News from April 5. The LA Lakers assigned Coby Karl to the NBADL. Denver assigned Taurean Green to the NBADL. Orlando activated Jameer Nelson and placed Marcin Gortat on IL. New Jersey activated Vince Carter and placed DeSagana Diop on IL with a knee injury. Boston activated Brian Scalabrine and placed Paul Pierce (birth of child) on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 30.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.6 Allen Iverson (Den) 26.5 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.4 Marcus Camby (Den) 13.3 Tyson Chandler (NO) 11.9 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.5 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.2 Deron Williams (Uta 10.5 Sac 118, Den 115 at Den Mikki Moore (Sac) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 36 points including 13-13 FT, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 29 points including 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 47 points including 19-24 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Linas Kleiza (Den) had 28 points including 13-15 FT. Ron Artest (Sac, sprained left thumb), Brad Miller (Sac, strained left knee), and Kenyon Martin (Den, suspended) did not play. Orl 101, Cle 86 at Cle Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 21 points and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points and 9 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 17 points including 6-22 FG, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Delonte West (Cle) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Bos 101, Cha 78 at Cha James Posey (Bos) had 19 points. Leon Powe (Bos) had 22 points including 12-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Eddie House (Bos) had 16 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 11 points including 5-15 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bos shot 27-34 FT and Cha shot 9-16 FT. Ray Allen (Bos, rest), Kevin Garnett (Bos, rest), and Gerald Wallace (Cha, injured groin) did not play. NJ 99, Tor 90 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 32 points including 12-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points including 10-16 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rasho Nesterovic (Tor) had 22 points including 10-12 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Atl 92, Phi 85 at Phi Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points on 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Was 99, Chi 87 at Chi Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Darius Songaila (Was) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 25 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Larry Hughes (Chi) had 16 points. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Was out-rebounded Chi 53-28 including 17-7 offensive. Antawn Jamison (Was, sprained right shoulder) and Gilbert Arenas (Was, resting left knee) did not play.