News from March 24. Hou 88, Dal 78 - at Dal Charles Barkley (Hou) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points including 6-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 18 points. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 20 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 8 blocks. Hou shot 50% (36-72) FG and Dal shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. Pho 106, LAL 101 - at LAL Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 2-7 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 24 points including 13-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 24 points including 6-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points and 5 turnovers. GS 92, LAC 80 - at LAC Donyell Marshall (GS) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. John Starks (GS) had 16 points. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Caffey (GS, right Achilles tendinitis) and Chris Mills (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 87, Bos 68 - at Bos Dennis Scott (Min) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 13 points including 6-20 FG. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Min shot 40.5% (34-84) FG and Bos shot 30.5% (25-82) FG. Walter McCarty (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Det 84, NJ 71 - at NJ Grant Hill (Det) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bison Dele (Det) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 11 points including 4-6 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 4 points on 1-6 FG and 2-8 FT and 17 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 16 points including 6-20 FG and 7 assists. Det shot 50.7% (35-69) FG and NJ shot 31.9% (23-72) FG. Det shot 9-11 FT and NJ shot 22-32 FT. Rony Seikaly (NJ, plantar fasciatis) did not play. Was 96, Sea 92 - at Sea Otis Thorpe (Was) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 30 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Rod Strickland (Was) had 10 points including 3-15 FG, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Olden Polynice (Sea) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Sac 92, NY 91 - at Sac Vlade Divac (Sac) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vernon Maxwell (Sac) had 19 points. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Charlie Ward (NY) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac, sprained left foot) did not play. Cha 110, Chi 81 - at Cha David Wesley (Cha) had 16 points and 5 assists. Ricky Davis (Cha) had 14 points and 5 assists. Brad Miller (Cha) had 25 points on 9-9 FG and 7-7 FT and 5 rebounds. Dickey Simpkins (Chi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Brent Barry (Chi) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 1-7 3-pointers. Cha shot 57.1% (44-77) FG and Chi shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Charles Shackleford (Cha, sprained right toe), Ron Harper (Chi, dislocated left finger and hyperextended right knee), and Toni Kukoc (Chi, lumbar strain) did not play. Atl 103, Ind 102 - at Atl Alan Henderson (Atl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 19 points including 13-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points including the game winning 10-foot runner with 1.9 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steve Smith (Atl) had 25 points and 6 assists. Dale Davis (Ind) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 26 points including 10-13 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 15 points. Mia 84, Mil 76 - at Mil P.J. Brown (Mia) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 19 points including 5-10 FT, 21 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 5 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 17 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Phi 95, Van 90 OT - at Van Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 blocks in 50 minutes. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 34 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds in 17 minutes. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points and 9 assists. Tyrone Hill (Phi, strained neck), Bryant Reeves (Van, sore right knee), and Rodrick Rhodes (Van, chest injury) did not play.