News from March 2. Utah retired Mark Eaton's #53 during the NY-Uta game. Seattle placed Nate McMillan on IR with an injured tendon in his left knee. Orlando activated David Vaughn and placed Kenny Gattison on IR with a pinched nerve in his neck. With their victory last night, Chicago became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Det 107, LAC 103 - at LAC Grant Hill (Det) had 35 points including 9-9 FT, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Otis Thorpe (Det) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Allan Houston (Det) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Brian Williams (LAC) had 33 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Pooh Richardson (LAC) had 15 points. Charles Outlaw (LAC) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Joe Dumars (Det, strained right quad) and Loy Vaught (Det, pulled abdominal muscle) did not play. Mil 110, Atl 106 - at Mil Vin Baker (Mil) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Sherman Douglas (Mil) had 14 points and 10 assists. Terry Cummings (Mil) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Grant Long (Atl) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Christian Leattner (Atl) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Craig Ehlo (Atl) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Mil shot 58.4% (45-77) FG and Atl shot 51.3% (39-76) FG. Stacey Augmon (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 115, Por 89 - at Orl Dennis Scott (Orl) had 19 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) had 41 points on 17-29 FG and 7-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 18 points. Clifford Robinson (Por) had 26 points. Rumeal Robinson (Por) had 16 points and 5 assists. Gary Trent (Por) had 12 points. Orl shot 27-37 FT and Por shot 12-15 FT. Rod Strickland (Por, suspension) did not play. Chi 107, Bos 75 - at Chi Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 11 points including 4-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Steve Kerr (Chi) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Eric Montross (Bos) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Todd Day (Bos) had 11 points. Dana Barros (Bos) had 12 points. Chi shot 50% (42-84) FG and Bos shot 40% (34-85) FG. Chi shot 19-25 FT and Bos shot 5-10 FT. SA 115, Phi 101 - at SA Sean Elliott (SA) had 33 points including 8-11 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Vinny Del Negro (SA) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Avery Johnson (SA) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 9 assists. Tony Massenburg (Phi) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Trevor Ruffin (Phi) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Doc Rivers (SA, sprained right ankle) did not play. Den 106, Van 82 - at Den Antonio McDyess (Den) had 20 points. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den) had 33 points including 12-18 FG and 8 assists. Bryant Stith (Den) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ashraf Amaya (Van) had 14 points. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Blue Edwards (Van) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Den shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Van shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Don MacLean (Den, sprained left ankle) and Greg Anthony (Van, injured right thumb) did not play. Sea 103, NJ 92 - at NJ Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 26 points on 8-12 FG and 10-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Ervin Johnson (Sea) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Childs (NJ) had 20 points including 10-13 FT, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Vern Fleming (NJ) had 19 points and 6 assists. Shawn Kemp (Sea, sprained left foot) did not play.