News from April 8. Toronto placed Carlos Rogers on IR with a strained neck. Dal 104, GS 102 - at GS Popeye Jones (Dal) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. George McCloud (Dal) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jim Jackson (Dal) had 24 points and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Joe Smith (GS) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds. B.J. Armstrong (GS) had 18 points and 9 assists. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cha 98, Chi 97 - at Chi Matt Geiger (Cha) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Cha) had 20 points. Dell Curry (Cha) had 19 points on 4-11 FG and 9-9 FT. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 19 points. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 40 points including 13-19 FT and 11 rebounds. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 2 points on 1-5 FG and 17 rebounds. This was Chicago's first home loss of the season (37-1) and ended Chicago's NBA record of 44 consecutive home wins. SA 92, Uta 91 - at Uta Sean Elliott (SA) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 14 points on 2-3 FG and 10-14 FT and 12 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Karl Malone (Uta) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Adam Keefe (Uta) had 10 points including 4-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Antoine Carr (Uta) had 11 points including 4-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Charles Smith (SA) did not play. Was 111, Mia 99 - at Was Juwan Howard (Was) had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gheorghe Muresan (Was) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ledell Eackles (Was) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Brent Price (Was) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 28 points including 8-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Chris Gatling (Mia) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 20 points including 6-9 FG and 4-7 3-pointers in 21 minutes. Was shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and Mia shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. LAC 102, Por 89 - at LAC Loy Vaught (LAC) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rodney Rogers (LAC) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Stanley Roberts (LAC) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Harvey Grant (Por) had 17 points. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Por) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Por shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Brian Williams (LAC, tendinitis right knee) did not play. Phi 82, NJ 79 - at Phi Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 8 points including 4-13 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Vernon Maxwell (Phi) had 41 points including 7-17 3-pointers. Tony Massenburg (Phi) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. P.J. Brown (NJ) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 10 points including 4-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Vern Fleming (NJ) had 20 points on 10-15 FG. Ind 97, Atl 95 - at Ind Derrick McKey (Ind) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rik Smits (Ind) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 24 points. Grant Long (Atl) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 27 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 6 assists. Sea 108, NY 98 - at NY Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Sea) had 15 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Anthony Mason (NY) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 14 points including 5-21 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derek Harper (NY) had 22 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Min 115, Tor 101 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points on 10-14 FG and 3-8 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Spud Webb (Min) had 13 points and 13 assists. Isaiah Rider (Min) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Tor) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 21 points. Martin Lewis (Tor) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Min, back spasms), Doug West (Min, stye on left eye), and Damon Stoudamire (Tor, tendinitis left knee) did not play.