News from May 4. Corie Blount (Cle) underwent successful surgery on his left knee to remove torn cartilage. Robert Pack (Dal) under went successful surgery on his separated left shoulder. His rehab is likely to take at least 7 to 8 weeks. Richard Hamilton (junior, UConn, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Houston activated Othella Harrington and placed Anthony Miller on IR with a strained left knee. Minnesota signed 1st round draft pick (#17) Radoslav Nesterovic to a 4 year, $2.6 million contract with a team option for a 4th year. Nesterovic had been playing in Europe. Minnesota placed Bill Curley on IR with a sprained right wrist and released Trevor Winter. Milwaukee placed Vinny Del Negro on IR with a sprained left ankle and activated Paul Grant. Milwaukee says that the ankle sprain is severe and that Del Negro will miss the playoffs. Phoenix released Alvin Sims and signed Randy Livingston. Note: Players placed on IR with less than 5 games left in the season do not have to miss the usual 5 game minimum - they can be placed on the team's playoff roster. The playoff rosters are due May 6. Sea 110, Dal 100 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Don MacLean (Sea) had 18 points. Vladimir Stepania (Sea) had 17 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Hubert Davis (Dal) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Michael Finley (Dal) had 34 points including 8-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sea shot 52.8% (38-72) FG and Dal shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. Steve Nash (Dal, strained lower back) and Gary Trent (Dal, pulled left hamstring) did not play. SA 87, Por 81 - at Por David Robinson (SA) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Avery Johnson (SA) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jim Jackson (Por) had 15 points. Uta 99, LAC 82 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 29 points including 11-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points and 11 assists. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Troy Hudson (LAC) had 15 points including 3-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Uta shot 62.5% (40-64) FG and LAC shot 37% (30-81) FG. Sherman Douglas (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 99, Tor 86 - at Mil Ray Allen (Mil) had 19 points. Maurice Traylor (Mil) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 26 points. Charles Oakley (Tor) had 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glenn Robinson (Mil, deep bone bruise right knee) did not play. Hou 100, Min 83 - at Hou Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Michael Dickerson (Hou) had 31 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 17 points and 9 assists. Hou shot 12-24 3-pointers and Min shot 1-5 3-pointers. Ind 100, Cle 78 - at Ind Reggie Miller (Ind) had 24 points. Rik Smits (Ind) had 14 points on 7-8 FG. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 16 points. Earl Boykins (Cle) had 16 points. Johnny Newman (Cle) had 19 points. Derek Anderson (Cle, flu), Corie Blount (Cle, torn medial meniscus), and Shawn Kemp (Cle, sprained left foot) did not play. Mia 93, Atl 79 - at Mia Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 18 points. P.J. Brown (Mia) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 15 points and 7 assists. Grant Long (Atl) had 17 points including 9-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points. Tyrone Corbin (Atl, fractured left eye socket) and Alan Henderson (Atl, eye contusion) did not play. Cha 117, Phi 100 OT - at Cha Eddie Jones (Cha) had 28 points including 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. David Wesley (Cha) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 6 steals. Elden Campbell (Cha) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocks. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 39 points including 9-16 FT.