News from April 11. San Antonio elected not to sign Bobby Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. Denver signed Bobby Jones for the rest of the season. Miami signed Blake Ahearn for the rest of the season. Houston signed Loren Woods for the rest of the season. San Antonio signed DerMarr Johnson. Milwaukee named John Hammond as GM. Brad Miller (Sac) underwent surgery to remove a bone chip from his right elbow. He will miss the last 4 games of the season. Drew Gooden (Chi) will miss the last 3 games of the season with a lower abdominal strain. Houston activated Tracy McGrady and placed Shane Battier on IL with a left foot injury. Detroit activated Richard Hamilton and Lindsey Hunter and placed Juan Dixon and Walter Herrmann on IL. Memphis activated Javaris Crittenton and placed Mike Miller on IL. Boston activated Sam Cassell and placed Eddie House on IL with a strained right groin. Chicago activated Cedric Simmons and placed Shannon Brown on IL. Hou 101, Pho 90 at Hou Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Carl Landry (Hou) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 37 points including 9-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 16 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Sac 103, Por 86 at Sac John Salmons (Sac) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Channing Frye (Por) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Sac shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Por shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Ron Artest (Sac, sprained left thumb), Kenny Thomas (Sac, stomach virus), and Martell Webster (Por, irregular heartbeat) did not play. LAL 107, NO 104 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 16 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 24 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, 17 assists, and 4 steals. SA 95, Sea 74 at SA Fabricio Oberto (SA) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ime Udoka (SA) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Earl Watson (Sea) had 17 points. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA, strained left adductor) did not play. Tor 113, NJ 85 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 14 points and 8 assists. Carlos Delfino (Tor) had 24 points including 7-10 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Atl 116, NY 104 at NY Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 34 points including 13-21 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (NY) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Atl shot 23-30 Ft and NY shot 7-13 FT. Det 102, Was 74 at Det Chauncey Billups (Det) had 13 points and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 9 points on 4-13 FG and 10 assists. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 11 points. Det shot 50% (42-84) FG and Was shot 27.1% (23-85) FG. Chi 100, Cle 95 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 20 points including 9-16 FG, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points including 9-13 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points on 13-21 FG and 6-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Smith (Cle) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Bos 102, Mil 86 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. James Posey (Bos) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 18 points. Bos shot 50.6% (44-87) FG and Mil shot 38.3% (31-81) FG. Bos shot 4-5 FT and Mil shot 21-30 FT. Leon Powe (Bos, sore right foot), Maurice Williams (Mil, abdominal strain), and Charlie Villanueva (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Ind 85, Phi 76 at Phi Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 15 points. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 4-7 FT and Phi shot 9-21 FT. Min 102, Orl 101 at Orl Ryan Gomes (Min) had 14 points including the game winning free throws with 2.9 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Rashad McCants (Min) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 23 points and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Craig Smith (Min, sprained left sternoclavicular) did not play. Mem 96, Mia 91 at Mia Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 17 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Mem) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Mia) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Earl Barron (Mia) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Mem shot 22-35 FT and Mia shot 15-18 FT. Javaris Crittenton (Mem, sprained right thumb), Alexander Johnson (Mia, concussion), Shawn Marion (Mia, sore back), Marcus Banks (Mia, pulled right hamstring), and Udonis Haslem (Mia, sprained left ankle) did not play.