News from March 22. The NBA named Vince Carter (Tor) as Player of the Week. Carter averaged 20 points and 7 rebounds as Toronto went 5-0. Milwaukee placed Sam Cassell on IR with a sprained right ankle and activated Scott Williams. Vin Baker (Sea) will be out 4 to 6 weeks with a partially torn ligament in his right thumb. Boston placed Eric Riley on IR with left foot plantar fasciatis and activated Dwayne Schintzius. New Jersey placed Jim McIlvaine on IR with torn cartilage in his left shoulder and signed Jamie Feick to a 10-day contract. Houston activated Antoine Carr and placed Matt Maloney on IR with a sore right elbow. Detroit placed Joe Dumars on IR with a strained left calf and activated Charles O'Bannon. LAL 96, Dal 93 - at Dal Glen Rice (LAL) had 17 points. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 7-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points. Dennis Rodman (LAL) had 1 points and 17 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. A.C. Green (Dal) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 16 points. Mil 115, Det 86 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 18 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 19 points including 6-9 FG. Chris Gatling (Mil) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Christian Laettner (Det) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jerome Williams (Det) had 12 points including 6-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Mil shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Det shot 30.9% (21-68) FG. Mil shot 25-34 FT and Det shot 41-57 FT. Hou 110, Sac 100 - at Hou Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 19 points including 9-12 FT, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 32 points including 14-20 FG, 12 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Michael Dickerson (Hou) had 23 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Sac) had 29 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks, and 5 steals. Vernon Maxwell (Sac) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-10 FT. Hou out-rebounded Sac 54-34. Sea 92, Phi 76 - at Sea Billy Owens (Sea) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 15 points in 19 minutes. Vin Baker (Sea, ligament tear in right thumb) did not play. Ind 90, Was 86 - at Ind Chris Mullin (Ind) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rik Smits (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points. Juwan Howard (Was) had 13 points including 6-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 35 points including 14-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Atl 80, NY 71 - at NY Alan Henderson (Atl) had 14 points including 3-9 FG. Steve Smith (Atl) had 14 points including 4-14 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 23 points including 8-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 16 points including 4-13 FG. Atl shot 34.2% (25-73) FG and NY shot 28.9% (22-76) FG. Pho 89, Van 84 - at Pho Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 24 points including 11-22 FT and 9 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points on 8-21 FG and 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Felipe Lopez (Van) had 14 points. Bryant Reeves (Van, sore right knee), Doug West (Van, sprained foot), and Rodrick Rhodes (Van, chest injury) did not play. NJ 106, Tor 87 - at NJ Jayson Williams (NJ) had 4 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 31 points including 10-12 FT and 12 assists. Chris Carr (NJ) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 10 points including 4-16 FG and 6 rebounds. John Wallace (Tor) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Rony Seikaly (NJ, plantar fasciatis), Scott Burrell (NJ, bone particle in right foot), and Kevin Willis (Tor, sore left shoulder) did not play.