News from February 2.

Atlanta signed Corey Benjamin to a 2nd 10-day contract.

The LA Clippers activated Chris Wilcox and placed Cherokee Parks on IR
with back spasms.

Joe Smith (Min) is expected to be out at least 3 weeks with a sprained
right ankle.

Marcus Fizer (Chi) will miss the rest of the season with a torn right ACL.


Hou 105, Sac 89  at Hou
Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 21 points and 8 assists.
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 21 points on 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3
steals.
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 31 points on 11-16 FG and 8-11 FT and 6
rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 11 points including 4-16 FG and 6 rebounds.
Hou shot 51.2% (44-86) FG and Sac shot 41% (34-83) FG.
Kelvin Cato (Hou, hip flexor strain), Chris Webber (Sac, left ankle
sprain), and Scot Pollard (Sac, right hand fracture) did not play.

Den 93, Mem 78  at Den
Juwan Howard (Den) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Chris Whitney (Den) had 15 points including 4-11 FG.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 13 points including 5-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Drew Gooden (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Marcus Camby (Den, sprained right ankle), Brevin Knight (Mem, right wrist
sprain), and Stromile Swift (Mem, right hand sprain) did not play.

Atl 97, Orl 89  at Atl
Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Dion Glover (Atl) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Mike Miller (Orl) had 10 points.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 38 points including 5-16 3-pointers and 8
rebounds.
Atl shot 47.9% (35-73) FG and Orl shot 35.4% (34-96) FG.

Tor 100, LAC 86  at Tor
Jerome Williams (Tor) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Voshon Lenard (Tor) had 30 points including 9-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and
6 rebounds.
Lamar Odom (LAC) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds.
Elton Brand (LAC) had 17 points, 19 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 19 points.
Tor shot 12-15 FT and LAC shot 24-31 FT.
Lindsey Hunter (Tor, sore lower back), Jelani McCoy (Tor, sprained
septum), Mamadou N'diaye (Tor, right heel injury), and Chris Jefferies 
(Tor, lower back injury) did not play.

Min 99, Phi 91  at Min
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 30 points including 13-20 FG and 17 rebounds.
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 14 points including 6-17 FG.
Marc Jackson (Min) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds in 14
minutes.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 21 points including 7-23 FG and 7 assists.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Min shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Phi shot 38.9% (37-95) FG.
Rod Strickland (Min, strained left groin), Joe Smith (Min, sprained right
ankle), Kenny Thomas (Phi, right thigh bruise), and Greg Buckner (Phi,
strained left groin) did not play.

Por 114, Cle 95  at Cle
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 29 points including 10-13 FG and 7 rebounds.
Dale Davis (Por) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Derek Anderson (Por) had 13 points including 4-12 FG.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Darius Miles (Cle) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds.
Antonio Daniels (Por, sprained right ankle) did not play.