News from March 20.

Boston placed Popeye Jones on IR with a sore left knee and activated
Marlon Garnett.

Vancouver placed Lee Mayberry on IR with tendinitis in both knees and
activated Tony Massenburg.


Dal 104, Sac 90 - at Dal
Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers.
Hubert Davis (Dal) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Gary Trent (Dal) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 16 points including 6-7 FG.

NY 96, Bos 78 - at NY
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 27 points and 5 rebounds.
Charlie Ward (NY) had 18 points.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 steals,
and 3 blocks.
Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Ron Mercer (Bos) had 19 points.
NY shot 27-39 FT and Bos shot 9-14 FT.

Was 113, Cle 83 - at Was
Juwan Howard (Was) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 15 rebounds.
Otis Thorpe (Was) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Mitch Richmond (Was) had 20 points including 10-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers
and 5 rebounds.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 8 points including 3-11 FG, 16 assists, and 6 
steals.
Johnny Newman (Cle) had 18 points on 8-11 FG.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 15 points including 5-7 FG.

Mil 83, Atl 77 - at Atl
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 21 points.
Dell Curry (Mil) had 12 points including 4-11 FG.
Chris Gatling (Mil) had 12 points.
Chris Crawford (Atl) had 15 points.
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 11 points including 4-4 FG and 15 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (Mil, sprained ankle) did not play.

Ind 94, Mia 89 - at Mia
Chris Mullin (Ind) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds.
Antonio Davis (Ind) had 17 points on 6-9 FG and 5-10 FT and 9 rebounds.
Mark Jackson (Ind) had 13 points and 7 assists.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 28 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Hou 103, Pho 93 OT - at Hou
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 35 points on 13-21 FG and 9-12 FT and 18
rebounds.
Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 22 points and 9 rebounds.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 15
assists.
Hou shot 20-32 FT and Pho shot 11-14 FT.

SA 92, Van 88 OT - at Van
Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points including 9-24 FG, 14 rebounds, and 7
blocks.
Sean Elliott (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Mario Elie (SA) had 16 points.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 25 points including 8-23 FG, 11 rebounds,
and 7 turnovers.
Mike Bibby (Van) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Rodrick Rhodes (Van, chest muscle strain) and Doug West (Van, foot injury)
did not play.


On the lighter side
Kevin McHale on the Stephon Marbury trade and Marbury's agent David Falk:
"When [Falk] said, 'I'm going to help you,' that's when I knew we were in
trouble.  When an agent says those 5 words, cover your wallet and run like
hell.

Bison Dele on not wanting to talk after Detroit's loss to Toronto: "We're
modern day gladiators.  I don't recall anybody ever interviewing losing
gladiators."
Reporter: "That's because they were dead."
Dele: "My point exactly."