News from April 14. The NBA fined Nick Van Exel (LAL) $10,000 and suspended him for 2 games and fined Monty Williams (SA) $5,000 and suspended him for 2 games for their altercation in Monday's SA-LAL game. Van Exel's fine included a fine for making an obscene gesture following his ejection. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) and Reggie Geary (SA) were also fined $5,000 each for their participation in the altercation. In a separate incident in that game, Will Perdue (SA) was fined $5,000 for throwing Derek Fisher (LAL) to the ground. Denver activated Harold Ellis and placed Joe Wolf on IR with a subluxation of his right shoulder. Boston signed Reggie Hanson for the rest of the season. Houston activated Matt Bullard and placed Charles Barkley on IR with a strained left groin. LAL 111, Dal 95 - at Dal Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 34 points including 15-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points. Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. LAL out-rebounded Dal 56-35 including 9-19 offensive. Nick Van Exel (LAL, suspended), Sean Rooks (LAL, flu), Chris Anstey (Dal, sprained middle finger), and Martin Muursepp (Dal, bronchitis) did not play. Cle 95, Bos 86 - at Cle Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 22 points including 8-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilguaskas (Cle) had 12 points. Derek Anderson (Cle) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 5 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 31 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cle shot 51.7% (30-58) FG and 31-40 FT and Bos shot 39.6% (36-91) FG and 11-17 FT. Kenny Anderson (Bos, bone bruise left knee) did not play. Tor 96, NJ 92 - at NJ Marcus Camby (Tor) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 11 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Doug Christie (Tor) had 23 points and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Tor) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 6 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Gary Trent (Tor, abdominal strain) and Rony Seikaly (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Uta 126, Min 109 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 44 points including 16-19 FT, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 3 steals. Chris Morris (Uta) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 25 points on 6-17 FG and 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Tom Hammonds (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 104, NY 102 - at NY Chris Webber (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Tracey Murray (Was) had 27 points. Larry Johnson (NY) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 23 points. Harvey Grant (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 94, Den 88 - at Hou Mario Elie (Hou) had 23 points on 7-10 FG and 8-8 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 13 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 blocks, and 4 steals. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Cory Alexander (Den) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Johnny Newman (Den, death in family) did not play. Cha 104, Mil 82 - at Mil Anthony Mason (Cha) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 30 points including 3-3 3-pointers. David Wesley (Cha) had 15 points on 7-9 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 16 points on 8-10 FG. Ervin Johnson (Mil) had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Cha shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Mil shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Matt Geiger (Cha, pulled right hamstring) did not play. Atl 95, Phi 94 - at Atl Tyrone Corbin (Atl) had 15 points. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 39 points on 16-21 FG and 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 10 steals. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 26 points and 5 turnovers. Atl shot 18-30 FT and Phi shot 11-15 FT. Aaron McKie (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. Sea 110, Van 98 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points including 6-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Dale Ellis (Sea, strained abdominal muscle) and Bryant Reeves (Van, bruised knee) did not play. Por 92, Sac 66 - at Por Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 16 points. Walt Williams (Por) had 19 points. Corlis Williamson (Sac) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Billy Owens (Sac) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mitch Richmond (Sac, sore right knee) did not play.