News from March 8. New Jersey placed Jayson Williams on IR with a strained abdominal muscle. Chicago activated Steve Kerr and placed Randy Brown on IR with a strained left Achilles. Seattle placed Stephen Howard on IR with chronic right patella tendinitis. LAL 96, Det 89 - at LAL Rick Fox (LAL) had 22 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 32 points on 12-19 FG and 8-16 FT and 13 rebounds. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 11 assists. Grant Hill (Det) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 23 points including 8-9 FG. Chi 102, NY 89 - at NY Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 6 points and 20 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 42 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Larry Johnson (NY) had 20 points. Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points. Charlie Ward (NY) had 13 points on 5-7 FG and 15 assists. Luc Longley (Chi, sprained left knee) and Chris Childs (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 109, NJ 100 - at NJ Glen Rice (Cha) had 31 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Anthony Mason (Cha) had 12 points including 4-5 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 21 points. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 20 points on 5-17 FG and 10-10 FT and 10 assists. Cha shot 56.7% (38-67) FG and NJ shot 44.8% (39-87) FG. Was 100, Phi 91 - at Was Chris Webber (Was) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rod Strickland (Was) had 26 points including 10-13 FT, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Tracy Murray (Was) had 17 points. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 21 points including 11-13 FT. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was, sprained left ankle) and Scott Williams (Phi, abdominal strain) did not play. Atl 101, Cle 96 - at Atl Alan Henderson (Atl) had 17 points including 1-7 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 10 points on 2-8 FG and 6-10 FT, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Smith (Atl) had 33 points including 12-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 26 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Atl shot 28-42 FT and Cle shot 12-19 FT. Atl out-rebounded Cle 61-33 including 21-10 offensive. Ind 104, Bos 100 - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 22 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 25 points and 3 steals. Mark Jackson (Ind) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 16 points. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 17 points and 12 assists. Van 113, Tor 106 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 38 points on 12-18 FG and 14-18 FT and 11 rebounds. George Lynch (Van) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Dee Brown (Tor) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Sea 99, Min 98 OT - at Min Vin Baker (Sea) had 27 points including 15-21 FT and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Sam Perkins (Sea) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 19 points including 7-21 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA 82, Por 78 - at Por Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 11 points on 2-7 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Vinny Del Negro (SA) had 15 points. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 23 points. Damon Stoudamire (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAC 100, Den 89 - at Den Lamond Murray (LAC) had 19 points and 4 steals. Isaac Austin (LAC) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tony Battie (Den) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Eric Washington (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play.