News from April 18. Brian Scalabrine (Por) underwent surgery on his right hand to remove scar tissue. Boston promoted Rich Gotham to president. Portland retired Lionel Hollins' #14. Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and Dirk Nowitzki and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Maurice Ager on IL. Charlotte activated Adam Morrison and placed Jake Voskuhl on IL with a sore knee. Miami activated Udonis Haslem, Gary Payton, and Alonzo Mourning and placed Shaquille O'Neal (rest), James Posey (sprained wrist and shoulder), and Dwyane Wade (rest) on IL. Orlando activated Pat Garrity and placed Darko Milicic on IL with a sprained right ankle. Toronto activated Andrea Bargnani and placed Morris Peterson on IL with a hyperextended right knee. Detroit activated Dale Davis and Ronald Dupree and placed Chauncey Billups (rest) and Richard Hamilton (rest) on IL. Houston activated Steve Novak and placed Dikembe Mutombo on IL. The LA Clippers activated Will Conroy and placed Aaron Williams on IL. Final 2006-07 Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 31.6 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 28.9 Gilbert Arenas (Was) 28.4 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 12.8 Tyson Chandler (NO) 12.4 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.3 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.6 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.3 Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.2 Blocks Marcus Camby (Den) 3.3 Josh Smith (Atl) 2.9 Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) 2.6 Emeka Okafor (Cha) 2.6 Steals Baron Davis (GS) 2.14 Ron Artest (Sac) 2.13 Caron Butler (Was) 2.13 Turnovers Dwight Howard (Orl) 3.9 Steve Nash (Pho) 3.8 Eddy Curry (NY) 3.6 Field Goal Percentage Mikki Moore (NJ) .609 Dwight Howard (Orl) .603 Andris Biedrins (GS) .599 Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver (Phi) .914 Matt Carroll (Cha) .904 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .904 3-Point Percentage Jason Kapono (Mia) .514 Walter Herrmann (Cha) .481 Steve Nash (Pho) .455 Dal 106, Sea 75 at Sea Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 12 points and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 14 points. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 11 points. Dal shot 53.1% (43-81) FG and Sea shot 42% (29-69) FG. Luke Ridnour (Sea, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 120, Por 98 at Por Jason Richardson (GS) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 31 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Harrington (GS) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (Por) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 36 points on 10-18 FG and 16-16 FT and 10 rebounds. GS shot 13-19 FT and Por shot 30-34 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, dizziness), Brandon Roy (Por, sore right knee), and Ime Udoka (Por, right knee injury) did not play. NJ 106, Chi 97 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 21 points on 5-18 FG and 11-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Mikki Moore (NJ) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 5 points including 1-8 FG, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 11 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 20 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Uta 101, Hou 91 at Uta Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Dee Brown (Uta) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Juwan Howard (Hou) had 20 points. Luther Head (Hou) had 18 points. Uta out-rebounded Hou 45-25 including 11-5 offensive. Tracy McGrady (Hou, rest) and Yao Ming (Hou, rest) did not play. LAL 117, Sac 106 at Sac Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points including 5-6 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kwame Brown (LAL) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points on 12-19 FG and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Sac) had 16 points and 6 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 17 points. Ronnie Price (Sac, left hip point) and Corliss Williamson (Sac, sore right heel) did not play. Orl 94, Mia 68 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Grant Hill (Orl) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Wayne Simien (Mia) had 10 points. Orl shot 18-29 FT and Mia shot 12-14 FT. Orl out-rebounded Mia 52-31 including 15-5 offensive. Eddie Jones (Mia) and Jason Williams (Mia) did not play. Was 98, Ind 95 at Ind Antawn Jamison (Was) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-12 FT and 11 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 15 points. Antonio Daniels (Was) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Ike Diogu (Ind) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 17 points. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, sore right elbow) and Shawne Williams (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 109, Mil 96 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 5-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Sasha Pavlovic (Cle) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Mil) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Dan Gadzuric (Mil, dislocated right ring finger), Michael Redd (Mil, left knee pain), and Brian Skinner (Mil, ear infection) did not play. Den 100, SA 77 at SA Linas Kleiza (Den) had 17 points. Steve Blake (Den) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Reggie Evans (Den) had 19 points on 7-9 FG and 5-10 FT and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Beno Udrih (SA) had 13 points. Melvin Ely (SA) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Den shot 49.4% (42-85) FG and SA shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Nene (Den, rest), Allen Iverson (Den, rest), Carmelo Anthony (Den, rest), and Fabricio Oberto (SA, chest injury) did not play. Phi 122, Tor 119 at Tor Luke Jackson (Tor) had 30 points including 12-16 FG and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 15 points on 7-10 FG and 10 assists. Joe Smith (Phi) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Willie Green (Phi) had 37 points including 5-17 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 29 points including 13-15 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi, back injury), Rodney Carney (Phi, sprained left knee), and Kyle Korver (Phi, wrist injury) did not play. Det 91, Bos 89 at Bos Ronald Murray (Det) had 16 points including the game winning jumper with .1 seconds left, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 11 points and 5 turnovers. Amir Johnson (Det) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 19 points. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Chris Webber (Det, rest), Nazr Mohammed (Det, rest), Delonte West (Bos, left hand injury), Paul Pierce (Bos, sore left elbow), and Brian Scalabrine (Bos, strained left hamstring) did not play. NO 86, LAC 83 at LAC David West (NO) had 32 points including 15-26 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marc Jackson (NO) had 12 points including 3-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Devin Brown (NO) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tim Thomas (LAC) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. NO shot 11-11 FT and LAC shot 16-23 FT. Mem 116, Min 94 at Min Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tarence Kinsey (Mem) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Min) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Randy Foye (Min) had 26 points including 101-5 FG, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem, sprained right ankle), Mike Miller (Mem, patella tendinitis), and Troy Hudson (Min, sore left knee) did not play. NY 94, Cha 93 at Cha Eddy Curry (NY) had 28 points including 6-11 FT and the game winning putback with .6 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Steve Francis (NY) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Nate Robinson (NY) had 18 points. Walter Herrmann (Cha) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 19 points. NY out-rebounded Cha 53-29 including 17-6 offensive. Jamal Crawford (NY, sore ankle), David Lee (NY, right leg pain) and Renaldo Balkman (NY, stomach flu) did not play. Thus ends the 2006-07 regular season. The 2007 Playoffs start Saturday. Note that the rules for the playoff rosters are the same as for the regular season with 12 activated players and up to 3 players placed on the inactive list prior to each game (was different rules in past seasons). Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Dallas (0) _ 8 Golden State (0) |_ __ _ | 4 Utah (0) ______| |_ __ 5 Houston (0) _ | | | 2 Phoenix (0) ____ | | 7 LA Lakers (0) |_ __| | _ | 3 San Antonio (0) __| | 6 Denver (0) |_ _ | 1 Detroit (0) ______ | 8 Orlando (0) |_ __ | _ | | 4 Miami (0) ______| | | 5 Chicago (0) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (0) ___ | 7 Washington (0) |_ __| _ 3 Toronto (0) ___| 6 New Jersey (0)