News from April 16. Atlanta activated Kevin Willis and placed James Thomas on IR with back spasms. Houston activated Moochie Norris and placed Vin Baker on IR with heart palpatations. Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 30.8 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.4 LeBron James (Cle) 27.0 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.7 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.1 Shawn Marion (Pho) 11.4 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.5 Brevin Knight (Cha) 8.8 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.2 Jason Kidd (NJ) 8.2 SA 97, Mem 75 at SA Bruce Bowen (SA) had 15 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 10 points and 10 assists. Beno Udrih (SA) had 14 points including 4-5 FG. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 15 points. Hou 115, Den 87 at Hou Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 32 points including 6-7 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Yao Ming (Hou) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mike James (Hou) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Hou shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Den shot 41.3% (31-75) FG. Marcus Camby (Den, strained right hamstring) did not play. Pho 116, Sac 98 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 38 points on 15-23 FG and 8-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Eddie House (Sac) had 17 points. Pho shot 49.4% (43-87) FG and Sac shot 38.1% (40-105) FG. Peja Stojakovic (Sac, strained right groin) did not play. Mil 113, Orl 103 at Mil Desmond Mason (Mil) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Smith (Mil) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Erick Strickland (Mil) had 15 points and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Redd (Mil, left ankle tendinitis), Pat Garrity (Orl, right knee injury), and Steve Francis (Orl, sore lower back) did not play. NY 100, Cha 98 at Cha Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and the game winning 18-footer with 1.7 seconds left, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Cha) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Melvin Ely (Cha) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Primoz Brezec (Cha, right ankle) and Bernard Robinson (Cha, foot injury) did not play. Chi 114, Atl 105 at Atl Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Duhon (Chi) had 17 points on 8-9 3-pointers (the only shots he attempted) and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points and 9 assists. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Childress (Atl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Eddy Curry (Chi, irregular heartbeat) did not play. LAC 94, NO 89 at LAC Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marko Jaric (LAC) had 15 points and 6 assists. Lee Nailon (NO) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Dan Dickau (NO) had 17 points and 5 assists. LAC shot 53.5% (38-71) FG and NO shot 39.7% (29-73) FG. Chris Wilcox (LAC, sore lower right leg), Chris Kaman (LAC, sore lower back), George Lynch (NO, sore right knee), Jamaal Magloire (NO, back spasms), and Chris Andersen (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play.