News from April 18. Miami activated Don MacLean and placed Anthony Mason on IR with a sprained left ankle. Minnesota activated Tom Hammonds and placed Kevin Garnett on IR with a bruised left calf. Philadelphia activated Pepe Sanchez and placed Dikembe Mutombo on IR with a sprained left pinky toe. New York activated Lavor Postell and placed Marcus Camby on IR with a bruised left hip. Sacramento activated Jabari Smith and placed Lawrence Funderburke on IR with a strained left groin. Leonard Hamilton resigned as coach of Washington following the Was-Tor game. Dal 120, Min 100 - at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Dal) had 13 points on 6-9 FG and 7 assists. Felipe Lopez (Min) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Dal shot 54.9% (50-91) FG and Min shot 41.1% (39-95) FG. Mia 103, Orl 91 - at Orl A.C. Green (Mia) had 19 points, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Orl) had 20 points on 8-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Don Reid (Orl) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Don MacLean (Mia, left quad tendinitis) and Michael Doleac (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. NY 94, Det 88 - at NY Kurt Thomas (NY) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 14 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 18 points. Felton Spencer (NY) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 5 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Det) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 22 points on 6-21 FG and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assist, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Larry Johnson (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Tor 98, Was 92 - at Was Morris Peterson (Tor) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Tor) had 34 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Alvin Williams (Tor) had 10 points on 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Courtney Alexander (Was) had 33 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Popeye Jones (Was) had 11 points including 3-11 FG and 16 rebounds. Michael Smith (Was) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Tor shot 6-8 FT and Was shot 16-26 FT. Tracy Murray (Tor, upper respiratory infection), Hubert Davis (Was, sprained right elbow), Richard Hamilton (Was, sore left elbow), Christian Laettner (Was, sore left big toe), and Jahidi White (Was, strained right Achilles) did not play. Chi 92, Phi 86 - at Phi Elton Brand (Chi) had 31 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Brad Miller (Chi) had 10 points. Fred Hoiberg (Chi) had 18 points including 5-6 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. George Lynch (Phi) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Todd MacCulloch (Phi) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Ron Mercer (Chi, right ankle tendinitis) did not play. Cha 97, Bos 92 - at Bos Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 21 points including 7-21 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (Cha) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Hersey Hawkins (Cha) had 15 points. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 32 points and 9 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Robinson (Cha, right groin strain) and Bryant Stith (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Ind 105, Cle 101 OT - at Cle Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 22 points and 20 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 22 points. Andre Miller (Cle) had 19 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT and 11 assists. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Travis Best (Ind, strained lower back) did not play. Den 110, Sac 100 - at Den Kevin Willis (Den) had 25 points, 19 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 32 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 20 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 13 points on 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Den shot 7-8 FT and Sac shot 18-24 FT. Den out-rebounded Sac 64-39 including 27-10 offensive. Antonio McDyess (Den, subluxated left kneecap) and Nick Van Exel (Den, lower back strain) did not play. Sea 105, SA 67 - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 31 points including 5-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Desmond Mason (Sea) had 25 points including 11-19 FG. Shawnelle Scott (SA) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Vin Baker (Sea, sprained right knee), Brent Barry (Sea, personal reasons), Ruben Patterson (Sea, sprained left ankle), and David Robinson (SA, tightness in lower back) did not play. Van 95, GS 81 - at GS Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points, 22 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Damon Jones (Van) had 20 points. Mike Bibby (Van) had 13 points on 6-19 FG and 8 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 33 points on 11-30 FG and 9-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Chris Porter (GS) had 14 points including 6-21 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Michael Dickerson (Van, abdominal strain), Erick Strickland (Van, strained left knee), Mookie Blaylock (GS, sprained right hand), Larry Hughes (GS, sprained right thumb), Mark Jackson (GS, strained left groin), and Bob Sura (GS, strained lower back) did not play. Pho 98, Uta 93 - at Pho Rodney Rogers (Pho) had 14 points. Tony Delk (Pho) had 14 points. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Uta) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 25 points including 10-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Thus ends the 2000-01 regular season. The playoffs start Saturday. Playoff rosters are due today by 2 pm. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) __ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Utah (0) _______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Dallas (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 LA Lakers (0) ____ | | 7 Portland (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Sacramento (0) ___| | 6 Phoenix (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Philadelphia (0) _ | 8 Indiana (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 New York (0) _____| | | 5 Toronto (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Milwaukee (0) ____ | 7 Orlando (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Miami (0) ____| 6 Charlotte (0)