News from April 5. Atlanta signed Bob Thornton to a 2nd 10-day contract. Chicago activated James Edwards and placed John Salley on IR with a strained groin muscle. Houston activated Clyde Drexler and Mario Elie and placed Melvin Booker (strained back muscle) and Tracy Moore (back spasms) on IR. Robert Parish (Cha) tied the NBA record for most games played by appearing in his 1,560th game. He shares the record with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sea 130, Pho 121 2OT - at Sea Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals in 51 minutes. Sam Perkins (Sea) had 17 points. Charles Barkley (Pho) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. John Williams (Pho) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 12 points, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Person (Pho) had 29 points including 6-9 3-pointers in 50 minutes. Det 108, Phi 87 - at Phi Grant Hill (Det) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Otis Thorpe (Det) had 16 points. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. Derrick Alston (Phi) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 20 points on 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 23 points on 5-17 FG and 11-15 FT and 3 blocks. Det shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and Phi shot 38% (30-79) FG. LAL 104, Van 94 - at LAL Elden Campbell (LAL) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Vlade Divac (LAL) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 26 points including 10-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Peeler (LAL) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Greg Anthony (Van) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lawrence Moten (Van) had 21 points. Eric Murdock (Van) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Magic Johnson (LAL, tendinitis right knee) did not play. Por 97, Den 91 - at Den Clifford Robinson (Por) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Por) had 29 points including 8-10 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 17 points. Dikembe Mutombo (Den) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dale Ellis (Den) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chi 126, Cha 92 - at Cha Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Larry Johnson (Cha) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Cha) had 13 points including 4-11 FG. Darrin Hancock (Cha) had 14 points. Chi shot 54.7% (47-86) FG and Cha shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Chi started the game with a 20-0 run. Min 103, Uta 99 - at Uta Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 18 points on 2-9 FG and 14-15 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Rider (Min) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Karl Malone (Uta) had 33 points on 11-13 FG and 11-14 FT and 6 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points and 17 assists. Chris Morris (Uta) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Sac 96, Hou 91 - at Sac Brian Grant (Sac) had 21 points including 7-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Olden Polynice (Sac) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 28 points on 6-17 FG and 13-16 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Mark Bryant (Hou) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Eldridge Recasner (Hou) had 17 points. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 23 points on 6-20 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Sarunas Marciulionis (Sac, strained right knee) and Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou, tendinitis both knees) did not play. Was 104, SA 84 - at SA Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brent Price (Was) had 18 points on 3-8 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 9-9 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. David Robinson (SA) had 24 points on 8-25 FG and 8-10 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Vinny Del Negro (SA) had 19 points. Chuck Person (SA) had 9 points including 3-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Atl 82, NJ 70 - at NJ Grant Long (Atl) had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 23 points including 8-10 FT. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 10 points including 5-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (NJ) had 5 points including 2-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chris Childs (NJ) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Atl shot 30.5% (25-82) FG and NJ shot 29.5% (28-95) FG. NY 86, Mil 79 - at Mil Anthony Mason (NY) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Charles Oakley (NY) had 11 points. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Vin Baker (Mil) had 18 points including 6-20 FG and 11 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shawn Respert (Mil) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Sherman Douglas (Mil, tendinitis right knee) did not play.