News from February 7. The NBA fined Michael Jordan $10,000 for skipping the media session on Friday. Jordan, who normally skips the media day, was in Las Vegas playing golf. All-Star Saturday results - at New York NBA 3-point Shootout (4 balls and 1 bonus ball on 5 racks around the perimeter - most total points within 60 seconds) Winner: Jeff Hornacek (Uta) First Round (top 4 advance) Dale Ellis (Sea) ....... 18 Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 17 Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 15 Charlie Ward (NY) ...... 15 Sam Mack (Van) ......... 14 Tracy Murray (Was) ..... 14 Glen Rice (Cha) ........ 13 Reggie Miller (Ind) .... 12 Second Round (top 2 advance) Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 24 Tie Breaker (24 seconds) Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 15 11 Dale Ellis (Sea) ....... 15 9 Charlie Ward (NY) ...... 11 Finals Jeff Hornacek (Uta) .... 16 Hubert Davis (Dal) ..... 10 Prize Money for the 3-point Shootout 1st place: $20,000 2nd place: $10,000 3rd place: $5,500 4th place: $2,500 5th-8th: $1,000 2-Ball competition (pairs [1 NBA and 1 WNBA] alternate taking shots from 7 spots on the court (worth different points) in 60 seconds) Winner: Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) First Round (top 2 advance) Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) ............ 54 Karl Malone had Tammi Reiss (Uta) ................. 53 Steve Nash and Michele Timms (Pho) ................ 49 Mitch Richmond and Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (Sac) .. 47 Allan Houston and Rebecca Lobo (NY) ............... 44 Glen Rice and Andrea Stinson (Cha) ................ 44 Wesley Person and Michelle Edwards (Cle) .......... 40 Kobe Bryant and Lisa Leslie (LAL) ................. 27 Finals Clyde Drexler and Cynthia Cooper (Hou) ............ 73 Karl Malone had Tammi Reiss (Uta) ................. 61 Prize Money for 2-Ball (for the team, not each) 1st place: $25,000 2nd place: $10,000 3rd place: $5,000 4th-8th: $2,000 Tim Hardaway (Mia) defeated Steve Smith (Atl) in the Shootaround contest. The little publized event requires the contestants to make a shot from 8 spots on the court in the shortest amount of time. Hardaway hit all the shots in 85 seconds in the finals. Charles Oakley (NY) and Sam Cassell (NJ) also participated in the event. [If anyone has the full results, please let me know.] Rookie Game (2 15 minute halves) East 85, West 80 MVP: Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1st 2nd - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% East 38 47 - 85 .571 .300 .530 .667 West 42 38 - 80 .522 .167 .493 .583 Refs: David Jones, Tony Brothers, Monty McCutchen Eastern Converence REB Player (Team) MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST PF ST TO BK Tim Thomas (Phi) 19 3-6 0-3 3-3 9 2-5 0 3 0 1 0 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 25 6-12 0-1 5-6 17 3-10 0 0 1 3 0 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 24 8-10 0-0 2-2 18 3-7 2 3 0 1 2 Brevin Knight (Cle) 17 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0-3 8 1 0 3 0 Ron Mercer (Bos) 22 4-10 0-0 0-0 8 2-4 2 1 0 3 0 Chauncey Billups (Bos) 16 3-7 2-4 1-5 9 3-5 7 0 2 2 0 Cedric Henderson (Cle) 17 7-13 0-0 0-0 14 1-2 2 1 0 1 1 Tracy McGrady (Tor) 10 4-7 1-2 0-0 9 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 35-66 3-10 12-18 85 15-38 22 9 3 14 3 Coach: Willis Reed Western Converence REB Player (Team) MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST PF ST TO BK Rodrick Rhodes (Hou) 25 2-8 0-1 0-0 4 0-2 8 1 5 3 0 Maurice Taylor (LAC) 24 6-14 0-0 0-0 12 1-6 1 0 0 1 0 Michael Stewart (Sac) 19 6-9 0-0 1-1 13 3-6 1 2 0 0 0 Bobby Jackson (Den) 24 7-14 0-3 1-1 15 0-2 7 4 4 1 0 Antonio Daniels (Van) 25 7-11 0-0 0-0 14 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 Kelvin Cato (Por) 11 3-7 0-1 3-4 9 2-3 1 2 0 1 1 Danny Fortson (Den) 11 4-7 0-0 1-4 9 5-6 1 0 0 0 1 Alvin Williams (Por) 11 1-3 1-1 1-2 4 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 Totals 30 36-73 1-6 7-12 80 12-29 19 11 12 8 2 Coach: Dave DeBusschere