News from April 2.

Jacque Vaughn (NJ) suffered a broken bone in his right foot during
Saturday's NJ-Orl game.  He is expected to undergo surgery next week and
will miss the rest of the season.


Stats Leaders
Points
Allen Iverson (Phi)    30.2
Kobe Bryant (LAL)      28.1
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)    26.7

Rebounds
Kevin Garnett (Min)    13.8
Ben Wallace (Det)      12.1
Tim Duncan (SA)        11.4

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)       11.5
Brevin Knight (Mem)     9.0
Stephon Marbury (NY)    8.1


Mia 111, NO 99  at NO
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 34 points including 15-21 FG and 15 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points on 11-17 FG and 11-15 FT and 9 assists.
Damon Jones (Mia) had 22 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 7 assists.
Speedy Claxton (NO) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists.
P.J. Brown (NO) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Keyon Dooling (Mia, personal reasons) did not play.

SA 95, LAL 94  at SA
Robert Horry (SA) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Brent Barry (SA) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers and the game
winning layup with 6.7 seconds left and 5 rebounds.
Caron Butler (LAL) had 27 points and 6 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 15 points including 6-19 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists,
3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Lamar Odom (LAL, strained left shoulder) did not play.

Chi 112, Cha 97  at Chi
Othella Harrington (Chi) had 22 points including 6-10 FT.
Chris Duhon (Chi) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 5 assists.
Eric Piatkowski (Chi) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers.
Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 28 points including 6-10 FT, 16 rebounds including
8 offensive, and 5 blocks.
Matt Carroll (Cha) had 20 points.
Chi shot 11-18 3-pointers and Cha shot 1-7 3-pointers.
Eddy Curry (Chi, irregular heartbeat) and Luol Deng (Chi, sprained right
wrist) did not play.

Orl 103, NJ 102  at NJ
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds.
Steve Francis (Orl) had 33 points including 14-15 FT, 7 rebounds, 5
assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Pat Garrity (Orl) had 11 points.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points and 6 assists.
Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 11 rebounds including
6 offensive.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Grant Hill (Orl, sore left shin) and Jameer Nelson (Orl, intercostal tear)
did not play.

Den 103, Por 97  at Por
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Andre Miller (Den) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Earl Boykins (Den) had 17 points and 5 assists.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Por) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists.
Greg Buckner (Den, broken right hand), Kenyon Martin (Den, chest
contusion), Theo Ratliff (Por, sore right shoulder), Derek Anderson (Por,
back spasms), and Darius Miles (Por, sore left shoulder) did not play.