News from April 17. Seattle placed Dale Ellis on IR with a strained abdominal muscle and activated James Cotton. Miami activated Rex Walters and Antonio Lang and placed Brent Barry (severely sprained right ankle) and Dan Majerle (strained left groin) on IR. Vancouver signed Larry Robinson for the rest of the season. Tremaine Fowlkes (junior, F, Fresno State) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Marcus Bullard (junior, G, Auburn-Montgomery) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Jason Williams (junior, G, Florida) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. LAL 124, Dal 95 - at LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 43 points on 18-22 FG and 7-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 21 points. LAL shot 61.8% (47-76) FG and 25-36 FT and Dal shot 41.1% (39-95) FG and 13-15 FT. Nick Van Exel (LAL, suspended), Chris Anstey (Dal, sprained right thumb), and Martin Muursepp (Dal, bronchitis) did not play. Uta 102, Pho 99 - at Pho Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Howard Eisley (Uta) had 13 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 24 points including 12-17 FT and 7 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists, 4 blocks, and 5 steals. Rex Chapman (Pho) had 25 points. SA 89, Sea 87 - at Sea Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points on 11-17 FG and 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David Robinson (SA) had 22 points including 12-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Avery Johnson (SA) had 13 points including 6-9 FG and 5 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points and 10 assists. Vinny Del Negro (SA, respiratory infection) and Monty Williams (SA, suspended) did not play. Den 109, Por 101 - at Den LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Goldwire (Den) had 22 points including 8-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 8 assists. Cory Alexander (Den) had 17 points including 4-11 FG and 12 assists. Brian Grant (Por) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 13 points including 3-12 FG and 11 assists. Was 97, Mia 89 - at Mia Juwan Howard (Was) had 22 points on 11-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Was) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Whitney (Was) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 20 points including 8-12 FT, 18 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 18 points and 5 assists. Was shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and Mia shot 36% (31-86) FG. Min 102, Hou 95 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Willis (Hou) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Orl 121, NJ 109 - at Orl Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 25 points including 10-11 FG, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 blocks. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 29 points including 12-18 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Derek Strong (Orl) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 27 points including 13-15 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Orl shot 64.8% (46-71) FG and NJ shot 46% (40-87) FG. Michael Cage (NJ, strained left hamstring) and Rony Seikaly (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Ind 107, Tor 98 - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Det 108, Mil 102 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 31 points on 10-16 FG and 11-13 FT, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jerome Williams (Det) had 13 points including 7-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 22 points. Michael Curry (Mil) had 25 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chi 87, Phi 80 - at Phi Tony Kukoc (Chi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Scott Burrell (Chi) had 15 points and 5 steals. Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Atl 121, Cha 104 - at Atl Alan Henderson (Atl) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 30 points including 4-6 3-pointers. David Wesley (Cha) had 18 points and 4 steals. Atl out-rebounded Cha 51-24 including 22-9 offensive. Matt Geiger (Cha, pulled right hamstring) did not play. Bos 78, Cle 71 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points including 6-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 12 points on 6-19 FG. Greg Minor (Bos) had 15 points including 7-10 FG. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 13 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Bos) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Bos, bone bruise left knee) did not play.