News from February 8. Indiana activated Jonathan Bender and placed Primoz Brezec on IR with a strained right hamstring. Mem 99, Min 98 at Min Pau Gasol (Mem) had 27 points including 11-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mem) had 11 points and 12 assists. Shane Battier (Mem) had 4 points on 2-3 FG and the game winning jumper with 2.9 seconds left. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 30 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sam Cassell (Min) had 34 points including 13-18 FG, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Troy Hudson (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 97, Mia 91 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 20 points on 4-20 FG and 12-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 15 points on 5-7 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Lamar Odom (Mia) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 21 points on 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Al Harrington (Ind, bruised right knee) and Caron Butler (Mia, right elbow injury) did not play. LAL 98, Orl 96 at Orl Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kareem Rush (LAL) had 17 points. Gary Payton (LAL) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and the game winning layup with 4.1 seconds left. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 35 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por 95, Sea 85 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 25 points including 10-18 FG and 16 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 19 points and 6 assists. Antonio Daniels (Sea) had 15 points and 6 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 22 points. NY 110, LAC 104 at NY Kurt Thomas (NY) had 28 points including 12-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Shandon Anderson (NY) had 11 points. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 42 points including 15-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 28 points on 7-11 FG and 14-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 28 points including 14-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. NY shot 56% (42-75) FG and LAC shot 40.8% (29-71) FG. NY shot 20-23 FT and LAC shot 42-46 FT. Sac 115, Den 92 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 35 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 30 points including 10-18 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Voshon Lenard (Den) had 22 points. Bobby Jackson (Sac, abdominal strain), Lawrence Funderburke (Sac, left Achilles surgery), and Chris Andersen (Den, flu) did not play. Tor 84, GS 81 OT at GS Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 22 points including 7-22 FG. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 19 points. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 5 points including the game winning 3-pointers with 3 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Tor out-scored GS 18-2 in the 4th quarter. 2 points tied the NBA record low for points in a quarter. Chris Bosh (Tor, sprained left ankle), Nick Van Exel (GS, left hip pointer), and Mike Dunleavy (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. NJ 99, Phi 87 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 14 points on 3-12 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 29 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 16 points including 6-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 27 points on 6-21 FG and 12-14 FT and 8 assists. NJ shot 35-43 FT and Phi shot 21-24 FT. Jason Collins (NJ, sprained left big toe) did not play.