News from May 5. New York placed Patrick Ewing on IR with Achilles tendinitis and activated Ben Davis. Boston activated Kenny Anderson and Bruce Bowen, placed Greg Minor on IR with a right hip fracture, released Marlon Garnett, and signed Damon Jones for the rest of the season. Miami placed Alonzo Mourning on IR with a right hip pointer and activated Terry Mills. Milwaukee placed Glenn Robinson on IR with a deep bone bruise in his right knee and signed Jerome Allen. Seattle activated Rashard Lewis and placed Dale Ellis on IR. 1998-99 NBA Stats leaders Points: Allen Iverson (Pho) 26.8 (2nd: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 26.3) Rebounds: Chris Webber (Sac) 13.0 (2nd: Charles Barkley (Hou) 12.3) Assists: Jason Kidd (Pho) 10.8 (2nd: Rod Strickland (Was) 9.9) Field Goal %: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 57.6% Free Throw %: Reggie Miller (Ind) 91.5% (226-247) 3-point %: Dell Curry (Mil) 47.6% Steals: Kendall Gill (NJ) 2.68 Blocks: Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 3.9 SA 88, GS 81 - at GS Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points and 10 rebounds. Sean Elliott (SA) had 12 points and 6 assists. David Robinson (SA) had 23 points and 20 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 22 points and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Tony Delk (GS, bruised right shoulder) did not play. The win gave San Antonio the best record in the NBA (they win the tie-breaker with Utah as both finished with a record of 37-13) and they will have home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Pho 100, Min 96 - at Pho Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Luc Longley (Pho) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 17 points including 6-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Pho shot 32-45 FT and Min shot 5-7 FT. Joe Kleine (Pho, back spasms) did not play. NJ 115, Mil 107 - at NJ Kendall Gill (NJ) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mark Hendrickson (NJ) had 19 points including 11-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Jaime Feick (NJ) had 6 points and 17 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 41 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 11-14 FT and 11 assists. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Mil) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. NJ shot 25-34 FT and Mil shot 14-17 FT. Scott Burrell (NJ, nee surgery), Kerry Kittles (NJ, sore right knee), and Rony Seikaly (NJ, plantar fasciatis) did not play. Atl 100, Was 92 - at Atl Grant Long 9Atl) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points including 5-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Steve Smith (Atl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Otis Thorpe (Was) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sea 107, LAC 105 - at LAC Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Vin Baker (Sea) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Don MacLean (Sea) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 30 points including 13-17 FG and 7 steals. Maurice Taylor (LAC) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Troy Hudson (LAC) had 19 points and 10 assists. Sherman Douglas (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. NY 101, Mia 88 - at NY Kurt Thomas (NY) had 20 points. Marcus Camby (NY) had 22 points on 11-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 18 points. Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 18 points on 9-9 FG. Chris Childs (NY, bruised right knee), Tim Hardaway (Mia), and Dan Majerle (Mia) did not play. LAL 119, Por 91 - at LAL Glen Rice (LAL) had 40 points including 14-20 FG and 8-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 18 points including 8-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rick Fox (LAL) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 13 points including 5-14 FG. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 23 points including 10-16 FG. Cha 133, Bos 129 2OT - at Bos Eddie Jones (Cha) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ricky Davis (Cha) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Cory Beck (Cha) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Brad Miller (Cha) had 32 points including 14-17 FT and 13 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 23 points and 10 rebounds in 54 minutes. Dana Barros (Bos) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists in 52 minutes. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kenny Anderson (Bos, strained right hamstring) did not play. Phi 105, Det 100 OT - at Phi Matt Geiger (Phi) had 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 33 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds in 50 minutes. Eric Snow (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Grant Hill (Det) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 9 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 21 points on 4-11 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Hou 95, Den 88 - at Den Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 13 points, 17 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Michael Dickerson (Hou) had 27 points on 11-16 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 16 points and 20 rebounds. Danny Fortson (Den) had 12 points and 18 rebounds. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 35 points including 16-24 FG and 7 assists. Hou shot 5-10 FT and Den shot 11-22 FT. Orl 103, Chi 83 - at Chi Horace Grant (Orl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 12 points, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 11 assists. Ron Harper (Chi) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Orl shot 18-23 FT and Chi shot 7-11 FT. Brent Barry (Chi, deep thigh bruise) did not play. Tor 96, Cle 87 - at Tor Charles Oakley (Tor) had 12 points on 6-9 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Doug Christie (Tor) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mitchell Butler (Cle) had 21 points and 5 assists. Derek Anderson (Cle, flu), Corie Blount (Cle, injured knee), Shawn Kemp (Cle, sprained left foot), and Wesley Person (Cle, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 99, Van 95 - at Sac Vlade Divac (Sac) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 11-19 FT and 17 rebounds. Scot Pollard (Sac) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points including 9-16 FG. Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points and 7 assists. Chris Webber (Sac, strained lower back) did not play. Thus ends the 1998-99 NBA season. Playoff rosters are due by 5 pm CT today (Thursday). The playoffs start Saturday. Playoff Matchups 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 San Antonio (0) _ 8 Minnesota (0) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 LA Lakers (0) ___| |_ _____________ _ 5 Houston (0) | | 2 Portland (0) ____ | | 7 Phoenix (0) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 Utah (0) __| | 6 Sacramento (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Miami (0) ____ | 8 New York (0) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Atlanta (0) _____| | | 5 Detroit (0) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Indiana (0) ___ | 7 Milwaukee (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Orlando (0) _| 6 Philadelphia (0)