News from March 2. The NBA named J.R. Smith (NO) and Ben Gordon (Chi) as Rookies of the Month for February. Smith averaged 14.6 points and 2.3 assists as New Orleans went 3-8. Gordon averaged 19.1 points and 3.6 assists as Chicago went 7-4. The NBA suspended Tyronn Lue (Atl) for 1 game for throwing a punch at Eduardo Najera (Den) during Tuesday's Atl-Den game. The NBA fined Tyson Chandler (Chi) $10,000 for directing an obscene gesture towards a ref during Monday's Hou-Chi game. Portland fired head coach Maurice Cheeks and named Kevin Pritchard as interim coach. Pritchard is the team's director of player personnel. Milwaukee activated Daniel Santiago. Philadelphia activated John Salmons and placed Jamal Mashburn on IR with a right knee injury. Utah placed Carlos Boozer on IR with a strained right foot. LAC 101, Dal 92 at LAC Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 34 points on 10-17 FG and 14-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 12 points and 10 assists. LAC out-rebounded Dal 52-32 including 14-7 offensive. Marko Jaric (LAC, stress fracture right foot) did not play. Bos 104, LAL 101 at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 29 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 29 points including 13-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points. Chucky Atkins (LAL) had 29 points. Tony Allen (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. NJ 99, Phi 93 at Phi Vince Carter (NJ) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Clifford Robinson (NJ) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 37 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 9 turnovers. Sea 103, Cle 86 at Cle Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 20 points. Ray Allen (Sea) had 31 points and 5 rebounds. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Lucious Harris (Cle, ill) and Anderson Varejao (Cle, high left ankle sprain) did not play. SA 92, Tor 86 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 16 points on 4-13 FG and 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 15 points and 3 steals. SA shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Tor shot 36.6% (26-71) FG. Eric Williams (Tor, strained right calf) did not play. Uta 96, Atl 74 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Raja Bell (Uta) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Harrington (Atl) had 12 points including 4-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Josh Childress (Atl) had 21 points on 5-7 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and Atl shot 35.6% (26-73) FG. Tyronn Lue (Atl, suspended) and Royal Ivey (Atl, mild concussion) did not play. GS 99, Min 93 at Min Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Derek Fisher (GS) had 23 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 28 points including 13-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Troy Hudson (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Sam Cassell (Min, strained right hamstring) and Michael Olowokandi (Min, sprained right knee) did not play. Orl 114, Sac 111 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 20 points including 9-14 FG. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Steve Francis (Orl) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 10 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Peja Stojakovic (Sac) had 28 points including 11-11 FT. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 26 points and 10 assists. Brad Miller (Sac, right calf contusion) did not play. Was 101, Hou 98 at Was Brendon Haywood (Was) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 9 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 31 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 33 points including 13-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike James (Hou) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jared Jeffries (Was, bruised right knee) and Jarvis Hayes (Was, right knee tendinitis) did not play. NO 94, Cha 85 at NO P.J. Brown (NO) had 12 points and 15 rebounds. Dan Dickau (NO) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. J.R. Smith (NO) had 17 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 16 points and 5 assists.