News from April 14. Elton Brand (sophomore, Duke, forward-center) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Boston signed Damon Jones to a 10-day contract, placed Eric Riley on IR with a sprained right ankle, and activated Bruce Bowen. Cleveland placed Derek Anderson on IR with bruising in the medial meniscus in his right knee and activated Ryan Stack. Orlando activated Bo Outlaw and placed Miles Simon on IR with patella tendinitis in his left knee. Denver released Conrad McRae. New Jersey signed Mark Hendrickson for the rest of the season. Portland signed Brian Shaw for the rest of the season. Portland placed Carlos Rogers on IR with tendinitis in his right knee and activated Jermaine O'Neal. Cha 83, Det 79 - at Cha Bobby Phills (Cha) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chucky Brown (Cha) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 21 points including 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 20 points. Joe Dumars (Det) had 16 points. Derrick Coleman (Cha, sprained left ankle) and Jerry Stackhouse (Det, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mil 98, Mia 86 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 29 points including 13-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 31 points including 11-12 FT. Dell Curry (Mil) had 12 points. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 30 points on 8-11 FG and 14-17 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 18 points and 5 assists. Hou 102, Van 85 - at Hou Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 27 points including 11-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Bryce Drew (Hou) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Sam Mack (Hou) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 16 points including 6-17 FG. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Hou shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Van shot 40.3% (31-77) FG. Rodrick Rhodes (Van, sore ankle) did not play. Phi 96, Tor 78 - at Phi Matt Geiger (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 20 points including 9-25 FG and 5 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 22 points on 6-9 FG and 10-10 FT. Vince Carter (Tor) had 12 points including 3-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyrone Hill (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. Was 95, NY 89 OT - at Was Otis Thorpe (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 17 points including 5-15 FG. Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points and 12 assists. Larry Johnson (NY) had 12 points including 3-10 FG, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Camby (NY) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Terry Davis (Was, bruised right shin), Tim Legler (Was, intestinal flu), and Patrick Ewing (NY, sore left Achilles) did not play. Atl 77, Bos 70 - at Bos Chris Crawford (Atl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 17 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 12 points including 5-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Atl shot 19-26 FT and Bos shot 7-10 FT. Alan Henderson (Atl, bruised tailbone) and Kenny Anderson (Bos, strained right hamstring) did not play. Cle 89, Chi 81 - at Chi Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 14 points and 10 assists. Mitchell Butler (Cle) had 10 points. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kornel David (Chi) had 20 points. Pho 101, Sea 94 - at Sea Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 18 points. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Danny Manning (Pho) had 19 points including 9-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vin Baker (Sea) had 19 points and 5 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Gary Payton (Sea) had 31 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Pho shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Sea shot 59.4% (38-64) FG. Pho out-rebounded Sea 32-19 including 12-3 offensive. Sea's 19 rebounds set the NBA record for fewest rebounds in a game (old: 20). Luc Longley (Pho, hyperextended left knee) did not play. SA 95, Min 79 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 21 points and 15 rebounds. Antonio Daniels (SA) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 5 assists. Bobby Jackson (Min) had 14 points including 6-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Robinson (Min) had 13 points on 5-15 FG. SA shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Min shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Kevin Garnett (Min, flu) did not play. Ind 83, Orl 80 - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points on 4-14 FG and 12-12 FT. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Den 120, NJ 97 - at Den Antonio McDyess (Den) had 36 points including 15-24 FG and 10 rebounds. Danny Fortson (Den) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 17 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 26 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Den shot 10-14 3-pointers and NJ shot 3-19 3-pointers.