News from March 21.

Dallas activated Calvin Booth and placed Gary Trent on IR with a sprained
left toe.

Charlotte activated Eldridge Recasner.

USA Basketball named Flip Saunders (Min) as coach for the 2001 Goodwill
games which will take place September 3 - 9 in Australia.


Min 109, Dal 97 - at Min
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds.
Sam Mitchell (Min) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 28 points on 14-17 FG, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and
5 blocks.
Anthony Peeler (Min) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 16 points including 4-13 FG and 5 turnovers.
Min shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Dal shot 43.8% (35-80) FG.
Min shot 8-11 FT and Dal shot 21-31 FT.

Mil 107, LAL 100 - at Mil
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 27 points including 11-11 FT.
Rick Fox (LAL) had 19 points and 4 steals.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 36 points including 12-15 FG, 13 rebounds
including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers.

Ind 96, Orl 95 - at Ind
Al Harrington (Ind) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Reggie Miller (Ind) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 7 rebounds.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 29 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 12
rebounds.
Andrew DeClercq (Orl, strained right calf) did not play.

Cha 111, Tor 95 - at Cha
Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
David Wesley (Cha) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 7 assists.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 23 points.
Keon Clark (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Cha shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Tor shot 42% (34-81) FG.

Mia 109, Chi 81 - at Mia
Anthony Mason (Mia) had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Brian Grant (Mia) had 22 points on 11-19 FG.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Brad Miller (Chi) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 17 points.
Mia shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Chi shot 40.9% (27-66) FG.
Elton Brand (Chi, left knee tendinitis) and Bryce Drew (Chi, right
hamstring pull) did not play.

SA 97, Bos 77 - at Bos
Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 5-12 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3
steals.
David Robinson (SA) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds.
Derek Anderson (SA) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 
and 6 assists.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 13 points including 6-22 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 37 points including 16-26 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
SA shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Bos shot 39.7% (31-78) FG.
Sean Elliott (SA, sore left leg) did not play.

Was 99, GS 94 - at GS
Hubert Davis (Was) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5
assists.
Richard Hamilton (Was) had 28 points.
Courtney Alexander (Was) had 26 points and 6 steals.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 23 points.
Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 steals.
Mitch Richmond (Was, strained right knee), Larry Hughes (GS, strained left
shoulder), Marc Jackson (GS, strained left groin), and Bob Sura (GS,
strained lower back) did not play.