News from March 31. Charlotte signed Dontell Jefferson for the rest of the season. Chicago elected not to sign Linton Johnson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Oklahoma City signed Shaun Livingston to a multiyear contract. Oklahoma City recalled D.J. White from the NBADL. Denver recalled Sonny Weems from the NBADL. Stephen Jackson (GS) underwent surgery on his left foot to remove multiple bone spurs. He is out for the rest of the season. Sacramento retired Vlade Divac's #21. Kevin Garnett (Bos) is expected to miss the next 4 games with a sore right knee. Sacramento activated Will Solomon and placed Bobby Jackson on IL. Portland activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Rudy Fernandez (back spasms) on IL. Dal 108, Min 88 at Min Josh Howard (Dal) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Miller (Min) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Randy Foye (Min, sore right hip) did not play. Cha 94, LAL 84 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points and 3 steals. Cha shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and LAL shot 39.2% (38-97) FG. Cha shot 17-22 FT and LAL shot 4-6 FT. Cle 79, Det 73 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 9-24 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Det) had 11 points. Phi 98, Atl 85 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points and 8 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 18 points and 10 assists. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 16 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 33 points including 13-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Flip Murray (Atl) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. OKC 96, SA 95 at SA Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points and 10 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points. Den 111, NY 104 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 29 points including 13-20 FG. Nene (Den) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Al Harrington (NY) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. David Lee (NY) had 19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Nate Robinson (NY) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Den shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and NY shot 44.7% (38-85) FG. Eddy Curry (NY, left knee pain), Larry Hughes (NY, sprained right ankle), and Quentin Richardson (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 107, Chi 105 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and the game winning jumper with 3.9 seconds left and 9 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 20 points including 7-10 FG. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points on 12-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore left foot) and John Salmons (Chi, left groin) did not play. NO 111, Sac 110 at Sac David West (NO) had 40 points on 15-25 FG and 10-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rasual Butler (NO) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 15 assists. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 23 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 20 points. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Por 125, Uta 104 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points including 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 20 points on 10-12 FG. Deron Williams (Uta) had 16 points including 4-13 FG and 8 assists. Por shot 61.8% (47-76) FG and Uta shot 49.3% (37-75) FG. 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