News from April 29. Keith Van Horn (NJ) underwent surgery on his broken left thumb. He will wear a cast on the thumb for 4 to 6 weeks. Jumaine Jones (sophomore, Georgia, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Corie Blount (Cle) will miss the rest of the season with torn medial meniscus in his left knee and he will undergo surgery on the injury. Houston activated Stanley Roberts and placed Matt Maloney on IR with a left thigh contusion. Dal 91, Hou 81 - at Hou Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Gary Trent (Dal) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Charles Barkley (Hou) had 9 points and 16 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal, back strain) and Samaki Walker (Dal, flu) did not play. LAL 108, Por 89 - LAL Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 38 points on 12-19 FG and 14-17 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Robert Horry (LAL) had 22 points on 8-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 15 points including 4-16 FG. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 17 points. LAL shot 52.9% (37-70) FG and Por shot 40% (30-75) FG. Was 97, Cle 86 - at Was Otis Thorpe (Was) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Was) had 20 points including 9-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Chris Whitney (Was) had 13 points. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 18 points. Derek Anderson (Cle) had 16 points including 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Was out-rebounded Cle 35-24 including 10-1 offensive. The 1 offensive board by Cle tied the NBA record for fewest offensive rebounds in a game (NBA started keeping track of offensive rebounds in 73-74). Tracy Murray (Was, strained right hip), Shawn Kemp (Cle, sprained left foot), and Corie Blount (Cle, inflamed left knee) did not play. NY 85, Phi 70 - at NY Allan Houston (NY) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Charlie Ward (NY) had 13 points and 6 assists. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 4 steals. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 21 points and 3 steals. Chris Childs (NY, bruised right knee) did not play. Ind 115, Cha 110 OT - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 27 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 18 points. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eddie Jones (Cha) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. David Wesley (Cha) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Uta 96, GS 85 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 5 points including 2-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Howard Eisley (Uta) had 14 points on 6-7 FG. John Starks (GS) had 27 points on 11-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Mills (GS) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 56.2% (36-64) FG and GS shot 45.6% (36-79) FG. Uta shot 19-28 FT and GS shot 8-12 FT. Jason Caffey (GS, strained right Achilles) and Tony Delk (GS, bruised right shoulder) did not play. SA 99, Van 72 - at Van Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. David Robinson (SA) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mario Elie (SA) had 15 points on 6-9 FG. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Massenburg (Van) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 56.5% (35-62) FG and Van shot 35% (28-80) FG. Jerome Kersey (SA, strained right calf) did not play. Bos 107, Mia 96 - at Mia Paul Pierce (Bos) had 31 points including 12-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dana Barros (Bos) had 27 points including 9-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 3 steals. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 14 points, 10 assists, and 9 turnovers. Antoine Walker (Bos, sprained left ankle) and Alonzo Mourning (Mia, slight fracture eye socket) did not play. Pho 98, Den 87 - at Den Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 25 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 11 points on 5-16 FG, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. Bryan Stith (Den) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rex Chapman (Pho, eye injury) and Joe Kleine (Pho, lacerated lip) did not play. Sac 103, LAC 81 - at Sac Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Troy Hudson (LAC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 8 turnovers. Sherman Douglas (LAC), sprained left ankle) did not play. Chris Webber (Sac, lower back strain) did not play.