News from April 13. The NBA fined Mark Cuban (Dal owner) $100,000 and suspended him for one game for making an derogatory gesture at the refs during Wednesday's Pho-Dal game and for his remarks about the refereeing after the game. Cuban says that the gesture was the choking sign (hands to throat). Chicago activated Dragon Tarlac and placed Jamal Crawford on IR with a hyperextended left knee. The LA Clippers exercised their 02-03 option on Lamar Odom and Corey Maggette and exercised their 01-02 option on Jeff McInnis. Dal 101, Sac 97 - at Dal Juwan Howard (Dal) had 26 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 31 points in 48 minutes. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 8 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chris Webber (Sac) had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Hou 109, Por 103 - at Por Shandon Anderson (Hou) had 20 points. Steve Francis (Hou) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Scottie Pippen (Por) had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Hou shot 22-32 FT and Por shot 13-15 FT. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Kenny Thomas (Hou, bad back) did not play. Den 108, GS 92 - at Den George McCloud (Den) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Robert Pack (Den) had 12 points including 3-9 FG, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 30 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Corie Blount (GS) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 8 rebounds. Calbert Cheaney (Den, metacarpal fracture right hand), Antonio McDyess (Den, subluxated left kneecap), Nick Van Exel (Den, strained lower back), Mookie Blaylock (GS, sprained right hand), Larry Hughes (GS, sprained right thumb), Mark Jackson (GS, strained left groin), and Bob Sura (GS, strained lower back) did not play. Tor 94, Mia 82 - at Tor Charles Oakley (Tor) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 25 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Vince Carter (Tor) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Brian Grant (Mia) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 6 assists. Was 113, Orl 110 - at Was Christian Laettner (Was) had 26 points including 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 30 points including 12-19 FG. Popeye Jones (Was) had 14 points on 3-4 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 49 points on 19-31 FG and 9-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Troy Hudson (Orl) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 6 assists. Hubert Davis (Was, sprained right hamstring) and Michael Doleac (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 97, NJ 91 - at NJ Chris Mihm (Cle) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 26 points including 12-16 FG and 5 assists. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 22 points. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Lucious Harris (NJ) had 19 points including 6-17 FG. Chris Gatling (Cle, suspended) and Stephen Jackson (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Uta 94, Chi 83 - at Chi Karl Malone (Uta) had 32 points including 13-22 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. John Stockton (Uta) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danny Manning (Uta) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Ron Artest (Chi) had 27 points including 15-16 FT and 5 steals. A.J. Guyton (Chi) had 12 points. Uta shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and Chi shot 42.9% (27-63) FG. Ron Mercer (Chi, right ankle tendinitis) and Brad Miller (Chi, sore right knee) did not play. Ind 113, Bos 108 OT - at Ind Al Harrington (Ind) had 14 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-8 FT, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 29 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 37 points including 6-13 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers in 51 minutes. Milt Palacio (Bos) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Bryant Stith (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. NY 101, Atl 65 - at NY Othella Harrington (NY) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Glen Rice (NY) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 5 assists. Dion Glover (Atl) had 12 points. Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. NY shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Atl shot 36.6% (26-71) FG. Marcus Camby (NY, left hip contusion), Allan Houston (NY, right hip contusion), Larry Johnson (NY, sore back), Chris Crawford (Atl, sprained left foot), Toni Kukoc (Atl, plantar fascitis right foot), and Lorenzen Wright (Atl, suspended) did not play. Pho 109, Sea 100 - at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 17 assists, and 4 steals. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (Sea) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, injured left foot) did not play. LAC 111, Min 105 - at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 21 points and 5 assists. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 10 points on 5-17 FG and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 26 points including 9-12 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points including 11-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaPhonso Ellis (Min) had 17 points including 8-11 FG.