News from April 5. Chicago activated Jared Reiner and placed Luol Deng on IR with a torn ligament in his right wrist. Jacque Vaughn (NJ) underwent surgery on his right foot to repair an broken bone. He is out for the rest of the season. The LA Lakers activated Vlade Divac and placed Chris Mihm on IR with a sprained right ankle. Washington activated Antawn Jamison and placed Anthony Peeler on IR with right knee tendinitis. Antoine Wright (junior, Texas A&M, guard) and Hassan Adams (junior, Arizona, forward) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Kelenna Azubuike (junior, Kentucky, guard) and Von Wafer (sophomore, Florida State, guard) declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] Dal 114, Orl 105 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points on 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Steve Francis (Orl) had 16 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 29 points including 13-23 FG. Grant Hill (Orl, sore left shin) did not play. Sac 122, Sea 101 at Sac Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 24 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kenny Thomas (Sac) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Sac) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Damien Wilkins (Sea) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Sac shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Sea shot 47.6% (39-82) FG. Sac shot 11-19 3-pointers and Sea shot 4-16 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Sea, right foot contusion) did not play. Pho 125, LAL 99 at Pho Quentin Richardson (Pho) had 25 points including 7-14 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Caron Butler (LAL) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Chucky Atkins (LAL) had 14 points and 8 assists. Pho shot 55.7% (49-88) FG and LAL shot 41.2% (40-97) FG. Pho shot 17-39 3-pointers and LAL shot 6-19 3-pointers. Kobe Bryant (LAL, bruised shin) did not play. Mia 104, Chi 86 at Mia Eddie Jones (Mia) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 16 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 39 points on 13-20 FG and 13-17 FT, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 14 points. Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 11 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mia shot 54.4% (37-68) FG and Chi shot 36.4% (32-88) FG. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia, stomach virus), Othella Harrington (Chi, personal reasons), and Eddy Curry (Chi, irregular heartbeat) did not play. GS 122, Hou 117 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 40 points including 15-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 steals. Derek Fisher (GS) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Yao Ming (Hou) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. GS shot 33-41 FT and Hou shot 19-19 FT. Calbert Cheaney (GS, sprained right ankle) and Jon Barry (Hou, back spasms) did not play. Bos 116, Was 108 at Was Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Raef LaFrentz (Bos) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (Bos) had 14 points and 11 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 43 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 21-25 FT and 9 rebounds. Bos shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Was shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Antoine Walker (Bos, bruised left knee) did not play. LAC 104, Cha 102 at Cha Corey Maggette (LAC) had 34 points including 15-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shaun Livingston (LAC) had 17 points including the game winning layup with 1 second left, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points including 7-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 21 points, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Kaman (LAC, lower back injury) and Jason Hart (Cha, illness) did not play. NJ 111, Cle 80 at Cle Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 13 points and 12 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. NJ shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Cle shot 42.5% (31-73) FG. NJ shot 4-4 FT and Cle shot 14-22 FT. Jacque Vaughn (NJ, broken right foot) did not play. Uta 90, Por 79 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Ben Handlogten (Uta) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 13 points including 5-6 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Sebastian Telfair (Por) had 13 points and 8 assists. Raja Bell (Uta, bruised right shin), Theo Ratliff (Por, sore right shoulder), Derek Anderson (Por, sore back), and Darius Miles (Por, sore left shoulder) did not play. Ind 97, NY 79 at NY Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 33 points including 12-22 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind) had 10 points on a perfect 2-2 FG and 6-6 FT and 7 rebounds. Anthony Johnson (Ind) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 19 points including 5-17 FG and 3 steals. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left foot) and Fred Jones (Ind, lower back spasms) did not play. Den 94, Mem 91 at Mem Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Greg Buckner (Den, broken metacarpal right hand) and James Posey (Mem, bruised right hip) did not play. NO 96, Atl 86 at Atl Chris Andersen (NO) had 12 points including 4-5 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. P.J. Brown (NO) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Lee Nailon (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Atl) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Atl, right knee tendinitis) did not play.