News from February 9. The NBA fined Allen Iverson (Phi) and Michael Jordan (Was) $10,000 for skipping Friday's media session. Karl Malone (Uta) will miss the All-Star game to be with his ill mother. There will be no replacement for Malone. Slam Dunk results 1st Round (3 dunks, 2 highest count, maximum 50 points) [* = missed] Desmond Mason (Sea) vs Jason Richardson (GS) Richardson 98 (48, 31*, 50) Mason 84 (41, 43, 36) Gerald Wallace (Sac) vs Steve Francis (Hou) Wallace 84 (31*, 44, 40) Francis 77 (31*, 40, 37) Finals (2 dunks, can replace one if missed) Jason Richardson (GS) 85 (36, 49 [best dunk of the night]) Gerald Wallace (Sac) 80 (44, 36) 3-Point Shootout (60 sec, 5 racks with 4 1-point balls and 1 2-point ball) First Round Wesley Person (Cle) 21 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 20 Steve Nash (Dal) 15 Ray Allen (Mil) 14 Quentin Richardson (LAC) 14 Mike Miller (Orl) 10 Steve Smith (SA) 8 Paul Pierce (Bos) 8 Finals Wesley Person (Cle) 19 Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 19 Steve Nash (Dal) 18 Tiebreaker (24 seconds) Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) 9 Wesley Person (Cle) 5 3-on-3 (8 minute game) Teams: Philadelphia: Eric Snow, Moses Malone, Dawn Stanley, Justin Timberlake Los Angeles: Derek Fisher, Magic Johnson, Lisa Leslie, Brian McKnight Houston: Cuttino Mobley, Kenny Smith, Tina Thompson, Jamie Foxx Sacramento(International): Hidayet Turkoglu, Sarunas Marciulionis, Ticha Penicherro, Tom Cavanaugh First Round Philadelphia 16 Houston 8 Sacramento 25 Los Angeles 13 Finals Sacramento 12 (sudden death overtime: Turkoglu hit a 3-pointer) Philadelphia 9 Shootaround (shortest time making from 8 spots) First Round Pat Garrity (Orl) 1:13 Eric Snow (Phi) 1:15 Speedy Claxton (Phi) 1:45 Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) 1:47 Finals Eric Snow (Phi) 1:25 Pat Garrity (Orl) 1:42 Rookie HOOPZ (HORSE) [about as ugly of a game of horse you could see] 1. Shane Battier (Mem) HOO 2. Jason Richardson (GS) HOOPZ 3. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) HOOPZ (first disqualified) Rookie-Sophomore game Rookies 103, Sophomores 97 (2 20 minute halves) 1st 2nd - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% Rookies 51 52 - 103 .571 .417 .549 .471 Sophomores 58 39 - 97 .513 .238 .454 .500 MVP: Jason Richardson (GS) Refs: Scott Foster, Scott Wall, Bennie Adams Rookies REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Jason Richardson (GS) 22 11-18 3-5 1-2 26 3-6 2 0 3 1 0 Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 0-1 10 6 0 1 0 Pau Gasol (Mem) 27 4-9 0-0 2-2 10 0-7 3 1 1 2 1 Shane Battier (Mem) 23 7-11 0-1 1-2 15 2-2 0 2 1 3 0 Brendan Haywood (Was) 26 5-6 0-0 2-4 12 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 Zeljko Rebraca (Det) 27 7-10 0-0 0-0 14 2-9 3 0 1 0 0 Tony Parker (SA) 21 3-9 0-2 0-0 6 0-2 8 3 0 3 0 Joe Johnson (Bos) 21 4-13 2-4 2-4 12 1-7 4 1 2 2 0 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) 15 2-2 0-0 0-3 4 1-2 0 2 0 1 0 Totals 40 45-82 5-12 8-17 103 11-39 31 15 9 14 3 Sophomores REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Quentin Richardson (LAC) 26 10-22 1-5 1-2 22 7-9 1 0 1 0 0 Mike Miller (Orl) 24 3-10 1-7 0-0 7 3-7 11 3 1 2 0 Kenyon Martin (NJ) 25 7-14 2-3 1-2 17 1-2 1 3 2 5 1 Lee Nailon (Cha) 20 4-8 0-0 0-0 8 4-6 0 3 1 1 0 Chris Mihm (Cle) 19 3-7 0-0 0-0 6 3-8 0 2 3 0 1 Marcus Fizer (Chi) 25 2-9 0-2 0-0 4 6-14 2 0 0 1 1 Darius Miles (LAC) 23 9-11 0-0 2-4 20 0-1 2 6 1 1 1 Desmond Mason (Sea) 19 3-7 0-0 0-0 6 1-6 3 1 1 2 1 Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) 19 3-9 1-4 0-0 7 1-1 3 1 2 1 0 Totals 40 44-97 5-21 4-8 97 26-54 23 19 12 13 5 Season Stats Leaders Points Allen Iverson (Phi) 30.2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.3 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 26.1 Paul Pierce (Bos) 26.1 Rebounds Tim Duncan (SA) 13.0 Danny Fortson (GS) 12.5 Ben Wallace (Det) 12.0 Assists Andre Miller (Cle) 10.4 Jason Kidd (NJ) 9.9 Gary Payton (Sea) 9.1