News from January 31. David Stern named Latrell Sprewell (NY) and Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) as replacements for the injured Grant Hill (Orl) and Alonzo Mourning (Mia) for the All-Star game. The NBA announced the 2ball contestants for All-Star Saturday to take place February 10 in Washington. 2ball is a shooting contest where the 2 player teams (one player from the NBA and one from the WNBA) alternate shot attempts from 7 locations on the court, with each location worth different point values. The contestants are: Richard Hamilton (Was) and Nikki McCray (Washington Mystics) Jason Kidd (Pho) and Brandy Reed (Phoenix Mercury) Tracy McGrady (Orl) and Nykesha Sales (Orlando Miracle) Trajan Langdon (Cle) and Eva Nemcova (Cleveland Rockers) Cuttino Mobley (Hou) and Sheryl Swoopes (Houston Comets) Bryon Russell (Uta) and Natalie Williams (Utah Starzz) Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) and Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (Sacramento Monarchs) David Wesley (Cha) and Dawn Staley (Charlotte Sting) M.L. Carr resigned as executive VP of corporate development for Boston. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) will undergo season ending surgery on his broken left foot. Detlef Schrempf (Por) joined Portland's practice and will likely be activated from IR. Portland asked Schrempf to come out of retirement due to Scottie Pippen being out for about a month. Schrempf retired this summer, but never formally submitted his retirement papers to the league and Portland has carried him on IR and been paying him the entire season. Bos 102, Ind 96 OT - at Ind Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Vitaly Potapenko (Bos) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jalen Rose (Ind) had 26 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Atl 102, Tor 97 - at Atl Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 21 points, 29 rebounds including 12 offensive, and 6 blocks. Jason Terry (Atl) had 16 points including 5-22 FG and 5 assists. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 20 points. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor, sore left knee) and Muggsy Bogues (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Min 96, LAL 83 - at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Mark Madsen (LAL) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, sore right foot) and Horace Grant (LAL, sore left knee) did not play. Pho 101, Van 92 - at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 25 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Delk (Pho) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tony Massenburg (Van, stomach virus) did not play. Det 112, NJ 103 - at NJ Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 30 points including 11-12 FT, 10 assists, and 10 turnovers. Jerome Williams (Det) had 15 points and 17 rebounds. Dana Barros (Det) had 17 points and 8 assists. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 19 points on 5-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 18 points including 8-14 FT, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Johnny Newman (NJ) had 21 points including 6-17 FG. Det out-rebounded NJ 58-32 including 21-9 offensive. Kendall Gill (NJ, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Orl 100, Was 96 - at Was Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Miller (Orl) had 12 points. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 16 points and 7 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 17 points including 5-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Keith Booth (Was) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Mil 116, Den 111 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 25 points. Ray Allen (Mil) had 32 points including 13-13 FT and 11 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 23 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Van Exel (Den) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jason Caffey (Mil, sore left leg) did not play. SA 92, LAC 70 - at SA Malik Rose (SA) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 10-27 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. David Robinson (SA) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 blocks. SA shot 15-22 FT and LAC shot 7-11 FT. Samaki Walker (SA, sprained ankle) did not play.