News from February 23. Josh Howard (Was) suffered a torn left ACL and is out for the season. Sacramento released Larry Hughes. Philadelphia activated Jason Smith and placed Allen Iverson (ill child) on IL. Sacramento activated Joey Dorsey and placed Spencer Hawes (disciplinary reasons) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Sasha Vujacic on IL. New Jersey activated Bobby Simmons and placed Jarvis Hayes (strained left calf) on IL. Boston activated Nate Robinson and placed Paul Pierce (flu) on IL. Cleveland activated Leon Powe and placed Darnell Jackson on IL. LAL 99, Mem 98 at Mem Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 15 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 13-19 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and the game winning 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Luke Walton (LAL, pinched nerve back) did not play. Bos 110, NY 106 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 16 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 19 points. David Lee (NY) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 15 rebounds. Sergio Rodriguez (NY) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.R. Giddens (Bos, left knee surgery) did not play. Cle 105, NO 95 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Darren Collison (NO) had 22 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 37 points including 15-22 FG. Por 102, NJ 93 at NJ LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 13-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brandon Roy (Por) had 28 points on 9-14 FG and 10-13 FT. Devin Harris (NJ) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and 5 assists. David Lee (NJ) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Pho 104, OKC 102 at OKC Grant Hill (Pho) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 30 points on 12-20 FG and 6-11 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 20 points including the game winning floater with .7 seconds left and 13 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho, sore lower back) did not play. Det 101, Sac 89 at Sac Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 22 points on 11-17 FG. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 30 points including 12-20 FG. Carl Landry (Sac) had 18 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 13 assists. Det shot 58.4% (45-77) FG and Sac shot 44.4% (32-72) FG. Det shot 7-14 FT and Sac shot 21-29 FT. Min 91, Mia 88 at Mia Ryan Gomes (Min) had 13 points on 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 26 points including 9-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Phi 110, GS 102 at GS Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 5 turnovers. C.J. Watson (GS) had 20 points. Phi shot 48.2% (41-85) FG and GS shot 37.9% (36-95) FG. Willie Green (Phi, left shoulder injury), Jason Smith (Phi, sprained right ankle), Corey Maggette (GS, strained left hamstring), and Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 24 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Portland @ Toronto 6:00 pm Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Indiana @ Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Orlando @ Houston 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Charlotte @ Utah 8:00 pm Detroit @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html