News from March 7. Khalid El-Amin (junior, UConn, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Philadelphia activated George Lynch and Ira Bowman and placed Nazr Mohammed (strained lower back) and Antonio Lang (patella tendinitis left leg) on IR. Indiana activated Chris Mullin and placed Al Harrington on IR with a sore back. New Jersey signed Mark Hendrickson to a 10-day contract and placed Evan Eschmeyer on IR with a sprained left ankle. NY 96, Orl 89 - at Orl Patrick Ewing (NY) had 28 points and 18 rebounds. Charlie Ward (NY) had 12 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points. Chucky Atkins (Orl) had 14 points and 5 assists. Chris Childs (NY, suspended) did not play. Phi 102, Bos 97 - at Bos George Lynch (Phi) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Matt Geiger (Phi) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 16 points including 7-21 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Phi shot 29-38 FT and Bos shot 15-17 FT. Tor 104, Atl 84 - at Atl Vince Carter (Tor) had 23 points including 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 11 points including 4-6 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 21 points on 10-16 FG. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Tor shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Atl shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Doug Christie (Tor, bruised ankle), Chris Crawford (Atl, sprained left ankle), and Lorenzen Wright (Atl, sore right calf) did not play. Det 97, Cha 82 - at Cha Grant Hill (Det) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 23 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Crotty (Det) had 14 points and 5 assists. Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Baron Davis (Cha) had 14 points and 4 steals. Brad Miller (Cha, left knee injury) did not play. Mia 103, NJ 85 - at NJ Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Clarence Weatherspoon (Mia) had 14 points including 4-4 FG and 10 rebounds. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 7 assists. Elliot Perry (NJ) had 18 points. Mia shot 50% (38-76) FG and NJ shot 36.4% (28-77) FG. Kerry Kittle (NJ, sore right knee) and Stephon Marbury (NJ, sore left knee) did not play. Ind 95, Cle 94 - at Ind Jalen Rose (Ind) had 26 points including 12-14 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 15 points including the game winning free throw with 4.6 seconds left and 3 steals. Travis Best (Ind) had 16 points. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Hou 119, Sea 116 - at Sea Walt Williams (Hou) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shandon Anderson (Hou) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 31 points including 13-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 22 points including 10-11 FT. Gary Payton (Sea) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Shammond Williams (Sea) had 20 points. Vernon Maxwell (Sea, wifing having baby) did not play. Uta 105, GS 84 - at GS Karl Malone (Uta) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points including 4-6 FG and 10 assists. Larry Hughes (GS) had 14 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Tony Farmer (GS) had 11 points including 3-4 FG and 6 rebounds. Uta shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and GS shot 40% (32-80) FG. Jeff Hornacek (Uta, sore left knee) and Erick Dampier (GS, right wrist surgery) did not play. Min 95, Sac 92 - at Sac Kevin Garnett (Min) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 30 points including 11-19 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 19 points including 6-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Nick Anderson (Sac, strained left knee) and Chris Webber (Sac, strained left calf) did not play.