News from March 31. The NBA fined Jon Barry (Den) $7,500 for yelling at the refs following Saturday's Den-Uta game. The sale of the Atlanta Hawks and NHL Atlanta Thrashers to Atlanta Spirit LLC has finally been completed. Atlanta named Dominique Wilkins as vice president of basketball. Minnesota signed Darrick Martin for the rest of the season and placed Troy Hudson on IR with a sprained left ankle. Orlando placed Tracy McGrady on IR with left knee tendinitis. He is expected to miss the rest of the season. Miami activated Loren Woods and placed Wang Zhizhi on IR with turf toe. Toronto activated Robert Archibald an placed Jerome Moiso on IR with a right hip flexor strain. Washington activated Lonny Baxter and placed Christian Laettner on IR with lower back spasms. Josh Childress (junior, Stanford, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Ind 111, Mil 78 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (Ind) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 15 points. Erick Strickland (Mil) had 10 points including 3-9 FG. Ind shot 56.2% (45-80) FG and Mil shot 37.3% (28-75) FG. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, flu) and Keith Van Horn (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. With the win, Indiana clinched the Central Division title. SA 107, Sac 89 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Hedo Turkoglu (SA) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 29 points including 11-16 FG. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. SA shot 57.5% (42-73) FG and Sac shot 44.3% (35-79) FG> Charlie Ward (SA, personal reasons) and Brad Miller (Sac, right elbow injury) did not play. Uta 89, NO 76 at Uta Carlos Arroyo (Uta) had 12 points on 5-7 FG and 5 assists. Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 19 points on 9-15 FG. Mikki Moore (Uta) had 15 points including 5-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Darrell Armstrong (NO) had 19 points including 4-14 FG. Uta shot 52.4% (33-63) FG and NO shot 33.3% (25-75) FG. Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 108, LAC 99 at Det Mehmet Okur 9Det) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 21 points on 4-12 FG and 11-12 FT and 5 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 27 points including 10-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Keyon Dooling (LAC) had 20 points and 10 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Det, sore lower back), Bobby Simmons (LAC, sprained left hip), and Chris Wilcox (LAC, strained left Achilles) did not play. Min 90, Sea 83 at Min Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 27 points including 9-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 27 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Vitaly Potapenko (Sea) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Min shot 21-31 FT and Sea shot 10-12 FT. GS 85, Tor 78 at Tor Clifford Robinson (GS) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 5 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Avery Johnson (GS) had 13 points and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 22 points. Corie Blount (Tor, tonsillitis) did not play. Por 105, Bos 98 at Bos Darius Miles (Por) had 31 points including 13-17 FG and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Por) had 18 points on 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Theo Ratliff (Por) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 27 points including 12-19 FG. Por shot 60.8% (45-74) FG and Bos shot 45.3% (39-86) FG. NJ 103, Was 99 OT at Was Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 28 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 18 points. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Larry Hughes (Was) had 22 points including 6-22 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 29 points including 9-25 FG and 7 turnovers. NJ shot 46.3% (38-82) FG and Was shot 34.1% (29-85) FG. Kwame Brown (Was, sprained left ankle) and Juan Dixon (Was, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 109, Orl 91 at Orl Eddy Curry (Chi) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 25 points and 5 assists. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Orl) had 23 points. Kendall Gill (Chi, migraine), Jerome Williams (Chi, sprained left ankle), Tyson Chandler (Chi, sore lower back), and Kirk Hinrich (Chi, food poisoning) did not play. Mia 100, Atl 97 at Atl Caron Butler (Mia) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Lamar Odom (Mia) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 29 points on 8-23 FG and 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 22 points. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Malik Allen (Mia, left knee sprain), Wesley Person (Atl, right hip flexor), and Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, lower back spasms) did not play.