News from March 15. The NBA named Alonzo Mourning (Mia) as Player of the Week. Mourning averaged 19.8 points and 10.5 rebounds as Miami went 4-0. The NBA fined Milwaukee $25,000 for comments head coach George Karl made about Seattle, his former team. New Jersey fired head coach and executive vice president John Calipari and named assistant coach Don Casey as interim coach. New Jersey also fired assistant coaches Johnny Davis, Kenny Gattison, and Jack Haley. Dallas placed Robert Pack on IR with a slightly torn right hamstring. Orlando activated Danny Schayes and placed Jonathan Kerner on IR with a lower back strain. Washington placed Jahidi White on IR with a sprained right knee. Rasheed Wallace (Por) left the Por-Dal game early in the 1st quarter with a sprained right ankle. Por 106, Dal 91 - at Dal Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 15 points and 16 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 18 points and 6 assists. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 30 points. Gary Trent (Dal) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Orl 74, Phi 73 - ad Orl Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 14 points including 5-17 FG and the inbounds steal with 3.3 seconds left and taking it in from half court for the game winning layup at the buzzer, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and and 8 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 11 points on 3-4 FG and 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. George Lynch (Phi) had 10 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Orl shot 28.6% (26-91) FG and Phi shot 35.1% (27-77) FG. Bo Outlaw (Orl, left calf strain) did not play. Sac 111, GS 105 - at GS Chris Webber (Sac) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 16 points on 5-16 FG and 6-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 18 points including 7-9 FG , 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chris Mills (GS) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Bimbo Coles (GS) had 23 points on 11-13 FG and 6 assists. Sac shot 24-40 FT and GS shot 5-7 FT. Muggsy Bogues (GS, right knee contusion) and Antawn Jamison (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 89, Chi 85 OT - at Chi Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Person (Cle) had 21 points. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 9 points including 3-13 FG, 8 rebounds, 16 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 22 points including 8-24 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brent Barry (Chi) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dickey Simpkins (Chi) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Cle shot 45.2% (38-84) FG and Chi shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. Cle shot 8-15 FT and Chi shot 21-30 FT. NY 108, Mil 102 - at Mil Larry Johnson (NY) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 28 points including 12-14 FT. Ray Allen (Mil) had 29 points. Vinny Del Negro (Mil) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Patrick Ewing (NY, tendinitis left Achilles) and Sam Cassell (Mil, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 90, Min 83 - at Min Bryon Russell (Uta) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Howard Eisley (Uta) had 15 points. Joe Smith (Min) had 26 points and 17 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Bobby Jackson (Min) had 17 points. Den 110, Van 84 - at Den Antonio McDyess (Den) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Danny Fortson (Den) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Cory Alexander (Den) had 14 points on 6-9 F and 11 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 12 points and 5 assists. Den shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Van shot 40.8% (31-76) FG. Doug West (Van, sprained foot) did not play. Tor 89, Cha 82 - at Tor Doug Christie (Tor) had 18 points including 6-19 FG, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Dee Brown (Tor) had 17 points including 4-12 FG. John Wallace (Tor) had 17 points. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David Wesley (Cha) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Willis (Tor, strained shoulder) and Brad Miller (Cha, flu) did not play.