News from February 25.

Chris Childs (NY) will miss 7 to 10 days with a sprained left ankle.

New York signed Herb Williams and placed Chris Dudley on IR with a broken
right foot.

Cleveland placed Danny Ferry on IR with an inflamed right knee.

Nick Van Exel (LAL) will undergo diagnostic arthroscopic surgery on his
right knee and will be out at least 2 weeks.


Orl 100, Dal 79 - at Orl
Charles Outlaw (Orl) had 29 points including 11-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Nick Anderson (Orl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals.
Derek Harper (Orl) had 18 points.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 13 points.
Orl shot 26-34 FT and Dal shot 8-16 FT.
Orl out-rebounded Dal 47-29 including 17-8 offensive.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, left calf strain) did not play.

Cha 98, Det 88 - at Det
Glen Rice (Cha) had 33 points including 12-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Anthony Mason (Cha) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 11 rebounds.
Matt Geiger (Cha) had 20 points.
Grant Hill (Det) had 27 points.
Brian Williams (Det) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Cha shot 28-40 FT and Det shot 13-22 FT.

Por 106, Chi 101 - at Chi
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 20 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 24 points and 11 assists.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 22 points and 5 rebounds.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 33 points including 15-17 FT and 4 steals.
Scott Burrell (Chi) had 15 points in 17 minutes.
Por shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Chi shot 40.9% (36-88) FG.

LAC 117, Phi 108 - at LAC
Isaac Austin (LAC) had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 25 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Brian Shaw (Phi) had 24 points including 10-14 FG.
LAC shot 35-41 FT and Phi shot 15-25 FT.

LAL 96, Ind 89 - at Ind
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 20 points including 7-9 FG.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Dale Davis (Ind) had 14 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 19 points including 7-23 FG and 8 rebounds.
Mark Jackson (Ind) had 18 points and 8 assists.
LAL shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Ind shot 36% (32-89) FG.
Nick Van Exel (LAL, sore right knee) did not play.

Bos 111, Sac 94 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Ron Mercer (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals.
Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 21 points and 9 assists.
Billy Owens (Sac) had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 19 points.
Bos shot 13-16 FT and Sac shot 21-37 FT.

Cle 106, Van 101 - at Cle
Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 30 points including 12-18 FG.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 16 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, 8
assists, and 3 steals.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Brevin Knight (Cle) had 7 points, 5 rebounds, 17 assists, 4 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Bryant Reeves (Van) had 29 points including 7-12 FT and 8 rebounds.
George Lynch (Van) had 16 points including 7-11 FG.
Sam Mack (Van, left thigh contusion) did not play.

Atl 112, Den 88 - at Den
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 22 points including 10-11 FG.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 18 points and 3 steals.
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 18 points including 6-9 FG.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 7 rebounds.
Anthony Goldwire (Den) had 20 points.
Atl shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Den shot 39.3% (33-84) FG.