News from April 17. Indiana activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Jamaal Tinsley on IR with a bruised left foot. Washington activated Anthony Peeler and placed Damone Brown on IR with right shoulder biceps tendinitis. With Minnesota's loss, Memphis clinched the 8th and final playoff spot for the Western Conference. The final order for the seeds for the Western Conference is still to be determined. 2 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference are still unclaimed with Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Cleveland fighting for the spots. The 04-05 regular season ends Wednesday. The 2005 Playoffs start Saturday. Dal 114, LAL 112 at LAL Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 15 points on 2-6 FG and 11-14 FT and 5 steals. Jumaine Jones (LAL) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points on 9-15 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Det 90, Cle 87 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Wallace (Det) had 11 points on 5-14 FG and 1-6 FT, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points and 6 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points including 11-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 12 points and 17 rebounds including 11 offensive. Ira Newble (Cle) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Mia 84, Ind 80 at Mia Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Damon Jones (Mia) had 16 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 13 points including 4-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 21 points. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Austin Croshere (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 103, Tor 98 at Tor Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 11-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Raef LaFrentz (Bos) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (Bos) had 14 points and 7 assists. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 31 points on 10-16 FG and 10-12 FT. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Williams (Tor, strained right calf) did not play. Was 106, Cha 104 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and the game winning layup with 1.3 seconds left, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Larry Hughes (Was) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Keith Bogans (Cha) had 19 points. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Ruffin (Was, left plantar fasciitis), Primoz Brezec (Cha, sprained right ankle), Bernard Robinson (Cha, left foot), and Emeka Okafor (Cha, right thigh contusion) did not play. Sea 109, Min 94 at Min Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 34 points on 15-26 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 20 points and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points on 5-14 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. NJ 104, Phi 83 at NJ Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 43 points including 17-33 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Webber (Phi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 33 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jacque Vaughn (NJ, fractured 5th metatrsal) did not play. Atl 139, NY 135 OT at NY Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 32 points on 10-14 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Boris Diaw (Atl) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tim Thomas (NY) had 26 points on 10-18 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 31 points including 6-14 3-pointers. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 31 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 11-11 FT and 9 assists in 50 minutes. Kevin Willis (Atl, plantar fasciitis left foot), Tony Delk (Atl, sore right knee), and Malik Rose (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 100, Uta 82 at Por Ruben Patterson (Por) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kirk Snyder (Uta) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Por shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Uta shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. Theo Ratliff (Por, sore right shoulder), Derek Anderson (Por, personal reasons), Raja Bell (Uta, bruised right leg), and Curtis Borchardt (Uta, right knee tendinitis) did not play.