News from April 16. The NBA named Ray Allen (Mil) as Player of the Week. Allen averaged 30 points and 5 assists as Milwaukee went 3-0. The NBA announced that Atlanta will host the 2003 All-Star game. The NBA fined Jason Williams (Sac) $25,000 for inappropriate conduct towards the fans during Thursday's Sac-SA game. The NBA fined Kevin Garnett (Min) $7,500 for making an obscene gesture towards the ref following his ejection from Sunday's Min-Uta game. Portland suspended Rasheed Wallace for 1 game for throwing a towel at teammate Arvydas Sabonis during a timeout during Sunday's Por-LAL game. Sabonis had accidentally hit Wallace in the face during the game. Cleveland activated Jim Jackson and placed Bimbo Coles on IR with a sprained right thumb. Golden State signed Chris Garner to a 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Clippers activated Zendon Hamilton and placed Corey Maggette on IR with a strained right groin. Philadelphia signed Raja Bell for the rest of the season and for next season. Dal 110, GS 101 - at GS Juwan Howard (Dal) had 30 points including 12-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Finley (Dal) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 31 points including 13-18 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Porter (GS) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Vonteego Cummings (GS) had 22 points 6-18 FG and 9-11 FT and 10 assists. Dal shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and GS shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. Mookie Blaylock (GS, sprained right hand), Larry Hughes (GS, sprained right thumb), Marc Jackson (GS, strained left groin), and Bob Sura (GS, strained lower back) did not play. LAC 100, Pho 80 - at LAC Lamar Odom (LAC) had 18 points on 9-12 FG, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAC shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Pho shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Jake Tsakalidis (Pho, left arch strain) did not play. Sac 110, Van 100 - at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 31 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Sac) had 23 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 21 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Doug Christie (Sac) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Damon Jones (Van) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Erick Strickland (Van, strained left knee) and Michael Dickerson (Van, abdominal strain) did not play. Mil 101, Orl 89 - at Orl Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Scott Williams (Mil) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 14 points and 7 assists. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 26 points including 5-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 13 points on 5-16 FG. Michael Doleac (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 106, Atl 83 - at Cha Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Eddie Robinson (Cha) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Dion Glover (Atl) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Maloney (Atl) had 12 points and 5 assists. Cha shot 50% (42-84) FG and Atl shot 40% (34-85) FG. Cha shot 19-30 FT and Atl shot 11-16 FT. Chris Crawford (Atl, left ankle surgery) and Toni Kukoc (Atl, plantar fascitis right foot) did not play. Cle 80, NY 78 - at Cle Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Chris Mihm (Cle) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andre Miller (Cle) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 20 points and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (NY, left hip contusion) and Larry Johnson (NY, sore back) did not play.