News from January 24. The NBA rescheduled the postponed New Orleans at Milwaukee game that was originally scheduled for January 13 to April 3. Mike D'Antoni (Pho) will coach the Western Conference team in the All-Star game with Phoenix having clinched having the 2nd best record in the conference by February 4. Avery Johnson (Dal) is ineligible to coach the team as he coach in last season's All-Star game. Charlotte activated Sean May and placed Melvin Ely on IL with an illness. Miami activated Shaquille O'Neal and placed Earl Barron on IL. Toronto activated Uros Slokar and placed Andrea Bargnani on IL with a fever. Atlanta activated Tyronn Lue and placed Dijon Thompson on IL. New York activated Kelvin Cato and placed Stephon Marbury on IL with tendinitis in his left knee. Houston activated Scott Padgett and placed Kirk Snyder on IL. Sac 114, Mil 106 at Sac Ron Artest (Sac) had 36 points including 15-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brad Miller (Sac) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 18 points including 5-14 FG. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 21 points including 9-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Mil) had 36 points including 13-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Michael Redd (Mil, strained left patellar tendon) did not play. Por 101, Min 98 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 22 points, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Sergio Rodriguez (Por) had 18 points. Martell Webster (Por) had 13 points. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Min) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Hou 90, SA 85 at SA Juwan Howard (Hou) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 37 points including 14-24 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 37 points on 15-28 FG and 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points. Mem 132, Uta 130 OT at Uta Mike Miller (Mem) had 21 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 17 points on 5-16 FG and 7-11 FT, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. Eddie Jones (Mem) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 29 points and 15 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 39 points including 18-24 FG and 15 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 27 points on 11-19 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 7 points including 3-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 21 assists. Mem shot 16-26 3-pointers and Uta shot 5-14 3-pointers. Uta out-rebounded Mem 56-35 including 18-8 offensive. Atl 82, Bos 76 at Bos Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 6 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 118, Cle 115 2OT at Cle Andre Miller (Phi) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 34 points on 10-18 FG and 2-12 FT, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers in 52 minutes. Rodney Carney (Phi) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Phi shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Cle shot 39.4% (41-104). Willie Green (Phi, right knee synovitis) did not play. Ind 96, Mia 94 OT at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 10 points including 4-20 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Kapono (Mia) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 12-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 steals. Pho 112, NY 107 at NY Shawn Marion (Pho) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 30 points on 9-14 FG and 12-16 FT and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eddy Curry (NY) had 25 points on 9-13 FG and 7-10 FT. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. David Lee (NY) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Det 103, Cha 92 at Cha Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Webber (Det) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 29 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Othella Harrington (Cha, left knee pain) and Jake Voskuhl (Cha, stomach virus) did not play. GS 110, NJ 109 at GS Al Harrington (GS) had 29 points on 10-14 FG and 7-10 FT. Baron Davis (GS) had 18 points including 6-20 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 23 points and 13 assists. Tor 90, NO 88 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 35 points on 11-19 FG and 12-18 FT and 7 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 14 points and 8 assists. Rasual Butler (NO) had 19 points and 3 blocks. Bobby Jackson (NO) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tor shot 18-27 FT and NO shot 11-14 FT.