News from January 21. The NBA announced that Dwight Howard (Orl), Jamario Moon (Tor), Rudy Gay (Mem), and defending champion Gerald Green (Min) will participate in the All-Star slam dunk contest to take place February 16. With Boston's win, Doc Rivers (Bos) clinched as coach for the Eastern Conference for the All-Star game on February 17. The coaches for the game are determined by the team in each conference with the best record through games of Feb. 3 (with the 2 coaches who coached the last All-Star game ineligible). The LA Lakers signed DJ Mbenga to a 10-day contract and placed Trevor Ariza on IL. Ariza is expected to be out about 8 weeks with a broken right foot. Boston activated Rajon Rondo and placed James Posey on IL. Phoenix recalled Alando Tucker from the NBADL. Cleveland activated Shannon Brown and placed Ira Newble on IL. Golden State activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Marco Belinelli on IL. Chicago activated Luol Deng and placed Chris Duhon on IL with a knee injury. Memphis activated Mike Miller and placed Casey Jacobsen on IL. Milwaukee activated Bobby Simmons and placed David Noel on IL. New Orleans activated Julian Wright and placed Bobby Jackson on IL with a strained right hamstring. Indiana activated Marquis Daniels and placed Andre Owens on IL. Atlanta activated Salim Stoudamire and Zaza Pachulia and placed Solomon Jones and Lorenzen Wright on IL. San Antonio activated Jeremy Richardson and placed Robert Horry on IL. Was 102, Dal 84 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Josh Howard (Dal) had 32 points including 11-16 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. SA 95, Cha 86 at Cha Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 15 points including 5-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 21 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Othella Harrington (Cha, sore left knee) did not play. Por 111, Atl 109 OT at Atl Brandon Roy (Por) had 18 points including 8-22 FG. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and the game winning 20-footer with 1 second remaining. Sergio Rodriguez (Por) had 16 points including 6-7 FG. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points on 4-15 FG and 9-10 FT, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 37 points including 9-11 FT and 4-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tyronn Lue (Atl) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Anthony Johnson (Atl, suspended) did not play. Uta 109, LAC 93 at LAC Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 23 points including 7-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Mem 104, Chi 90 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Miller (Mem) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 25 points and 5 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 16 points including 5-16 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Mem shot 52.1% (37-71) FG and Chi shot 36.5% (35-96) FG. Mem shot 22-28 FT and Chi shot 11-14 FT. NO 106, Mil 92 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (NO) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 13 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Orl 102, Det 100 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 26 points including 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 16 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Bos 109, NY 93 at NY Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (NY) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 steals. Eddy Curry (NY) had 19 points including 11-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Bos shot 54.7% (41-75) FG and NY shot 43.2% (32-74) FG. Ind 110, Phi 103 at Phi Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points. Kareem Rush (Ind) had 25 points on 10-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points on 5-16 FG and 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 21 points and 5 assists. David Harrison (Ind, suspended) did not play. Min 109, GS 108 at GS Ryan Gomes (Min) had 35 points on 11-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Marko Jaric (Min) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 28 points including 10-11 FT. Matt Barnes (GS) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Cle 97, Mia 90 at Mia LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilguaskas (Cle) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 42 points including 17-29 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Hou 96, Sea 89 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 30 points including 12-19 FG, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Bonzi Wells (Hou) had 16 points. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (Sea) had 15 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Sea) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 21-31 FT and Sea shot 8-14 FT. LAL 116, Den 99 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 19 points. Marcus Camby (Den) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Allen Iverson (Den) had 24 points on 8-23 FG and 8-11 FT and 7 assists. Linsa Kleiza (Den) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Vladimir Radmanovic (LAL, sprained right ankle), Nene (Den, tumor surgery), and Eduardo Najera (Den, hyperextended right elbow) did not play.