News from April 19. Golden State signed GM Garry St. Jean to a multi-year contract extension. Milwaukee signed Maceo Baston to a 2 year contract and placed Mirsad Turkcan on IR with an upper respiratory infection. Detroit activated Jermaine Jackson and placed Grant Hill on IR with a bone bruise in his left ankle. Minnesota activated Andrae Patterson and placed Terrell Brandon on IR. New Jersey activated Evan Eschmeyer and Sherman Douglas and placed Kerry Kittles on IR with a sore right knee. Houston activated Charles Barkley and placed Bryce Drew on IR with bone spurs in his right ankle. Barkley had 2 points and 1 rebound in 6 minutes in the last game of his career. Kudos to one of the all-time greats on a wonderful career! Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed Sam Perkins on IR with a right thigh bruise. Dal 113, Min 107 - at Min Michael Finley (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists in 48 minutes. Steve Nash (Dal) had 22 points including 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists in 48 minutes. Erick Strickland (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 17 points and 4 steals. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bobby Jackson (Min) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Dal shot 21-23 FT and Min shot 9-11 FT. Kevin Garnett (Min, sore left hamstring) did not play. SA 103, LAL 98 OT - at SA David Robinson (SA) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jerome Kersey (SA) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Malik Rose (SA) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 22 points on 9-16 FG and 4-8 FT and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Mil 110, Was 105 - at Mil Vinny Del Negro (Mil) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Scott Williams (Mil) had 19 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 15 points. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Chris Whitney (Was) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cha 83, Mia 73 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 14 points and 5 assists. Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Carter (Mia) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 5 turnovers. Det 112, Chi 91 - at Det Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 21 points on 10-12 FG and 7 assists. Jerome Williams (Det) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jud Buechler (Det) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Elton Brand (Chi) had 32 points on 10-18 FG and 12-17 FT and 11 rebounds. Fred Hoiberg (Chi) had 15 points. Hersey Hawkins (Chi, flu) and Dickey Simpkins (Chi, inflamed left Achilles) did not play. Orl 106, Tor 100 - at Orl Ron Mercer (Orl) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 turnovers. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 22 points including 7-11 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Derek Strong (Orl) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Stewart (Tor) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Orl, bone spur left foot) did not play. Ind 111, Atl 92 - at Ind Jalen Rose (Ind) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 assists. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 16 points. Lorenzen Wright (Atl) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 4-9 FT and 8 rebounds. Ind shot 48.9% (44-90) FG and Atl shot 37% (34-92) FG. Dale Davis (Ind, strained groin) and Chris Crawford (Atl, left ankle sprain) did not play. Bos 112, NY 85 - at Bos Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points. Tony Battie (Bos) had 17 points. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 15 points. John Wallace (NY) had 17 points. Bos shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and NY shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Chris Childs (NY) did not play. Cle 111, NJ 108 - at NJ Lamond Murray (Cle) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 13 points and 4 steals. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 24 points including 9-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 29 points including 11-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Johnny Newman (NJ) had 29 points. Stephon Marbury (NJ, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 95, Sac 86 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Darrick Martin (Sac) had 16 points including 9-11 FT. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 14 points. Den 96, Por 95 - at Por Antonio McDyess (Den) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and the game winning jumper with 1.7 seconds left and 9 assists. Chris Gatling (Den) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Van 96, Hou 92 - at Hou Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Othella Harrington (Van) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 20 points. Walt Williams (Hou) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kelvin Cato (Hou) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 4 blocks. Carlos Rogers (Hou, post concussion) did not play. LAC 114, Sea 106 - at Sea Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 27 points including 10-13 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Lamar Odom (LAC) had 33 points including 14-15 FT, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Shammond Williams (Sea) had 17 points and 10 assists. Jelani McCoy (Sea) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Derek Anderson (LAC, back spasms), Keith Closs (LAC, neck spasms), and Horace Grant (Sea, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Pho 99, GS 88 - at GS Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 17 points and 5 assists. Todd Day (Pho) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Larry Hughes (GS) had 20 points including 7-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 14 points. Pho shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and GS shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Kevin Johnson (Pho, left groin strain) did not play. Thus ends the 1999-2000 regular season. The playoffs start Saturday. Playoff rosters (12 man active roster, no IR) must be submitted today. 1999-2000 Stat leaders Points Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 29.7 Allen Iverson (Phi) 28.4 Grant Hill (Det) 25.8 Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 14.1 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 13.6 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.4 Assists Jason Kidd (Pho) 10.1 Nick Van Exel (Den) 9.04 Sam Cassell (Mil) 9.00 Field Goal % Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 57.4% Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 56.2% Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 55.1% 3-point % Hubert Davis (Dal) 49.1% Jeff Hornacek (Uta) 47.8% Matt Bullard (Hou) 44.6% Free Throw % Jeff Hornacek (Uta) 95.0% (only 9 missed) Reggie Miller (Ind) 91.9% Darrell Armstrong (Orl) 91.1% Steals Eddie Jones (Cha) 2.67 Paul Pierce (Bos) 2.08 Darrell Armstrong (Orl) 2.06 Blocks Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 3.72 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 3.28 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 3.03 Minutes Michael Finley (Dal) 42.2 Gary Payton (Sea) 41.8 Allen Iverson (Phi) 40.8 Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (0) __ 8 Sacramento (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 San Antonio (0) _| |_ _____________ _ 5 Phoenix (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 Utah (0) _____ | | 7 Seattle (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Portland (0) ___| | 6 Minnesota (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (0) ___ | 8 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Charlotte (0) _| | | 5 Philadelphia (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (0) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 New York (0) ___| 6 Toronto (0)