News from April 2. Minnesota informed New Jersey that they would receive New Jersey's 1999 1st round draft pick unprotected as part of the Marbury trade. Minnesota had the option of receiving the pick unprotected or top 3 protected and receiving another 1st round pick from New Jersey in the future. They had to inform New Jersey of which would be their decision by April 1. Atlanta placed Steve Smith on IR with a sprained left knee. Boston placed Bruce Bowen on IR with a fractured right index finger and activated Eric Riley. New Jersey placed Jayson Williams on IR with a broken right leg. Williams underwent successful surgery on the leg to have a plate and 5 screws inserted. New Jersey signed William Cunningham to a 2nd 10-day contract. Cleveland signed Earl Boykins for the rest of the season. The LA Clippers signed Troy Hudson to a 2nd 10-day contract. LAL 91, Pho 90 - at Pho Glen Rice (LAL) had 23 points on 10-16 FG and the game winning baseline jumper with 7 seconds left. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points including 7-20 FG. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 30 points including 10-14 FG. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Uta 92, GS 85 - at GS Karl Malone (Uta) had 23 points including 7-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 7 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS) had 17 points including 7-10 FT. Uta shot 57.4% (35-61) FG and GS shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Adam Keefe (Uta, strained lower back) did not play. Min 107, Den 88 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 28 points on 14-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Danny Fortson (Den) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 30 points including 7-10 3-pointers. Min shot 57% (49-86) FG and Den shot 43.4% (33-76) FG. Min shot 3-7 FT and Den shot 15-20 FT. James Robinson (Min, lower back spasms) and Joe Smith (Min, separated ribs) did not play. Ind 87, Cha 81 - at Cha Rik Smits (Ind) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 14 points. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Bobby Phills (Cha, pulled left groin) and Charles Shackleford (Cha, flu) did not play. Mil 84, Bos 83 - at Bos Robert Traylor (Mil) had 15 points on 5-6 FG and 5-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mil) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Dell Curry (Mil) had 18 points. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 23 points and 18 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 18 points including 8-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 16-30 FT and Bos shot 11-12 FT. Atl 84, Van 81 - at Atl Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 24 points including 9-11 FG, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Grant Long (Atl) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Tyrone Corbin (Atl) had 14 points. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points and 5 assists. Rodrick Rhodes (Van, sore ankle) did not play. Orl 115, Chi 68 - at Chi Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points on 5-5 FG and 4-4 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Dominique Wilkins (Orl) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Keith Booth (Chi) had 11 points. Orl shot 59.5% (44-74) FG and Chi shot 37.7% (29-77) FG. Orl out-rebounded Chi 50-27. Nick Anderson (Orl, strained left hamstring) did not play. Por 107, Sea 95 - at Por Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 23 points and 5 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 22 points. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points and 13 assists. Cle 85, Phi 80 - at Phi Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Wesley Person (Cle) had 16 points. Derek Anderson (Cle) had 12 points. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Eric Snow (Phi) had 16 points and 6 assists.