News from February 13. TRADE: San Antonio traded Eric Williams, a 2009 2nd round draft pick, and $1 million to Charlotte for Melvin Ely. San Antonio placed Ely on IL. TRADE: Memphis traded Jake Tsakalidis to Houston for Scott Padgett. [Technically it was 2 separate trades with Houston using a trade exception they had to acquire Tsakalidis and Padgett being a minimum contract trade.] NBA commissioner David Stern named Ray Allen (Sea) and Mehmet Okur (Uta) as injury replacements for Steve Nash (Pho) and Allen Iverson (Den) for the All-Star game to take place February 18 in Las Vegas. Pat Riley (Mia coach) announced that he plans to return to the bench on February 21. Riley has been out since January 3 while recovering from hip replacement surgery. Steven Hunter (Phi) is out indefinitely with a dislocated left pinky finger. New Jersey activated Mile Ilic and placed Jason Kidd on IL with a strained lower back. New Orleans activated Brandon Bass and placed Cedric Simmons on IL. Memphis activated Brian Cardinal and placed Damon Stoudamire (flu like symptoms) and Scott Padgett on IL. Sacramento activated Kenny Thomas and placed Vitaly Potapenko on IL. Houston activated Bonzi Wells and placed Jake Tsakalidis on IL. Chicago activated P.J. Brown and placed Andre Barrett on IL. Dal 99, Mil 93 at Mil Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 38 points including 15-28 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 11 points and 10 assists. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 16 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dal out-scored Mil 28-11 in the 4th quarter. SA 107, NJ 82 at NJ Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points. Michael Finley (SA) had 15 points. Vince Carter (NJ) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eddie House (NJ) had 16 points. SA shot 53.4% (39-73) FG and NJ shot 39% (32-82) FG. Hou 109, Sac 104 OT at Hou Shane Battier (Hou) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Ron Artest (Sac) had 39 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 21 points. Hou shot 10-16 FT and Sac shot 26-31 FT. NY 107, LAL 106 at LAL Quentin Richardson (NY) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eddy Curry (NY) had 19 points including 9-12 FG, and the game winning dunk with 7.1 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 24 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 11-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Mem 108, NO 104 at Mem Mike Miller (Mem) had 22 points. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 19 points and 6 assists. Desmond Mason (NO) had 23 points. David West (NO) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 17 points and 23 rebounds including 12 offensive. Tor 112, Chi 111 at Chi Chris Bosh (Tor) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and the game winning free throws with 2.1 seconds left and 14 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 30 points on 15-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points and 13 assists. Tor shot 19-23 FT and Chi shot 7-8 FT. Mia 104, Por 85 at Mia Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 35 points including 14-23 FG, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. James Posey (Mia) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Por) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 16 points and 5 assists. Mia shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Por shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Raef LaFrentz (Por, left calf injury) did not play.