News from April 5.

The NBA announced the divisional winners of the Sportsmanship Award.  They
are Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou), Jason Kidd (Pho), Eric Snow (Phi), and LaPhonso
Ellis (Atl).  Former NBA players Rolando Blackman, Mark Eaton, Eddie
Johnson, and Kenny Smith selected the winners from a list of 29 players -
one from each team.  The overall winner (one of the divisional winners) of
the Sportsmanship Award will be announced later.

Philadelphia signed GM Billy King to a multi-year contract extension.


Phi 107, Atl 86 - at Phi
Toni Kukoc (Phi) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points and 3 steals.
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Dion Glover (Atl) had 18 points.
Chris Crawford (Atl, sprained left ankle), Jim Jackson (Atl, tendinitis
left knee), and Lorenzen Wright (Atl, sore right calf) did not play.

Ind 105, NJ 101 - at Ind
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Rik Smits (Ind) had 25 points including 12-20 FG.
Mark Jackson (Ind) had 16 points on 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8
assists.
Johnny Newman (NJ) had 20 points.
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 26 points and 9 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (NJ, sore right knee) did not play.

Det 111, Bos 106 - at Det
Grant Hill (Det) had 27 points on 10-17 FG and 7-13 FT and 9 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 22 points on 5-19 FG and 12-13 FT.
Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Det shot 43-56 FT and Bos shot 20-33 FT.

Sac 108, SA 98 - at SA
Corliss Williamson (Sac) had 28 points on 8-11 FG and 12-12 FT and 11
rebounds.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Jason Williams (Sac) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
David Robinson (SA) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6
blocks.
Nick Anderson (Sac, tendinitis both knees), Chris Webber (Sac, strained
left hamstring), and Mario Elie (SA, sprained right ankle) did not play.

Hou 118, Por 105 - at Por
Walt Williams (Hou) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers.
Shandon Anderson (Hou) had 30 points on 10-12 FG and 9-9 FT and 10
rebounds.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 22 points and 5 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points including 10-18 FG.
Steve Smith (Por) had 24 points.
Hou shot 62%( 44-71) FG and Por shot 47.1% (41-87) FG.
Carlos Rogers (Hou, post concussion) did not play.

LAL 111, GS 104 - at GS
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 49 points on 19-27 FG and 11-16 FT, 13
rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11
assists.
Devean George (LAL) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-4 3-pointers in 17
minutes.
Jason Caffey (GS) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Donyell Marshall (GS) had 32 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11-14 FT,
18 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Ron Harper (LAL, sore left knee) and Billy Owens (GS, inflammation) did
not play.