News from March 17. Boston placed Doug Smith on IR with a bruised right foot. Por 112, Dal 86 - at Por Clifford Robinson (Por) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Por) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Cherokee Parks (Dal) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Lucious Harris (Dal) had 16 points. Por shot 55% (44-80) FG and Dal shot 31.9% (29-91) FG. Por out-rebounded Dal 55-35. Gary Trent (Por, fractured right ring finger) and Popeye Jones (Dal, tendinitis right knee) did not play. Bos 107, NJ 106 2OT - at Bos Eric Montross (Bos) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David Wesley (Bos) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Williams (Bos) had 29 points including 11-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 30 points including 12-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (NJ) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 3 steals. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Rick Fox (Bos, death in the family) did not play. Det 91, Den 81 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Allan Houston (Det) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 3 steals. Joe Dumars (Det) had 13 points. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Bryant Stith (Den) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dale Ellis (Den) had 14 points. Ind 105, Tor 96 - at Ind Reggie Miller (Ind) had 27 points. Rik Smits (Ind) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 16 points and 12 assists. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Tor) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Oliver Miller (Tor) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Ind shot 19-29 FT and Tor shot 10-13 FT. Derrick McKey (Ind) and Sharone Wright (Tor) did not play. Orl 98, LAL 97 - at LAL Horace Grant (Orl) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 17 rebounds. Dennis Scott (Orl) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cedric Ceballos (LAL) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 22 points including 6-19 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Cle 115, Sac 84 - at Cle Dan Majerle (Cle) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Bob Sura (Cle) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assist, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Brian Grant (Sac) had 14 points and 6 assists. Olden Polynice (Sac) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 18 points including 6-18 FG. Cle shot 48.7% (37-76) FG and Sac shot 35.5% (27-76) FG. Bobby Phills (Cle) did not play. Min 90, Van 85 - at Min Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 26 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Doug West (Min) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Blue Edwards (Van) had 20 points including 8-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Eric Murdock (Van) had 11 points and 13 assists. Isaiah Rider (Min, upper respiratory infection) and Andrew Lang (Min, torn left calf) did not play. Cha 103, Pho 102 - at Cha Larry Johnson (Cha) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 9 assists. Anthony Goldwire (Cha) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Dell Curry (Cha) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Charles Barkley (Pho) had 20 points. John Williams (Pho) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 30 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Danny Manning (Pho, sprained left ankle) did not play.