle retired Gus Williams' #1. Ivan Chiriaev (19 yrs old, Russia, center) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] Mia 119, Dal 118 OT at Mia Lamar Odom (Mia) had 26 points including 10-14 FT and 18 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Rafer Alston (Mia) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 31 points including 15-23 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Michael Finley (Dal, strained right calf) did not play. LAL 90, Min 73 at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 22 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points including 13-21 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Phi 86, Cle 71 at Phi John Salmons (Phi) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tim Thomas (Phi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 15 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 16 points and 7 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi, right knee synovitis), Marc Jackson (Phi, stress reaction left foot), and Jeff McInnis (Cle, bruised right shoulder) did not play. NY 108, Tor 101 at NY Kurt Thomas (NY) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 38 points on 13-22 FG and 11-11 FT and 9 assists. DerMarr Johnson (NY) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 40 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 9-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 21 points and 9 assists. Tim Thomas (NY, strained right groin) and Anfernee Hardaway (NY) did not play. Mil 115, Chi 105 at Chi Joe Smith (Mil) had 23 points including 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Redd (Mil) had 20 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Damon Jones (Mil) had 21 points on 6-7 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 34 points including 13-22 FG and 7-12 3-pointers and 9 assists. Marcus Fizer (Chi) had 24 points including 11-15 FG. Mil shot 41-39 FT and Chi shot 9-18 FT. Dan Gadzuric (Mil, sprained right ankle), Kendall Gill (Chi, migraine), and Jerome Williams (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 107, Orl 92 at Orl Ron Artest (Ind) had 35 points on 12-22 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 8-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Harrington (Ind) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Orl) had 32 points including 13-19 FG and 5 turnovers. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, knee injury) and Tracy McGrady (Orl, sore left knee) did not play. GS 99, Was 78 at GS Erick Dampier (GS) had 19 points and 21 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jason Richardson (GS) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 12 points including 3-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Etan Thomas (Was) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. GS shot 43.8% (39-89) FG and Was shot 33.3% (25-75) FG. Steve Blake (Was, sprained left thumb) did not play. Bos 102, NJ 93 at Bos Walter McCarty (Bos) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 4-12 3-pointers. Chucky Atkins (Bos) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points including 13-15 FT and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 28 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NJ, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Mem 109, Hou 86 at Mem James Posey (Mem) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 18 points including 5-7 FG. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Steve Francis (Hou) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Pho 99, NO 94 at NO Shawn Marion (Pho) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points on 10-18 FG and 5-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 17 points and 8 assists. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (NO) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Howard Eisley (Pho, abdominal strain), Jake Voskuhl (Pho, plantar fasciaitis left foot), and Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sea 102, Den 86 at Sea Ray Allen (Sea) had 27 points and 5 turnovers. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 17 points. Ronald Murray (Sea) had 19 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points on 6-21 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Andre Miller (Den) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Voshon Lenard (Den, left rib cage contusion) did not play.