News from March 9. Dallas released Jason Sasser. Portland suspended Dontonio Wingfield for one game for conduct determental to the team. Philadelphia placed Don MacLean on IR with a sprained left ankle and activated Mark Hendrickson. Hou 88, Dal 83 - at Dal Kevin Willis (Hou) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 12 points including 5-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eddie Johnson (Hou) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points including 7-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Erick Strickland (Dal) had 19 points. Charles Barkley (Hou, lacerated left hip), Clyde Drexler (Hou, strained left hamstring), Derek Harper (Dal, strained left groin), and Robert Pack (Dal, bruised ribs) did not play. LAL 115, NJ 105 - at LAL Elden Campbell (LAL) had 15 points including 5-14 FG. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 34 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Jerome Kersey (LAL) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 21 points including 7-22 FG, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Corie Blount (LAL, sprained left ankle) and Chris Gatling (NJ, ear infection) did not play. Phi 99, Was 93 - at Was Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points and 18 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 24 points. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Juwan Howard (Was) had 19 points and 3 steals. Rod Strickland (Was) had 21 points including 1-7 FT and 8 assists. Tracy Murray (Was) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Phi shot 30-38 FT and Was shot 10-19 FT. Chris Webber (Was, strained lower back) did not play. Cha 82, Mia 76 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Glen Rice (Cha) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Isaac Austin (Mia) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 8 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 31 points and 4 steals. Cha shot 44.9% (31-69) FG and Mia shot 33.3% (30-90) FG. NY 97, Chi 93 - at NY Charles Oakley (NY) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 32 points on 12-18 FG and 8-13 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. John Starks (NY) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 9 points and 19 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 36 points and 6 rebounds. NY shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Chi shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Tor 81, Van 77 - at Tor Walt Williams (Tor) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 3-12 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anthony Peeler (Van) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Tor out-rebounded Van 53-42 including 27-6 offensive. Carlos Rogers (Tor, asthma) did not play. Por 103, Sea 93 - at Por Kenny Anderson (Por) had 16 points and 8 assists. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gary Trent (Por) had 23 points including 10-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 29 points including 12-17 FG. Sam Perkins (Sea, stitches over left eye) did not play. Uta 115, Min 106 - at Min Bryon Russell (Uta) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 36 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. John Stockton (Uta) had 26 points on 7-9 FG and 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 21 points including 9-11 FT. Chris Carr (Min) had 20 points on 5-7 FG and 9-12 FT. Pho 121, Orl 85 - at Pho Cedric Ceballos (Pho) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Person (Pho) had 31 points on 12-17 FG and 7-9 3-pointers. Horace Grant (Orl) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 19 points and 6 assists. Pho shot 57.5% (46-60) FG and Orl shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. Mark Bryant (Pho, bone bruise) did not play. Atl 114, Bos 90 - at Bos Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 14 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 17 points. Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Marty Conlon (Bos) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Todd Day (Bos) had 33 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Atl shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Bos shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Dee Brown (Bos, sprained right toe) did not play. GS 102, Sac 98 - at GS Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Mark Price (GS) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Smith (GS) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac) had 24 points including 101-5 FG and 5 assists. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 22 points and 6 turnovers. GS shot 34-37 FT and Sac shot 23-28 FT.