News from February 16.

The NBA fined Mark Cuban (Dal owner) $10,000 and suspended him for 2 games
for going on the court during Thursday's Dal-Cle game.  During a skirmish 
at the end of the game, Cuban came half way up the court before returning 
to his seat.  The penalty is automatic for a team official entering the 
court.

The NBA fined Robert Traylor (Cle) $5,000 and suspended him for 1 game for
throwing a punch at Courtney Alexander (Dal) during Thursday's Cle-Dal
game.

Atlanta signed Ira Bowman to a 10-day contract.

Charlotte placed Derrick Coleman on IR with a strained left calf.

Houston activated Kelvin Cato and placed Jason Collier on IR with
quadriceps tendinitis.


NY 114, NJ 104 - at NY
Larry Johnson (NY) had 18 points.
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 22 points and 5 assists.
Allan Houston (NY) had 33 points including 11-19 FG.
Stephon Marbury (NJ) had 28 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Johnny Newman (NJ) had 24 points including 9-12 FG.

LAL 99, Cha 94 - at Cha
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 38 points on 14-23 FG and 10-17 FT, 12
rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Isaiah Rider (LAL) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 10
assists.
Jamal Mashburn (Cha) had 26 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and
5 turnovers.
Baron Davis (Cha) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and
9 assists.
Ron Harper (LAL, sore left knee) and Otis Thorpe (Cha, injured left eye) 
did not play.

Phi 108, LAC 93 - at Phi
Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 42 points including 8-12 FT and 4 steals.
Aaron McKie (Phi) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7
rebounds.
Darius Miles (LAC) had 17 points including 6-7 FT.
Matt Geiger (Phi, suspended) did not play.

Orl 108, Hou 93 - at Orl
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 35 points including 16-24 FG.
Mike Miller (Orl) had 14 points and 5 assists.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4
steals.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 15 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 31 points including 14-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 4
steals, and 5 turnovers.
Matt Bullard (Hou, back spasms) and Carlos Rogers (Hou, bronchitis) did
not play.

SA 91, Min 85 - at Min
Derek Anderson (SA) had 21 points on 5-18 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 12-16 FT and 12 rebounds.
Antonio Daniels (SA) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 3 steals.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points including 7-13 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5
assists.
LaPhonso Ellis (Min) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 9 rebounds.
SA shot 30-47 FT and Min shot 19-30 FT.

Van 92, GS 79 - at GS
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 9 rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Van) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 7 assists.
Michael Dickerson (Van) had 13 points including 5-14 FG.
Marc Jackson (GS) had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Van shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and GS shot 41.3% (33-80) FG.
Chris Mullin (GS, strained lower back) and Chris Porter (GS, sprained left
ankle) did not play.

Sac 117, Den 84 - at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5-7
3-pointers.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 20 points including 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 18 points.
Voshon Lenard (Den) had 23 points.
Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Sac shot 55.6% (45-81) FG and Den shot 38.6% (32-83) FG.
Chris Webber (Sac, sprained left ankle) and Robert Pack (Den, sprained
toe) did not play.