News from January 20. Flip Saunders (Det) will be the coach for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star game. The coaches are selected by the team with the best record on February 2, and Detroit has clinched having the best record in the Eastern Conference for that date. The All-Star game is February 19 in Houston. Memphis activated Lorenzen Wright and placed Lawrence Roberts on IL. Philadelphia activated Lee Nailon and placed Louis Williams on IL. Washington activated Peter John Ramos and placed Etan Thomas (death of grandmother) on IL. Gerald Wallace (Cha) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a sprained left knee that he suffered during Friday's Cha-Orl game. Orlando activated Terence Morris and placed Kelvin Cato on IL with a sprained ankle. Charlotte activated Melvin Ely and placed Sean May on IL. May is expected to be out at least 6 weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee. San Antonio activated Sean Marks and placed Robert Horry on IL with a strained lower abdominal muscle. Miami activated Dorell Wright and placed Gerald Fitch on IL. Indiana activated Jamaal Tinsley. Utah activated Andre Owens and placed Jarron Collins on IL. Cleveland activated Drew Gooden and released Zendon Hamilton. Toronto activated Pape Sow and placed Rafael Araujo on IL with a sore right shoulder. The LA Clippers released Kaniel Dickens. Phoenix released Josh Davis. Chicago assigned Eddie Basden to the NBADL. Seattle named Detlef Schrempf as an assistant coach. Dal 101, LAC 81 at LAC Dirk Nowitkzi (Dal) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 13 points including 5-6 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 23 points. Keith Van Horn (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 106, LAL 93 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 22 point, 16 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Eddie House (Pho) had 19 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 3 steals. SA 101, Mia 94 at Mia Bruce Bowen (SA) had 10 points including 3-10 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points including 4-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 38 points on 13-18 FG and 10-13 FT and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 36 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Phi 89, Mem 86 OT at Phi Chris Webber (Phi) had 29 points on 11-19 FG and 7-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 9 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 30 points and 6 assists. Eddie Jones (Mem) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Bobby Jackson (Mem) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Den 113, Uta 83 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points including 9-10 FT. Andre Miller (Den) had 13 points and 5 assists. Andre Kirilenko (Uta) had 11 points including 5-15 FG. Devin Brown (Uta) had 23 points including 9-13 FG. Den shot 50% (40-80) FG and Uta shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. Hou 109, Chi 108 2OT at Chi Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 35 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Juwan Howard (Hou) had 30 points and 7 rebounds in 50 minutes. David Wesley (Hou) had 17 points in 51 minutes. Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jon Barry (Hou, right calf strain), Moochie Norris (Hou, bruised left foot), and Stromile Swift (Hou, eye injury) did not play. Bos 99, NJ 96 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 25 points including 8-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 22 points. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tor 121, Sea 113 at Sea Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points including 17-17 FT and 13 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 28 points including 9-12 FG and 7 assists. Mike James (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tor shot 36-39 FT and Sea shot 14-18 FT. Orl 104, Cha 93 at Cha Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Steve Francis (Orl) had 13 points including 6-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 24 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cha) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Keith Bogans (Cha) had 19 points. Keyon Dooling (Orl, suspended) and Melvin Ely (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 90, Ind 85 at Min Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 20 points on 4-13 FG and 12-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Eddie Griffin (Min) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Fred Jones (Ind) had 19 points. Troy Hudson (Min, flu), Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, sprained left ankle), and Scot Pollard (Ind, sore back) did not play. GS 99, Cle 79 at GS Troy Murphy (GS) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Derek Fisher (GS) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 10 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 14 points including 5-22 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Baron Davis (GS, suspended) did not play. Was 110, NO 99 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 33 points including 9-11 FT and 5 assists. David West (NO) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Mil 118, Atl 102 at Atl Bobby Simmons (Mil) had 25 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 28 points and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 19 points including 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Josh Childress (Atl) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Salim Stoudamire (Atl) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers. T.J. Ford (Mil, strained left hamstring), Tyronn Lue (Atl, strained back), and John Edwards (Atl, sore back) did not play.