News from February 1. Dallas signed David Wood to a 10-day contract and placed Lorenzo Williams on IR. Chicago placed Luc Longley on IR with a sprained left knee and activated James Edwards. Denver named Todd Eley as general manager and Jim Brovelli as director of player development. Phoenix activated Danny Manning. Sacramento activated Clint McDaniel and placed Sarunas Marciulionis on IR with a slight cartilage tear in his right knee. Marciulionis underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Thursday. Chris Webber (Was) underwent season ending surgery on his right shoulder Thursday. The NBA named Phil Jackson (Chi) as Coach of the Month as Chicago went 14-0 in January. The NBA named Damon Stoudamire (Tor) as Rookie of the Month. Stoudamire averaged 20.4 points, 9.8 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in January. Former Maverick Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with Iraklias of the Greek League. Dal 103, Sea 100 - at Dal Jason Kidd (Dal) had 36 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. George McCloud (Dal) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Popeye Jones (Dal) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 22 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 20 points. Chi 105, Sac 85 - at Sac Michael Jordan (Chi) had 27 points including 13-14 FT. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 6 points on 3-9 FG and 21 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 30 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Tyus Edney (Sac) had 17 points. Chi shot 24-28 FT and Sac shot 11-14 FT. Brian Grant (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi set the best 3-loss start in NBA history with a record of 40-3. The previous record holder was the 71-72 LA Lakers with a 39-2 start. Det 87, Ind 70 - at Det Otis Thorpe (Det) had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Allan Houston (Det) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rik Smits (Ind) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Det shot 43.5% (30-69) FG and Ind shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Det shot 21-23 FT and Ind shot 11-12 FT. Grant Hill (Det, injured right wrist) did not play. Mia 124, Phi 104 - at Mia Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Rex Chapman (Mia) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Bimbo Coles (Mia) had 19 points and 9 assists. Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 24 points including 9-11 FT. Trevor Ruffin (Phi) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and 4-9 3-pointers. Mia shot 56.1% (43-78) FG and Phi shot 42.3% (30-71) FG. Sharone Wright (Phi) did not play. Hou 116, Cha 111 - at Cha Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 32 points including 15-22 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Sam Cassell (Hou) had 22 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Larry Johnson (Cha) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dell Curry (Cha) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Cha) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 assists. NY 110, Orl 102 - at NY Patrick Ewing (NY) had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Anthony Mason (NY) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Derek Harper (NY) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 12 assists. Dennis Scott (Orl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Horace Grant (Orl) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 30 points including 7-14 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mil 108, Den 102 - at Mil Vin Baker (Mil) had 26 points and 15 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Johnny Newman (Mil) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Dale Ellis (Den) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Den) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Den) had 25 points and 7 assists.