News from April 9. Dallas signed new coach Avery Johnson to a 4 year, $10 million contract. The contract starts next season and he will earn a bonus for this season. Atlanta signed James Thomas for the rest of the season and placed Obinna Ekezie on IR with a strained left shoulder. Luol Deng (Chi) is scheduled to undergo surgery next week on his torn ligament in his right wrist. He is likely out for the rest of the season (including playoffs). Toronto signed Omar Cook to a 10-day contract and placed Donyell Marshall on IR with a strained right Achilles. Stat Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 30.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.7 LeBron James (Cle) 26.8 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 13.8 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.1 Shawn Marion (Pho) 11.4 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.4 Brevin Knight (Cha) 8.9 Jason Kidd (NJ) 8.2 Dal 88, Uta 81 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Uta) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Raja Bell (Uta, bruised right leg) and Curtis Borchard (Uta, right patellar tendinitis) did not play. Den 121, Sea 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 14 points, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Earl Boykins (Den) had 23 points including 8-11 FG. Ray Allen (Sea) had 32 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ronald Murray (Sea) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Den shot 57.1% (40-70) FG and Sea shot 44.4% (40-90) FG. Den shot 36-46 FT and Sea shot 19-24 FT. Eduardo Najera (Den, flu), Danny Fortson (Sea, left shoulder sprain), Antonio Daniels (Sea, chondromalacia left knee), and Rashard Lewis (Sea, right foot contusion) did not play. SA 125, LAC 124 2OT at LAC Manu Ginobili (SA) had 40 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists in 50 minutes. Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points including 7-12 FT and 9 assists in 53 minutes. Robert Horry (SA) had 15 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 22 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks including the game saving block in the final second. Tony Massenburg (SA) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 24 points including 11-13 FT. Elton Brand (LAC) had 20 points on 10-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (LAC) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. SA shot 41.4% (41-99) FG and LAC shot 57.7% (45-70) FG. Bobby Simmons (LAC, lower left leg contusion) did not play. Hou 98, Pho 97 at Pho Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 34 points including 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Bob Sura (Hou) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 6 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (Hou) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points on 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 32 points including 10-12 FT, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points and 5 assists. Chi 110, Tor 97 at Chi Antonio Davis (Chi) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 18 points and 21 rebounds including 11 offensive. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chi out-rebounded Tor 53-33 including 21-6 offensive. Eddy Curry (Chi, irregular heartbeat) did not play. Phi 112, Was 106 at Was Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Willie Green (Phi) had 20 points and 9 assists. Marc Jackson (Phi) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 44 points including 6-14 3-pointers and 12-15 FT. Chris Webber (Phi, left shoulder sprain) and Allen Iverson (Phi, sprained thumbs) did not play. Atl 105, Min 98 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 23 points including 9-12 FG. Tony Delk (Atl) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points including 15-15 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Olowokandi (Min) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Atl shot 14-14 FT and Min shot 21-27 FT. Fred Hoiberg (Min, back spasms) did not play. NJ 99, Bos 86 at NJ Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 45 points including 18-32 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 4 points on 2-6 FG, 9 rebounds, and 17 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. NJ shot 8-10 FT and Bos shot 16-25 FT. Jacque Vaughn (NJ, broken right foot) did not play. Cle 98, Mil 81 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 40 points including 15-26 FG and 7-13 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 22 points and 5 assists. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 12 points. Michael Redd (Mil) had 26 points on 7-20 FG and 11-13 FT. Cle shot 4-7 FT and Mil shot 19-24 FT. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle, dislocated right ring finger) and Joe Smith (Mil, lacerated left pinky) did not play.