News from March 1. Boston placed Dino Radja on IR with a severely sprained right ankle. Radja could be out up to 3 weeks. Sarunas Marciulionis (Sac) could be out up to 3 weeks with a small tear in his right quad. Phoenix activated Mario Bennett and placed Terrence Rencher on IR with a sprained right ankle. Charles Barkley (Pho) was named as Player of the Month. Barkley averaged 24.6 points while shooting 58% FG and 12.8 rebounds as Phoenix went 9-4 in February. Barkley led the team in rebounding in each game. George Karl (Sea) was named as Coach of the Month as Seattle went 11-1 in February. Joe Smith (GS) was named as Rookie of the Month. Smith averaged 17.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks as Golden State went 8-5 in February. With Atlanta's victory, Lenny Wilkens achieved his 1,000th career coaching victory. Wilkens has the most coaching wins in league history. Dal 119, Van 111 - at Van Tony Dumas (Dal) had 16 points. George McCloud (Dal) had 32 points including 7-14 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. Jim Jackson (Dal) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Lucious Harris (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ashraf Amaya (Van) had 18 points including 8-9 FG. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Blue Edwards (Van) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Murdock (Van) had 20 points. Dal shot 16-44 3-pointers (44 attempts is a new NBA record (old 40)) and Van shot 5-16 3-pointers. Popeye Jones (Dal, tendinitis right knee) and Cherokee Parks (Dal, back spasms) did not play. LAL 100, Was 95 - at LAL Elden Campbell (LAL) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Cedric Ceballos (LAL) had 27 points on 8-12 FG and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Vlade Divac (LAL) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Rasheed Wallace (Was) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Was) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. George Muresan (Was) had 20 points including 8-12 FG, 13 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Chi 110, GS 87 - at Chi Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 26 points and 4 steals. Kevin Willis (GS) had 12 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Donyell Marshall (GS) had 11 points. Chi shot 51.7% (46-89) FG and GS shot 33.3% (29-87) FG. Sea 106, Bos 96 - at Bos Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points and 7 assists. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Rick Fox (Bos) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. David Wesley (Bos) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Todd Day (Bos) had 18 points including 4-15 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Min 105, Cha 101 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 18 points including 8-12 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Rider (Min) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Darrick Martin (Min) had 16 points and 6 assists. Larry Johnson (Cha) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Glen Rice (Cha) had 28 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Kenny Anderson (Cha) had 21 points and 10 assists. Atl 74, Cle 68 - at Atl Grant Long (Atl) had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Steve Smith (Atl) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 18 points including 6-20 FG and 5-16 3-pointers and 3 steals. Chris Mills (Cle) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Dan Majerle (Cle) had 9 points on 4-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Atl shot 36.1% (26-72) FG and Cle shot 35.1% (26-74) FG. Terrell Brandon (Cle, bruised tailbone) and Bobby Phills (Cle, strained ligament in left knee) did not play. Uta 99, NY 88 - at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Jeff Horancek (Uta) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 25 points and 12 assists. Anthony Mason (NY) had 11 points including 5-6 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Hubert Davis (NY) had 16 points. Det 102, Pho 97 - at Pho Grant Hill (Det) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. Allan Houston (Det) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Curry (Det) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Charles Barkley (Pho) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Johnson (Pho) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. Danny Manning (Pho) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Dumars (Det, strained right quad) did not play. Por 102, Mia 88 - at Mia Clifford Robinson (Por) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Rumeal Robinson (Por) had 20 points including 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (Mia) had 11 points. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 21 points including 5-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rex Chapman (Mia) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Por shot 48.1% (37-77) FG and Mia shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Rod Strickland (Por, suspension) and Chris Gatling (Mia, sprained right ankle) did not play. On the lighter side: With three of their big men out injured (Popeye Jones, Cherokee Parks, and Terry Davis), Dallas has been playing a run-and-gun game for the past two games. As a result, the team has set the NBA record for 3-pointers made (18 vs Den) and 3-pointers attempted (44 vs Van). Instead of running the usual layup drill before the Vancouver game and during halftime, the team ran a 3-point drill. With the enhanced shooters' mentality, several players have taken on new nicknames: George "The Duke" McCloud, Jason "Doc Holliday" Kidd, Jim "Wyatt Earp" Jackson, Tony "Billy the Kid" Dumas, and Lucious "Clint Eastwood" Harris.