News from April 18. The NBA named Tracy McGrady (Hou) and Jason Kidd (NJ) as Players of the Week. McGrady averaged 31 points as Houston went 3-0. Kidd averaged 18.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 10 assists as New Jersey went 3-0. The NBA suspended Vlade Divac (LAL) for 2 games for his intentionally thrown elbow that connected with Shawn Bradley's (Dal) chin during Sunday's Dal-LAL game. The NBA suspended Anthony Johnson (Ind) for 1 game for throwing a punch at Alonzo Mourning (Mia) during Sunday's Ind-Mia game. Eduardo Najera (Den) suffered a broken bone in his right hand during Tuesday's Dan-Pho game. Denver activated Voshon Lenard and placed Marcus Camby on IR with a strained right hamstring. [Note that the injury list runs through the end of the regular season and has no barring on playoff eligibility.] Milwaukee activated Daniel Santiago and placed Joe Smith on IR with a left pinky laceration. Chicago signed Lawrence Funderburke and placed Eddy Curry on IR with an irregular heartbeat. Minnesota activated Ndudi Ebi and placed Troy Hudson on IR with a sore right groin. Phi 122, Mil 106 at Phi Kyle Korver (Phi) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Chris Webber (Phi) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 39 points including 15-27 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 22 points including 12-14 FT. Dan Gadzuric (Mil) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Michael Redd (Mil, left Achilles tendinitis) did not play. Mem 94, SA 92 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 28 points including 12-21 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and the game winning long jumper at the buzzer and 9 rebounds. [And kudos to the refs for getting the call right as replays showed that the ball was still in Miller's hands when time expired, but also showed that over 5 seconds ran off the clock before the ball was inbounded - the refs saw that the clock started early and ruled that 1.4 seconds was more than enough time for Miller to get off the shot he took, without looking at the replay.] Stromile Swift (Mem) had 16 points on 5-7 FG and 6-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Glenn Robinson (SA) had 23 points including 9-11 FG. Tony Parker (SA, stomach virus) did not play. Hou 115, LAC 90 at Hou Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Scott Padgett (Hou) had 15 points on 5-7 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 36 points including 15-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Mikki Moore (LAC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Zeljko Rebraca (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 92, Ind 88 at Orl DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 18 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Francis (Orl) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Fred Jones (Ind) had 19 points. Pat Garrity (Orl, torn right Achilles) and Anthony Johnson (Ind, suspended) did not play. Pho 128, Den 114 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points including 10-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 26 points on 10-14 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 36 points on 12-17 FG and 12-13 FT. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 22 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Pho shot 56.8% (46-81) FG and Den shot 43.3% (42-97) FG. Uta 92, Sac 82 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 21 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gordan Giricek (Uta) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Darius Songaila (Sac) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Uta shot 46.6% (34-73) FG and Sac shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Raja Bell (Uta, bruised right knee), Curtis Borchardt (Uta, right knee tendinitis), and Peja Stojakovic (Sac, right groin strain) did not play. GS 126, LAL 99 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 25 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jumaine Jones (LAL) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points including 9-27 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Brian Cook (LAL) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. GS shot 51.7% (46-89) FG and LAL shot 37.3% (38-102) FG. Calbert Cheaney (GS, sprained right ankle), Zarko Cabarkapa (GS, skin rash), Vlade Divac (LAL, suspended), and Caron Butler (LAL, personal reasons) did not play. Min 102, NO 99 at NO Kevin Garnett (Min) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Sam Cassell (Min) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dan Dickau (NO) had 12 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bostjan Nachbar (NO) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. George Lynch (NO, sore right knee), Jamaal Magloire (NO, back spasms), and Chris Andersen (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. [7 of the 8 home teams won.] On the lighter side Matt Bonner (Tor) when asked if there was resentment towards former Raptor Vince Carter: "Uh, yeah. I mean, it's tough to say, woulda, shoulda, coulda, ifs and buts like candy and nuts, you know, you never know. This, that, and the other thing. Who knows? You know, there's a lot of what-ifs. You know, my whole life is a lot of what-ifs." Huh?