News from April 4. New Orleans signed Maurice Carter for the rest of the season. Washington activated Jarvis Hayes and placed Chris Whitney on IR with right plantar fasciaitis. Stats leaders Points Tracy McGrady (Orl) 28.0 Allen Iverson (Phi) 26.4 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 24.6 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.9 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.7 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.6 Assists Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.5 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.9 Steve Nash (Dal) 8.8 SA 95, LAL 89 at LAL Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points including 7-10 FT and 9 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 12 points including 2-9 FG and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points on 9-26 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (LAL) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Sac 99, Hou 94 at Hou Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 28 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Sac) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Doug Christie (Sac) had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jim Jackson (Hou) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Brad Miller (Sac, bursitis right elbow) did not play. Det 79, Ind 61 at Det Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 10 points including 2-8 FG and 7 assists. Elden Campbell (Det) had 11 points including 3-3 FG and 6 rebounds. Ron Artest (Ind) had 16 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 9 points on 4-15 FG and 1-6 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, flu) did not play. NJ 106, Atl 89 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jason Collins (NJ) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 22 points. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 31 points including 13-14 FT and 5 assists. NJ shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Atl shot 39.4% (28-71) FG. NJ shot 9-14 FT and Atl shot 27-32 FT. Kenyon Martin (NJ, tendintiis left knee), Wesley Person (Atl, right hip flexor), and Zeljko Rebraca (Atl, sore lower back) did not play. Sea 96, NO 88 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Brent Barry (Sea) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 17 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Shammond Williams (NO) had 14 points and 5 assists. Sea shot 46.1% (35-76) FG and NO shot 35.9% (28-78) FG> Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 90, Mem 82 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 14 points including 5-20 FG, 22 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Sam Cassell (Min) had 36 points including 14-24 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Olowokandi (Min) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. James Posey (Mem) had 19 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Uta 97, LAC 92 at LAC Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 18 points. Carlos Arroyo (Uta) had 15 points including 7-10 FG. Mikki Moore (Uta) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 26 points on 6-18 FG and 13-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Keyon Dooling (LAC) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3 steals. Bobby Simmons (LAC, sprained left hip) and Chris Wilcox (LAC, strained left Achilles) did not play. Mil 90, Tor 83 at Tor Desmond Mason (Mil) had 16 points. Brian Skinner (Mil) had 19 points including 9-14 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Redd (Mil) had 17 points. Vince Carter (Tor) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 21 points and 7 assists. Was 112, Bos 102 at Was Jared Jeffries (Was) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 31 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 32 points including 10-15 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 5 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Banks (Bos) had 24 points on 11-13 FG and 6 steals.