News from April 21. New York fired president and GM Ernie Grunfield. He has been reassigned as a "special consultant". Madison Square Garden president Dave Checketts will serve as the team's GM for the rest of the season. New York fined Latrell Sprewell $25,000 for disparaging comments made by his agent. His agent, Robert Gist, told reporters that Sprewell would demand a trade unless he was made a starter next season. Houston activated Brent Price and placed Othella Harrington on IR with left foot surgery. Boston activated Eric Riley and placed Kenny Anderson on IR with a strained right hamstring. Minnesota activated Anthony Peeler and Terrell Brandon and placed Reggie Jordan (sprained right ankle) and Malik Sealy (sprained left ankle) on IR. Vin Baker (Sea) will be out 4 to 6 weeks with a deep bone contusion in his right knee. Dal 109, Hou 95 - at Hou Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points on 10-13 FG and 3 blocks. Gary Trent (Dal) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 27 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dal shot 52.9% (46-87) FG and Hou shot 42.9% (36-84) FG. Steve Nash (Dal, back spasms) did not play. Por 88, LAL 82 - at Por Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 15 points and 6 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 25 points including 5-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Rick Fox (LAL, sprained right knee) did not play. Ind 108, Mil 100 OT - at Ind Reggie Miller (Ind) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Rik Smits (Ind) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 25 points including 7-10 FT. Derrick McKey (Ind) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 27 points and 14 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 14 points including 4-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sam Perkins (Ind, sprained left knee), Dell Curry (Mil, back spasms), and Armon Gilliam (Mil, sore right knee) did not play. Cha 88, Det 85 - at Cha Bobby Phills (Cha) had 15 points. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 32 points including 13-19 FG and 14 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 13 points on 2-6 FG and 9-10 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jerome Williams (Det) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 steals. Grant Hill (Det) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eddie Jones (Cha, lacerated finger right hand) did not play. Mia 93, Cle 80 - at Mia Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 14 points and 7 assists. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 10 points, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 11 points. Mia shot 26-29 FT and Cle shot 8-13 FT. Mia out-rebounded Cle 42-25 including 15-7 offensive. Tor 107, Was 91 - at Was Vince Carter (Tor) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6-10 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Dee Brown (Tor) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Ben Wallace (Was) had 16 points on 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Rod Strickland (Was) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tor shot 11-19 3-pointers and Was shot 3-8 3-pointers. Phi 80, Bos 78 - at Bos Matt Geiger (Phi) had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 25 points including 8-28 FG. Larry Hughes (Phi) had 12 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Tony Battie (Bos) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Tyrone Hill (Phi, personal reasons), Ron Mercer (Bos, lower back spasms), and Antoine Walker (Bos, sprained left ankle) did not play. NJ 99, Chi 87 - at NJ Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 28 points including 14-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Jaime Feick (NJ) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 17 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dickey Simpkins (Chi) had 11 points including 2-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Corey Benjamin (Chi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. NJ shot 43.8% (35-80) FG and Chi shot 38.5% (30-78) FG. Rony Seikaly (NJ, plantar fasciatis), Ron Harper (Chi, broken nose), and Toni Kukoc (Chi, separated left shoulder) did not play. Pho 91, Uta 82 - at Pho Jason Kidd (Pho) had 21 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Danny Manning (Pho) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 28 points including 10-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 5 assists. Pho shot 50.7% (38-75) FG and Uta shot 39.4% (28-71) FG. Luc Longley (Pho, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Sea 119, Min 105 - at Sea Don MacLean (Sea) had 21 points including 13-16 FT and 10 rebounds. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 19 points and 5 assists. Sea shot 34-41 FT and Min shot 18-20 FT. Vin Baker (Sea, bone contusion right knee) did not play. Van 97, LAC 94 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Felipe Lopez (Van) had 16 points. Mike Bibby (Van) had 10 points and 6 assists. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Olowokandi (LAC) had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Darrick Martin (LAC, knee strain) and Lorenzen Wright (LAC, personal reasons) did not play. Sac 103, GS 94 - at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Vernon Maxwell (Sac) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 16 points on 8-23 FG and 12 rebounds. John Starks (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Sac shot 31-43 FG and GS shot 8-11 FT. Jason Caffey (GS, strained right Achilles) did not play.