News from April 14.

Eddy Curry (Chi) is expected to miss the rest of the season (including
playoffs) with an irregular heartbeat.

Miami activated Rasual Butler and Christian Laettner and placed Qyntel Woods
(sprained left ankle) and Wang Zhizhi (lower back strain) on IR.

Chris Paul (sophomore, Wake Forest, guard) and Torin Francis (junior, Notre
Dame, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft.


Dal 102, Por 90  at Por
Josh Howard (Dal) had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 18 points.
Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 19 points including 9-10 FG and 10 rebounds.
Ruben Patterson (Por) had 18 points.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sore left shoulder), Theo Ratliff (Por, sore right
shoulder), and Derek Anderson (Por, sore back) did not play.

Phi 126, Mia 119 OT  at Phi
Kyle Korver (Phi) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 38 points including 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 16
assists, and 3 steals in 53 minutes.
Marc Jackson (Phi) had 26 points including 12-12 FT.
Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 48 points on 18-33 FG and 10-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Damon Jones (Mia) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.

NY 95, Cle 89  at Cle
Michael Sweetney (NY) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Jamal Crawford (NY) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 9 assists.
Maurice Taylor (NY) had 16 points.
LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points on 7-25 FG, 4-13 3-pointers, and 9-14 FT, 
18 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Robert Traylor (Cle) had 13 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive.