News from March 9. The McDonalds Open tournament will take place in Milan October 14-16. Chicago activated Keith Booth and Cory Carr and placed Rusty LaRue (sprained left ankle) and Charles Jones (right calf strain) on IR. Detroit released Corey Beck and Steve Henson. Golden State activated Muggsy Bogues and placed Duane Ferrell on IR with tendinitis in his left knee. Bobby Phills (Cha) will undergo test to determine if the soreness he is filling in his left leg is a stress fracture. Pho 103, Dal 91 - at Dal George McCloud (Pho) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Luc Longley (Pho) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Samaki Walker (Dal) had 15 points including 7-9 FG. Pho shot 9-13 3-pointers and Dal shot 4-15 3-pointers. Hou 84, Den 75 - at Hou Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 12 points and 7 assists. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 23 points on 7-20 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Danny Fortson (Den) had 15 points on 4-12 FG and 7-13 FT and 21 rebounds including 10 offensive. Hou shot 50.8% (33-65) FG and Den shot 29.9% (23-77). Uta 88, Cle 75 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 21 points including 9-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Adam Keefe (Uta) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 11 points including 3-10 FG. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 16 points on 3-11 FG and 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Wesley Person (Cle) had 10 points. Uta shot 46.7% (28-60) FG and Cle shot 34.4% (22-64) FG. Por 103, Sac 98 - at Por Brian Grant (Por) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Webber (Sac) had 14 points on 7-19 FG and 14 rebounds. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 18 points including 7-8 FG. GS 92, Van 82 - at GS Donyell Marshall (GS) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 17 points and 18 rebounds. John Starks (GS) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 35 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Cherokee Parks (Van) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Caffey (GS, Achilles tendinitis) did not play. LAL 103, LAC 99 - at LAC Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 31 points including 11-16 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 16 points. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 16 points. Eric Piatkowski (LAC, strained lower back) did not play. Cha 105, Bos 87 - at Cha J.R. Reid (Cha) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Eldridge Recasner (Cha) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chuck Person (Cha) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 32 points and 8 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 16 points. Bobby Phills (Cha, injured lower left leg) and Derrick Coleman (Cha, sprained right foot) did not play. Mil 87, NY 86 - at NY Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 17 points and 5 assists. Larry Johnson (NY) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allan Houston (NY) had 15 points including 4-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Min 85, Sea 84 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Joe Smith (Min) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 12 points including 5-13 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 10 points including 4-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chi 103, NJ 87 - at Chi Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 28 points including 13-20 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ron Harper (Chi) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Randy Brown (Chi) had 16 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Sam Cassell (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play. On the lighter side Pat Riley, well know for his attempts to motivate his team, once while with the Lakers tried to to throw a chair, only to find that it weighed more than he thought and he was only able to move it a few feet. Kurt Rambis: "That might have motivated me after I was done laughing."