News from April 12.

Mia 82, NY 81 - at Mia
P.J. Brown (Mia) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 22 points including 12-18 FG, 13 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Chris Mills (NY) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Allan Houston (NY) had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
Larry Johnson (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play.

NJ 116, Tor 109 - at Tor
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 7 rebounds.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Sam Cassell (NJ) had 27 points including 11-11 FT, 11 assists, and 7
turnovers.
Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 6
assists, and 3 steals.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Dee Brown (Tor) had 30 points on 12-19 FG and 6-11 3-pointers.
Rony Seikaly (NJ, sore right foot) and Gary Trent (Tor, abdominal strain)
did not play.

Cha 88, Det 86 - at Cha
Anthony Mason (Cha) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 14 rebounds.
Bobby Phills (Cha) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Vlade Divac (Cha) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Grant Hill (Det) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers.

Sea 103, Hou 95 - at Sea
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals.
Kevin Willis (Hou) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 9 rebounds.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 7 assists, 3
steals, and 5 turnovers.
Greg Anthony (Sea, bruised ribs) and Charles Barkley (Hou, strained left
groin) did not play.

Ind 93, Bos 87 - at Bos
Dale Davis (Ind) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Antonio Davis (Ind) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-12 FT and 10 rebounds.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 18 points.
Ron Mercer (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Dana Barros (Bos) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals.
Kenny Anderson (Bos, bruised left knee) did not play.

Atl 91, Was 81 - at Was
Steve Smith (Atl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers.
Juwan Howard (Was) had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Was) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Atl shot 26-34 FT and Was shot 6-10 FT.
Harvey Grant (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Pho 129, Van 106 - at Van
George McCloud (Pho) had 25 points on 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 23 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Rex Chapman (Pho) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 
6 assists.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Anthony Daniels (Van) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists.
Pho shot 63.8% (51-80) FG and Van shot 50.6% (42-83) FG.
Bryant Reeves (Van, bruised knee) did not play.


The lighter side
Brian Williams (Det) when asked if Detroit could bounce back from two
tough losses: "We don't bounce anymore.  We just splat."