News from April 9.

Larry Hughes (freshman, G, St. Louis University) declared himself eligible
for the NBA draft.

Mike Bibby (sophomore, G, Arizona) declared himself eligible for the NBA 
draft.

Golden State placed Donyell Marshall on IR with a fractured rib and
signed Jeff Grayer to a 10-day contract.

Chicago activated Joe Kleine and placed Luc Longley on IR with a bone
bruise in his left knee.

Phoenix placed Danny Manning on IR with an injured right ACL and activated
Horacio Llamas.  Manning will miss the rest of the season due to the
injury.


Sea 103, Dal 101 - at Dal
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Vin Baker (Sea) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Dale Ellis (Sea) had 16 points.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Erick Strickland (Dal) had 14 points.

Den 128, Sac 103 - at Den
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Cory Alexander (Den) had 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Johnny Newman (Den) had 35 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 13-13 FT.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 17 points.
Den shot 55.3% (42-75) FG and Sac shot 44.2% (38-86) FG.
The win was Denver's 10th of the season.
Olden Polynice (Sac, birth of a child) and Mitch Richmond (Sac, sore right
knee) did not play.

Det 102, Was 83 - at Was
Grant Hill (Det) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 33 points including 10-16 FG and 6-9 3-pointers.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 20 points including 8-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Chris Webber (Was) had 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Tracy Murray (Was) had 23 points.
Det shot 54.7% (35-64) FG and Was shot 40.3% (31-77) FG.

Ind 105, Atl 102 OT - at Atl
Chris Mullin (Ind) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 3
steals, and 5 turnovers.
Antonio Davis (Ind) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points including 5-16 FG.
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 20 points including 8-13 FT, 24 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Eldridge Recasner (Atl) had 16 points including 6-7 FG.
Rik Smits (Ind, sore feet) did not play.

Cle 91, Chi 85 - at Cle
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Brevin Knight (Cle) had 22 points.
Wesley Person (Cle) had 12 points.
Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 17 points and 8 assists.
Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 6 points including 2-3 FG, 20 rebounds, and 4
steals.
Michael Jordan (Chi) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 6 rebounds.
Derek Anderson (Cle, bruised right hip) did not play.

Hou 93, GS 89 - at GS
Mario Elie (Hou) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 19 points and 8 assists.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Jason Caffey (GS) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Jim Jackson (GS) had 25 points including 11-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Hou shot 20-26 FT and GS shot 10-13 FT.
Tony Delk (GS, Achilles tendinitis) did not play.

Por 99, LAC 95 - at LAC
Brian Grant (Por) had 25 points including 13-13 FT and 13 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 23 points including 11-16 FG and 9 rebounds.
Brian Williams (Por) had 25 points and 6 rebounds.
Lamond Murray (LAC) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
James Robinson (LAC) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por, bruised right hip) and Isaac Austin (LAC, strained
right calf) did not play.