News from April 15. Boston signed Kevinn Pinkney to a 2nd 10-day contract. With Orlando's win and Indiana's loss, all 8 playoff spots have been clinched in the East. The final order of the 8 spots is still undecided. Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and Jason Terry and placed Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Maurice Ager on IL. Washington activated Mike Hall and placed Antonio Daniels on IL with a bruised back. San Antonio activated James White and Francisco Elson and placed Melvin Ely and Beno Udrih on IL. Indiana activated Jamaal Tinsley and placed Maceo Baston on IL. Detroit activated Chauncey Billups and placed Will Blalock on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kwame Brown and placed Shammond Williams on IL. Dal 91, SA 86 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points. Devin Harris (Dal) had 21 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points. GS 121, Min 108 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 32 points including 11-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (GS) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (GS) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Craig Smith (Min) had 14 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ricky Davis (Min) had 42 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marko Jaric (Min, injured hands) and Troy Hudson (Min, sore left knee) did not play. LAL 109, Sea 98 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 50 points on 18-25 FG and 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Brian Evans (LAL) had 10 points. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Wilks (Sea) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Sea, sprained left ankle) did not play. Chi 101, Was 68 at Was Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Chi) had 9 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 30 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Etan Thomas (Was) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 13 points including 4-15 FG. Chi shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and Was shot 33.8% (27-80) FG. Sac 105, LAC 100 at LAC Ron Artest (Sac) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Elton Brand (LAC) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 11-12 FT, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Corliss Williamson (Sac, sore right heel) did not play. NJ 111, Ind 107 at Ind Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 35 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) had 25 points including 7-9 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Tor 107, NY 105 at Tor Joey Graham (Tor) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points including 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Eddy Curry (NY) had 30 points on 11-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Steve Francis (NY) had 28 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Malik Rose (NY) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor), David Lee (NY, right leg pain) and Renaldo Balkman (NY, stomach flu) did not play. Phi 102, Det 91 at Det Steven Hunter (Phi) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Willie Green (Phi) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 9 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points. Amir Johnson (Det) had 12 points including 3-12 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Phi out-rebounded Det 51-33 including 22-11 offensive. Andre Iguodala (Phi, back injury), Rodney Carney (Phi, sprained left knee), and Kyle Korver (Phi, wrist injury) did not play. Orl 88, Bos 86 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 10 points including 4-12 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 28 points on 14-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos) had 19 points. Orl shot 27-40 FT and Bos shot 14-20 FT. Paul Pierce (Bos, sore left elbow) and Brian Scalabrine (Bos, strained left hamstring) did not play.