News from April 7. The NBA fined Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) $15,000 for criticizing the refs and Stu Jackson, who is in charge of the officials, following Sunday's NJ-Mia game. Golden State signed Will Bynum for the rest of the season. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, which requires surgery. Washington activated Awvee Storey and placed Caron Butler on IL with a right thumb sprain. Detroit activated Jason Maxiell and placed Richard Hamilton on IL due to a death in his family. New Orleans activated Desmond Mason and P.J. Brown and placed Brandon Bass and Marcus Fizer on IL. Indiana activated Fred Jones and placed David Harrison on IL. San Antonio activated Sean Marks and placed Robert Horry on IL due to a death in his family. Portland activated Martell Webster and placed Joel Przybilla on IL with a swollen knee. The LA Clippers activated Boniface N'Dong and placed Corey Maggette on IL with back spasms. Dal 92, SA 86 at SA Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Howard (Dal) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points. Dal shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and SA shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Adrian Griffin (Dal, strained left hamstring) did not play. Pho 107, LAL 96 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 8 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 51 points on 19-33 FG, 5-11 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 5-5 FT and LAL shot 13-18 FT. Amare Stoudemire (Pho, right knee surgery) did not play. Orl 89, Det 87 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 26 points including 10-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 12 points on 3-10 FG and 6-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Tony Battie (Orl) had 11 points. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 8 points including the game winning jumper with 6.5 seconds left. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 25 points including 12-12 FT and 8 assists. Tony Delk (Orl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Atl 114, Was 101 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 25 points including 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 16 points including 10-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points including 10-32 FG and 7 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 41 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 13-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Atl shot 39-49 FT and Was shot 18-24 FT. Antonio Daniels (Was, sprained left wrist) did not play. Bos 109, Phi 99 at Phi Paul Pierce (Bos) had 33 points including 12-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Allen (Bos) had 16 points. Gerald Green (Bos) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Chris Webber (Phi) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 37 points and 5 assists. Uta 103, Min 95 at Min Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 30 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Devin Brown (Uta) had 15 points. Rashad McCants (Min) had 17 points. Justin Reed (Min) had 18 points. Anthony Carter (Min, sore right foot) did not play. Mem 100, Mil 90 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 33 points including 13-15 FG, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 16 points and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 25 points including 7-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 52.8% (38-72) FG and Mil shot 38.4% (33-86) FG. NO 95, Tor 89 at Oklahoma City Linton Johnson (NO) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. David West (NO) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points and 8 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Mike James (Tor) had 38 points including 7-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. NO shot 49.4% (39-79) FG and Tor shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. NY 98, Ind 96 at NY Qyntel Woods (NY) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 23 points including the game winning jumper with .5 seconds left. Nate Robinson (NY) had 16 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 32 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY, strained left patella tendon) and Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, sore right Achilles) did not play. Sea 121, Por 108 at Por Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 38 points on 12-18 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT. Earl Watson (Sea) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Theo Ratliff (Por) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Juan Dixon (Por) had 28 points including 11-17 FG. Rashard Lewis (Sea, suspended) and Johan Petro (Sea, broken nose) did not play. Hou 100, GS 93 at GS Yao Ming (Hou) had 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Luther Head (Hou) had 26 points including 8-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jason Richardson (GS) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ike Diogu (GS) had 17 points and 5 assists. Andris Biedrins (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 96, LAC 93 at LAC Ron Artest (Sac) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Brad Miller (Sac) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 30 points including 11-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 17 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 19 points. Sac shot 23-36 FT and LAC shot 14-17 FT.