News from February 6.

The NBA announced that the 1999 Draft will be held in Washington.


Was 98, Tor 97 - at Was
Mitch Richmond (Was) had 26 points and 3 steals.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 16 points on 4-13 FG and 8-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and
11 assists.
Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and the game winning
22-footer with 11 seconds left and 5 rebounds.
Charles Oakley (Tor) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Dee Brown (Tor) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers.
Kevin Willis (Tor, sore lower back) and Ben Wallace (Was, sprained left
ankle) did not play.

Atl 111, NJ 106 - at Atl
LaPhonso Ellis (Atl) had 21 points on 7-10 FG and 6-10 FT and 7 rebounds.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 28 points including 18-21 FT.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 29 points and 7 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (NJ) had 36 points including 17-19 FT and 9 assists.
Atl shot 48-60 FT and NJ shot 28-38 FT.
Roshown McLeod (Atl, strained left hamstring), Kerry Kittles (NJ, right
knee injury), and Rony Seikaly (NJ, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Mil 113, Cha 107 OT - at Cha
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 25 points and 3 steals.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 25 points.
Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 17 points including 9-10 FT.
Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Bobby Phills (Cha) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
B.J. Armstrong (Cha) had 17 points and 8 assists.

Bos 77, Cle 73 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points including 10-12 FT.
Eric Riley (Bos) had 6 points including 1-5 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Andrew DeClerq (Bos, sore lower back), Walter McCarty (Bos, sprained big
toe), and Ron Mercer (Bos, sprained right knee) did not play.

Phi 95, Orl 75 - at Phi
Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 16 points including 5-18 FG, 10 assists, 6 
rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Matt Geiger (Phi) had 20 points.
Anfernee Hardawy (Orl) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 FT and 9
rebounds.
Nick Anderson (Orl) had 10 points on 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds.
Derek Strong (Orl, bruised right heel) did not play.

SA 96, Min 82 - at SA
Sean Elliott (SA) had 22 points including 10-11 FT.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 8-15 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
David Robinson (SA) had 19 points including 9-15 FT, 13 rebounds, and 7
blocks.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 19 points including 8-23 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 12 points including 5-22 FG, 9 assists, and 9
rebounds.
SA shot 34-50 FT and Min shot 15-24 FT.

Hou 86, GS 84 - at GS
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 18 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 17 points.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
John Starks (GS) had 15 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Tony Delk (GS) had 12 points.