News from April 15.

Will Avery (sophomore, Duke, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA
draft.

The LA Lakers released Dennis Rodman.


Dal 101, Min 95 - at Dal
Gary Trent (Dal) had 22 points including 10-15 FT and 9 rebounds.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 34 points on 11-16 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 9-9 FT
and 5 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 11 points and 6 assists.
Joe Smith (Min) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Dennis Scott (Min) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Dal shot 29-37 FT and Min shot 13-20 FT.
Kevin Garnett (Min, flu) did not play.

Hou 86, Por 76 - at Hou
Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 31 points on 12-17 FG, 6-11 3-pointers, and 1-5
FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Brian Grant (Por) had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Hou shot 11-27 3-pointers and Por shot 2-16 3-pointers.

GS 85, Den 79 - at GS
Jason Caffey (GS) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3
steals.
John Starks (GS) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Terry Cummings (GS) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Danny Fortson (Den) had 20 points and 23 rebounds.

Sea 99, Sac 98 OT - at Sac
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Olden Polynice (Sea) had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and the game winning
3-pointer at the buzzer, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 26 points including 12-20 FG, 21 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Uta 103, LAC 89 - at LAC
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists,
and 6 turnovers.
Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
John Stockton (Uta) had 19 points including 5-7 FG and 9 assists.
Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds.
Sherman Douglas (LAC) had 17 points and 6 assists.
Lorenzen Wright (LAC) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds.
Uta shot 35-43 FT and LAC shot 19-29 FT.
Adam Keefe (Uta, broken nose) and Darrick Martin (LAC, strained left knee)
did not play.