News from February 19. The LA Lakers placed Robert Horry on IR with a sprained left medial collateral ligament. Washington placed Tim Legler on IR with a strained right knee. The NBA fined Darrell Walker (Tor coach) $7,500 for verbally abusing the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during Monday's Tor-Ind game. Portland activated Arvydas Sabonis and released Ruben Nembhard. Detroit activated Grant Long and placed Randolph Childress on IR with a strained left groin. Sean Elliott (SA) underwent surgery on his right knee to correct chronic tendinitis in his right quadriceps muscle and may be out the rest of the season. B.J. Armstrong (GS) has torn cartilage in his left knee and will be out 3 to 4 weeks. NBA ref Mike Mathis became the 3rd ref indicted on tax-evasion charges. George Toliver and Hank Armstrong are the other refs that have been indicted so far. The government's investigation concerns the refs downgrading 1st class airline tickets and pocketing the difference. Mathis' amount pocketed is believed to be nearly $70,000. Any ref indicted is automatically suspended by the league. Other refs are being investigated. The trade deadline is today (Thursday) at 5 PM Central time. After that, no trades can be made for the rest of the season. Min 84, Van 73 - at Van Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Dean Garrett (Min) had 25 points including 11-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points including 8-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Min shot 50% (37-74) FG and Van shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. GS 112, Bos 101 - at GS Chris Mullin (GS) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 7 steals. Joe Smith (GS) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 41 points including 16-25 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Williams (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Todd Day (Bos) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Dee Brown (Bos, sprained right toe) and Greg Minor (Bos, sore right foot) did not play. Atl 100, Ind 87 - at Atl Christian Laettner (Atl) had 16 points including 6-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 17 points including 7-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points including 5-17 FG. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 17 points including 7-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Orl 95, Por 84 - at Orl Dennis Scott (Orl) had 17 points and 3 steals. Horace Grant (Orl) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Dudley (Por) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Cle 103, LAL 84 - at LAL Tyrone Hill (Cle) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Mills (Cle) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 30 points including 14-14 FT. Eddie Jones (LAL) had 21 points. Elden Campbell (LAL) had 23 points including 11-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tor 125, SA 92 - at SA Walt Williams (Tor) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7-10 FT. Popeye Jones (Tor) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Carlos Rogers (Tor) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Carl Herrera (SA) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Will Perdue (SA) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Tor shot 55.1% (49-89) FG and SA shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Vernon Maxwell (SA, sore knees) and Monty Williams (SA, right wrist injury) did not play. Cha 123, Pho 115 - at Cha Anthony Mason (Cha) had 19 points and 8 assists. Glen Rice (Cha) had 36 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Vlade Divac (Cha) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 25 points including 10-10 FT, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Person (Pho) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Det 100, Was 85 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Joe Dumars (Det) had 19 points and 7 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Was) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Otis Thorpe (Det, left calf strain) and Chris Webber (Was, strained back) did not play.