News from March 24. Cleveland named Wes Wilcox as an assistant coach. The LA Lakers activated Devean George and placed Brian Cook on IR with a sprained right hand. Portland activated Ruben Patterson. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) suffered a broken left wrist during Thursday's Uta-Was game. He is likely out for the rest of the season. Houston signed Torraye Braggs on March 19. [thanks to MC Wussup] Francisco Garcia (junior, Louisville, forward) and Martynas Andriuskevicius (19 yrs old, Lithuania, center) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] Sac 109, Dal 101 at Sac Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 38 points on 9-13 FG, 6-8 3-pointers, and 14-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Sac) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 8 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (Dal) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Den 117, LAL 96 at Den DerMarr Johnson (Den) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 6 assists. Earl Boykins (Den) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Caron Butler (LAL) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points. Marcus Camby (Den, sprained right ankle), Kenyon Martin (Den, chest contusion), and Lamar Odom (LAL, strained left shoulder) did not play. Hou 99, Cle 80 at Hou Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 31 points and 5 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Bob Sura (Hou) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 8 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Mem 105, NJ 96 at NJ Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 20 points including 8-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 20 points including 8-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. James Posey (Mem) had 12 points including 2-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 22 points and 8 assists. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 21 points on 4-11 FG and 13-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mem shot 56.9% (37-65) FG and NJ shot 40.3% (31-77) FG. Jake Tsakalidis (Mem, tooth) did not play. Was 85, Uta 84 at Uta Kwame Brown (Was) had 11 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 29 points and 6 assists. Larry Hughes (Was) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 18 points and 6 assists. Raja Bell (Uta) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Was shot 26-37 FT and Uta shot 9-11 FT. Anthony Peeler (Was, sore right knee) and Juan Dixon (Was, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sea 96, Por 91 at Por Reggie Evans (Sea) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Jerome James (Sea) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damien Wilkins (Sea) had 21 points including 7-10 FG. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 5-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derek Anderson (Por) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Theo Ratliff (Por, sore shoulder) did not play. Cha 108, Orl 94 at Orl Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 22 points on 9-14 FG and 4-8 FT and 9 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 23 points including 13-16 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 15 assists, 8 steals, and 5 turnovers. Grant Hill (Orl) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 23 points. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Keith Bogans (Cha, back spasms) and Steve Francis (Orl, suspended) did not play.