News from February 27. Michael Jordan reached an agreement with Bob Johnson, majority owner of Charlotte, to purchase majority ownership of the team. The purchase has to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Miami activated Rafer Alston and placed Yakhouba Diawara on IL. New Jersey activated Jarvis Hayes and placed Bobby Simmons on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 30.0 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.7 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 29.0 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.5 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.9 Marcus Camby (Por) 11.7 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.2 Chris Paul (NO) 11.2 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.1 NJ 104, Bos 96 at Bos Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 25 points on 7-11 FG and 11-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 23 points including 10-10 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 21 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 26 points including 12-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 17 assists, and 3 steals. NJ shot 34-41 FT and Bos shot 9-11 FT. Uta 133, Hou 110 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 35 points including 13-17 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 19 points and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 32 points on 9-13 FG and 12-13 FT. Uta shot 67.5% (42-77) FG and Hou shot 44.3% (35-79) FG. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, back spasms) and Shane Battier (Hou, flu like symptoms) did not play. Ind 100, Chi 90 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Luol Deng (Chi) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-12 FT. Joakim Noah (Chi, left foot injury) did not play. Mil 94, Mia 71 at Mia Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Jerry Stackhouse (Mil) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 10 points on 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and Mia shot 35.9% (28-78) FG. Por 110, Min 91 at Min Nicolas Batum (Por) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 18 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 13 points. Por shot 28-35 FT and Min shot 13-17 FT. Mem 120, NY 109 at NY Rudy Gay (Mem) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 31 points including 11-13 FT and 25 rebounds including 10 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 25 points on 10-15 FG and 5-11 FT, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 assists. David Lee (NY) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 6-11 3-pointers. Mem out-rebounded NY 52-32 including 17-4 offensive. J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) did not play. GS 95, Det 88 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Watson (GS) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS, back pain), Corey Maggette (GS, strained left hamstring), and Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, February 28 (All times Central) Phoenix @ San Antonio 12:00 pm ABC Denver @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Milwaukee @ Atlanta 5:00 pm Washington @ New Jersey 5:00 pm Toronto @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Sacramento 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN ---- 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