News from April 1. The NBA named Karl Malone (Uta) as Player of the Month for March. Malone averaged 31 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists as Utah went 14-1. The NBA named Jerry Sloan (Uta) as Coach of the Month. Utah went 14-1 in March. The NBA named Marcus Camby (Tor) as Rookie of the Month. Camby averaged 21.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.5 blocked shots in March. Danny Fortson (Cincinnati, junior, forward) declared his eligibility for the NBA draft. Marc Jackson (Temple, junior, center) declared his eligibility for the NBA draft. Dallas activated Sasha Danilovic. The LA Clippers placed Dwayne Schintzius on IR with a gastrointestinal disorder and signed Rich Manning to a 10-day contract. Manning averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds with the Quad City Thunder of the CBA. Miami activated Dan Majerle and placed Bruce Bowen on IR with patella tendinitis in his right knee. Seattle activated Detlef Schrempf and placed Greg Graham on IR with a strained right knee. Milwaukee activated Andrew Lang and released Jimmy Carruth. George Lynch (Van) will be out the rest of the season with an abdominal strain. Det 100, Dal 82 - at Dal Grant Hill (Det) had 35 points on 12-19 FG and 11-14 FT, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists. Otis Thorpe (Det) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Dumars (Det) had 18 points. Michael Finley (Dal) had 15 points including 6-18 FG. Robert Pack (Dal) had 15 points on 3-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 assists. Det shot 49.3% (35-71) FG and Dal shot 35.3% (30-85) FG. Khalid Reeves (Dal, strained tendon right foot) and Samaki Walker (Dal, sprained right foot) did not play. Mia 97, LAC 87 - at Mia Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Voshon Lenard (Mia) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 26 points, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Loy Vaught (LAC) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Mia shot 18-29 FT and LAC shot 5-8 FT. Pooh Richardson (LAC, birth of child) and Lorenzen Wright (LAC, birth of child) did not play. Phi 105, Orl 93 - at Orl Mark Davis (Phi) had 27 points and 9 rebounds including 8 offensive. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 22 points on 5-16 FG and 9-10 FT. Rony Seikaly (Orl) had 26 points including 6-12 FT, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Phi shot 44.7% (38-85) FG and Orl shot 34% (32-94) FG. Horace Grant (Orl, back spasms) did not play. Hou 116, Den 99 - at Den Mario Elie (Hou) had 19 points and 3 steals. Matt Maloney (Hou) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Charles Barkley (Hou, lacerated left hip), Randy Livingston (Hou, back spasms), Kevin Willis (Hou, right hip injury), and Bryant Stith (Den, bone spur left foot) did not play. Chi 111, Bos 106 - at Chi Jason Caffey (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Wesley (Bos) had 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chi shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Bos shot 42.7% (41-96) FG. Was 104, Ind 100 - at Ind Juwan Howard (Was) had 18 points including 6-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Webber (Was) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points and 11 assists. Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 28 points and 5 assists. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 11 assists. NY 94, Cle 88 - at Cle Patrick Ewing (NY) had 21 points on 5-16 FG and 11-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Childs (NY) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 6 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Bob Sura (Cle) had 18 points and 8 assists. Mil 102, Van 91 - at Van Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Vin Baker (Mil) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sherman Douglas (Mil) had 21 points and 9 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Lee Mayberry (Van) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mil shot 28-34 FT and Van shot 10-17 FT. Bryant Reeves (Van, left knee tendinitis) did not play. GS 91, Por 82 - at Por Andrew DeClerq (GS) had 14 points including 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mark Price (GS) had 24 points on 7-11 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 21 points. Joe Smith (GS, sprained right big toe) did not play. LAL 99, Sea 97 - at Sea Jerome Kersey (LAL) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (LAL) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 21 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds.