News from March 1. The NBA named Shawn Marion (Pho) and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Month for February. Marion averaged 24.2 points and 13.9 rebounds as Phoenix went 9-1. Wade averaged 29.8 points including 55.7% FG, 5.8 rebounds, and 6.5 assists as Maimi went 8-2. The NBA named Mike D'Antoni (Pho) and Pat Riley (Mia) as Coaches of the Month for February. Phoenix went 9-1 and Miami went 8-2. The NBA named Chris Paul (NO) and Raymond Felton (Cha) as Rookies of the Month for February. Paul averaged 17.2 points and 9.5 assists as New Orleans went 9-4. Felton averaged 15.6 points and 6.5 assists as Charlotte went 4-8. Phoenix signed Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract and released Jim Jackson. Detroit signed Tony Delk and placed him on IL. Chicago released Tim Thomas. Cleveland activated Ira Newble and assigned Martynas Andriuskevicius to the NBADL. Houston activated Stromile Swift and released Jon Barry. Seattle released Bryon Russell. Denver activated Eduardo Najera and released Charles Smith. Toronto activated Antonio Davis and placed Rafael Araujo on IL. Boston activated Al Jefferson and placed Kendrick Perkins on IL. Charlotte activated Kareem Rush and placed Kevin Burleson on IL. New Orleans activated Brandon Bass and placed J.R. Smith on IL. Den 98, Det 87 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 28 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Camby (Den) had 12 points, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points. Den out-rebounded Det 59-35 including 22-8 offensive. Greg Buckner (Den, right knee injury) and Eduardo Najera (Den, right knee injury) did not play. Pho 123, Mil 110 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 29 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 13 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 12 points and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 37 points on 13-22 FG and 10-12 FT. Pho shot 56.7% (51-90) FG and Mil shot 43.2% (41-95) FG. Pho shot 12-16 FT and Mil shot 23-33 FT. Kurt Thomas (Pho, stress fracture right foot) and Nikoloz Tskitishivili (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAC 89, NO 67 at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Desmond Mason (NO) had 20 points. Chris Paul (NO) had 9 points including 4-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. LAC out-scored NO 42-16 in the 2nd half - 16 points set the NBA record for fewest points in a half (old: 19). Phi 106, Hou 101 at Hou Chris Webber (Phi) had 21 points including 8-21 FG and 13 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 40 points including 16-29 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tracy McGrady (Phi) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. GS 98, Orl 94 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 14 points and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Richardson (GS) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Derek Fisher (GS) had 18 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Orl) had 18 points on 9-15 FG. GS shot 27-40 FT and Orl shot 9-15 FT. Baron Davis (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 99, LAL 93 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Juan Dixon (Por) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 19 points and 5 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points and 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points on 10-27 FG and 15-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia 103, Bos 96 at Bos Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points including 2-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 10-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shandon Anderson (Mia) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 38 points including 16-18 FT and 6 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Min 100, NJ 90 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 16 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Min) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashad McCants (Min) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 29 points and 3 steals. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 20 points and 9 assists. Min shot 55.9% (36-68) FG and NJ shot 41.8% (33-79) FG. Mem 101, NY 99 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 11-16 FT and the game winning 15-footer with 2.7 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eddie Jones (Mem) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 25 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Steve Francis (NY) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 5 assists. Cha 104, Uta 89 at Uta Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points on 6-7 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Primoz Brezec (Cha) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 19 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 22 points. Milt Palacio (Uta) had 17 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, back spasms) did not play. Ind 99, Was 93 at Was Peja Stojakovic (Ind) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Sarunas Jasikevicius (Ind) had 14 points and 11 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 28 points on 8-24 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 11-13 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Austin Croshere (Ind, concussion), Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, sore right elbow), Anthony Johnson (Ind, stomach virus), and Andrey Blatche (Was, flu like symptoms) did not play. Sac 97, Cle 90 at Cle Kenny Thomas (Sac) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 16 points including 7-22 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 12 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Ronald Murray (Cle) had 19 points including 9-16 FG and 5 turnovers. Atl 113, Tor 111 OT at Tor Al Harrington (Atl) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers in 53 minutes. Josh Childress (Atl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Atl) 25 points including 10-17 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27 points including 11-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in 51 minutes. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 21 points. Mike James (Tor) had 21 points. Tyronn Lue (Atl, sprained right MCL), Antonio Davis (Tor, back spasms), and Eric Williams (Tor, right knee inflammation) did not play.