News from February 24.

The LA Lakers fired head coach Del Harris.  Assistant Kurt Rambis or
assistant Larry Drew will replace Harris.  Until the decision is made
which will be the head coach, assistant Bill Bertka will coach the team.

Sacramento signed Scot Pollard.

Philadelphia released Benoit Benjamin and signed Rick Mahorn.


SA 99, Sea 81 - at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
David Robinson (SA) had 29 points on 10-14 FG and 9-14 FT, 17 rebounds,
and 3 steals.
Mario Elie (SA) had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 10 points including 6-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points including 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8
rebounds.
SA shot 47.4% (37-78) FG and Sea shot 34.2% (26-76) FG.

Den 97, Uta 87 - at Den
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 4 blocks, and 4
steals.
Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Nick Van Exel (Den) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 22 points including 12-18 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6
assists.
John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points including 3-9 FG and 8 assists.
Eric Williams (Den, strained right hamstring) did not play.

Mia 91, Cha 83 - at Cha
P.J. Brown (Mia) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 20 points including 6-11 FT, 17 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
J.R. Reid (Cha) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Bobby Phills (Cha) had 20 points.
Eldridge Recasner (Cha, sprained right elbow) did not play.

Phi 94, Sac 81 - at Phi
George Lynch (Phi) had 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 36 points and 10 assists.
Larry Hughes (Phi) had 17 points.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Bos 111, Orl 79 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 17 points and 8 assists.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 steals.
Dana Barros (Bos) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 6 assists.
Horace Grant (Orl) had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Isaac Austin (Orl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Bos shot 49.5% (45-91) FG and Orl shot 34.9% (29-83) FG.

Det 89, Cle 73 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 11
assists.
Bison Dele (Det) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Joe Dumars (Det) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 4
steals.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 24 points including 10-13 FT and 11 rebounds.
Derek Anderson (Cle) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Wesley Person (Cle, bruised ulnar nerve) did not play.

Por 94, NJ 85 - at NJ
Walt Williams (Por) had 22 points.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 17 points.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 15 points including 7-10 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6
blocks.
Eric Murdock (NJ) had 23 points on 11-19 FG and 6 assists.
Jermaine O'Neal (Por, lower back spasms) and Sam Cassell (NJ, sprained
right ankle) did not play.

Ind 104, Tor 84 - at Ind
Rik Smits (Ind) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 16 points including 6-9 FG.
Travis Best (Ind) had 10 points on 5-7 FG.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Charles Oakley (Tor) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 13 rebounds.
Ind shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Tor shot 31.4% (27-86) FG.
Ind shot 15-16 FT and Tor shot 30-33 FT.