News from February 23.

The LA Lakers signed Dennis Rodman to a 1 year, minimum contract.

B.J. Armstrong (Cha) will be out at least two weeks with a degenerative
condition in his right knee.

New Jersey placed Rony Seikaly on IR with plantar fasciatis in his right
foot.

Sacramento released Terry Dehere.


Dal 89, Atl 85 - at Dal
Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Robert Pack (Dal) had 15 points and 8 assists.
Gary Trent (Dal) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 10 rebounds.
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 7 rebounds.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 22 points and 4 steals.

Hou 98, Sea 86 - at Hou
Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Othella Harrington (Hou) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and
4 blocks.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, and 8
turnovers.
Stanley Roberts (Hou, strained right hamstring) did not play.

Det 106, Tor 80 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Loy Vaught (Det) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 18 points and 6 assists.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
John Wallace (Tor) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Det shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Tor shot 40.3% (31-77) FG.

NY 82, NJ 74 - at NY
Larry Johnson (NY) had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 20 points on 8-21 FG and 4-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 7
blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Allan Houston (NY) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 13 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (NJ) had 18 points including 5-14 FG, 5 assists, and 5
assists.
NY shot 44.9% (31-69) FG and NJ shot 29.1% (25-86) FG.

Mil 90, Chi 88 - at Chi
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 24 points on 12-19 FG and the game winning dunk
with 4 seconds left and 6 rebounds.
Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 10 points and 14 assists.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points.
Mark Bryant (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7
assists.
Mil shot 47% (39-83) FG and Chi shot 37.8% (28-74) FG.
Mil shot 8-11 FT and Chi shot 26-31 FT.

Mia 96, Was 80 - at Was
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 29 points including 11-18 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6
blocks.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Terry Porter (Mia) had 16 points.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 10 points including 3-13 FG and 8 assists.
Mitch Richmond (Was) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 6 turnovers.

GS 94, LAC 89 - at LAC
John Starks (GS) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Bimbo Coles (GS) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 6 assists.
Donyell Marshall (GS) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Lamond Murray (LAC) had 30 points and 8 rebounds.
Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 23 points and 11 rebounds.

Van 93, LAL 83 - at Van
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 28 points on 6-18 FG and 16-19 FT and 14
rebounds.
Doug West (Van) had 16 points including 7-10 FG.
Mike Bibby (Van) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 26 points including 12-18 FT, 10 rebounds, 7
assists, and 6 blocks.
Robert Horry (LAL, irregular heartbeat) did not play.