News from March 30. The NBA fined Kurt Thomas (NY) $5,000 for his flagrant foul on Dennis Rodman (LAL), fined Rick Fox (LAL) $2,000 for pushing Thomas after the flagrant, fined Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) $3,500 for pushing Chris Dudley (NY) to the floor, and fined Dudley $2,500 for retaliating by throwing the ball at O'Neal during Sunday's LAL-NY game. Jim McIlvaine (NJ) will miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. Seattle retired Nate McMillan's #10 at half time of last Wednesday's Was-Sea game. Min 98, Dal 78 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points on 11-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 22 points on 10-16 FG and 6 assists. Dean Garrett (Min) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Tom Hammonds (Min) had 15 points including 7-11 FG. Gary Trent (Dal) had 16 points including 6-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. James Robinson (Min, lower back spasms), Joe Smith (Min, separated left ribs), and John Williams (Dal, flu) did not play. Mil 107, Was 105 - at Mil Ray Allen (Mil) had 25 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Haywoode Workman (Mil) had 15 points including 6-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Gatling (Mil) had 16 points on 8-9 FG in 17 minutes. Mitch Richmond (Was) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tracy Murray (Was) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Mil shot 19-23 FT and Was shot 7-9 FT. Bos 109, Cha 99 - at Cha Antoine Walker (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 7 assists. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Chucky Brown (Cha) had 15 points. Bos shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and Cha shot 58.1% (43-74) FG. Bos shot 21-26 FT and Cha shot 10-14 FT. Walter McCarty (Bos, sore left knee) and Bobby Phills (Cha, pulled left groin) did not play. Chi 91, Phi 81 - at Chi Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Charles Jones (Chi) had 15 points. Keith Booth (Chi) had 16 points on 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points including 6-10 FT and 5 assists. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Corey Benjamin (Chi, turf toe) and Randy Brown (Chi, sprained right ankle) did not play. NY 94, Ind 93 - at NY Patrick Ewing (NY) had 37 points on 14-24 FG and 9-11 FT and 15 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 17 points. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points and 5 assists. Antonio Davis (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Orl 100, NJ 98 - at Orl Nick Anderson (Orl) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dominique Wilkins (Orl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Horace Grant (Orl) had 13 points including the game winning baseliner jumper with 17 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 17 points and 7 assists. Rony Seikaly (NJ, plantar fasciatis) and Keith Van Horn (NJ, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 104, Uta 101 OT - at Sac Vernon Maxwell (Sac) had 33 points including 12-21 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 11 points including 4-5 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Karl Malone (Uta) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chris Webber (Sac, flu) did not play. Van 101, Den 87 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 22 points including 11-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 29 points including 11-12 FT and 11 assists. Rodrick Rhodes (Van, sprained left ankle) and Keon Clark (Den, lung congestion) did not play. Det 93, Atl 77 - at Atl Grant Hill (Det) had 28 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Christian Laettner (Det) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Crawford (Atl) had 11 points. Steve Smith (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det, sprained right ankle) and Mookie Blaylock (Atl, flu) did not play. Tor 101, Cle 91 - at Cle Kevin Willis (Tor) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Dee Brown (Tor) had 28 points including 8-14 3-pointers. Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 16 points. Derek Anderson (Cle) had 15 points and 5 assists. Reggie Slater (Tor, personal) and Brevin Knight (Cle, bone contusion left knee) did not play. Hou 104, LAC 95 - at LAC Charles Barkley (Hou) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Dickerson (Hou) had 19 points. Brent Price (Hou) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 5 steals. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 21 points. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Sam Mack (Hou, sprained right thumb) did not play. SA 95, Sea 87 - at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 18 points including 8-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 9 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. GS 93, Por 90 - at GS Bimbo Coles (GS) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. John Starks (GS) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 assists. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.