News from April 16.

Portland activated Joe Kleine and placed Jamel Thomas on IR.


Dal 114, Van 106 - at Dal
Michael Finley (Dal) had 25 points and 5 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Erick Strickland (Dal) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Othella Harrington (Van) had 27 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds.

Ind 112, Det 101 - at Det
Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 20 points on 9-13 FG, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 6
turnovers.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points including 7-11 FG.
Michael Curry (Det) had 23 points including 11-12 FG.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Grant Hill (Det, bone bruise left foot) did not play.

Atl 104, Cle 101 - at Atl
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 19 points.
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 18 rebounds.
Jim Jackson (Atl) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 20 points on 6-9 FG and 8-11 FT and 6 rebounds.
Bob Sura (Cle) had 18 points.
Chris Crawford (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play.

LAL 101, Min 95 - at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 33 points including 14-24 FG, 14 rebounds, and
8 assists.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 10 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Ron Harper (LAL) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 15 points including 6-19 FG and 15 rebounds.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 18 points and 9 assists.

Por 102, Sac 95 - at Por
Scottie Pippen (Por) had 15 points and 9 assists.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 18 points and 9 rebounds.

Tor 85, Chi 84 - at Tor
Vince Carter (Tor) had 25 points including 9-16 FG, 4 blocks, and 3
steals.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Elton Brand (Chi) had 24 points and 9 rebounds.
Chris Carr (Chi) had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Ron Artest (Chi, sprained right ankle) and Dickey Simpkins (Chi, inflammed
right Achilles) did not play.

Sea 121, Hou 112 - at Hou
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 15 points and 3 steals.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 43 points including 17-31 FG, 11 rebounds, 7
assists, and 4 steals.
Vin Baker (Sea) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 35 points including 14-24 FG and 4-8 3-pointers
and 9 rebounds.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 8
assists, and 9 turnovers.
Bryce Drew (Hou, bone spurs right ankle), Carlos Rogers (Hou, post
concussion), and Walt Williams (Hou, suspended) did not play.

Uta 96, Pho 82 - at Pho
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 32 points including 10-13 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 13 points.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 16 points and 8 turnovers.

Mia 95, Orl 84 - at Mia
Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Anthony Carter (Mia) had 15 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points including 6-17 FG.
Monty Williams (Orl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds - all offensive.
Mia shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and Orl shot 40.8% (31-76) FG.

Cha 105, Bos 102 - at Bos
Anthony Mason (Cha) had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (Cha) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds.
Eddie Robinson (Cha) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Eric Williams (Bos) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points on 4-14 FG and 9-13 FT and 6 rebounds.