News from February 12.

The NBA fined Mike Brown (Cle) $25,000 for his comments about the
officiating following Tuesday's Cle-Ind game.

The NBA announced on Feb. 9 the contestants for the Shooting Stars
competition to take placed February 14 in Phoenix.  The teams consists of
a NBA player, a former NBA player, and a WNBA player.  It's a timed
shooting contest.  The teams are:
  San Antonio - Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Becky Hammon
  Detroit - Aaron Afflalo, Bill Laimbeer, Katie Smith
  LA Lakers - Derek Fisher, Michael Cooper, Lisa Leslie
  Phoenix - Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle, Tangela Smith

Boston activated Ray Allen and placed Tony Allen (left thumb injury) on
IL.


Bos 99, Dal 92  at Dal
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 31 points including 13-14 FT and 5 rebounds.
Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points.
Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 19 points including 9-14 FG, 15 rebounds, 14
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 37 points including 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds.
Josh Howard (Dal) had 17 points including 6-19 FG.

Mia 95, Chi 93  at Chi
Shawn Marion (Mia) had 12 points including the game winning dunk with 1.1
seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points and 7 assists.
Michael Beasley (Mia) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Ben Gordon (Chi) had 34 points including 14-16 FT and 5 rebounds.
Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points and 6 assists.
Mia shot 12-13 FT and Chi shot 30-35 FT.

GS 105, Por 98  at GS
Stephen Jackson (GS) had 20 points including 5-14 FG, 6 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points and 3 steals.
Corey Maggette (GS) had 24 points and 5 rebounds.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 5 turnovers.
Brandon Roy (Por) had 37 points including 14-21 FG.
GS shot 39-43 FT and Por shot 14-17 FT.


All-Star Weekend Schedule  (all times Central)

Friday February 13
  All-Star Media Access         1:00 pm  NBATV
  Rookie-Sophomore Game         8:00 pm  TNT

Saturday February 14
  All-Star Practice            11:30 am  NBATV
  NBADL All-Star Game           3:00 pm  NBATV
  HORSE Competition             4:00 pm  TNT  [sometime during pre-game show]
  David Stern Press Conference  5:30 pm  NBATV
  All-Star Saturday Night       7:00 pm  TNT
    Shooting Stars
    Skills Challenge
    3-point Contest
    Slam Dunk Contest

Sunday February 15
  All-Star Legends Brunch      12:00 pm  NBATV
  All-Star Game                 7:00 pm  TNT


Note that NBATV will be broadcasting lots of things (interviews, pre- and
post- game/contest press conferences, practices, Stern's State of the
League address, ...) throughout the weekend.


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  Patricia Bender                       pbender@eskimo.com
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