News from February 17.

Scott Skiles resigned as Phoenix head coach.  Phoenix named assistant
Frank Johnson as head coach.

Atlanta activated Toni Kukoc and placed Theo Ratliff on IR with a right
hip strain.


Dal 105, Pho 92 - at Pho
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Michael Finley (Dal) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and 5 rebounds.
Johnny Newman (Pho) had 27 points including 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers  
and 5 rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 27 points and 11 rebounds.
Tony Delk (Pho) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Jake Voskuhl (Pho, left foot injury) did not play.

Por 111, LAL 105 - at Por
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 25 points and 6 rebounds.
Bonzi Wells (Por) had 27 points including 9-12 FT and 10 rebounds.
Ruben Patterson (Por) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 8 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Rick Fox (LAL) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Robert Horry (LAL) had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points and 5 rebounds.

Mem 92, Cha 78 - at Cha
Jason Williams (Mem) had 17 points including 1-9 3-pointers and 6
turnovers.
Shane Battier (Mem) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Stromile Swift (Mem) had 19 points including 8-9 FG.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 11 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 3 steals.
Lee Nailon (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Mem shot 50% (39-78) FG and Cha shot 33.7% (28-83) FG.
Rodney Buford (Mem, suspended) did not play.

Mil 91, Tor 86 - at Tor
Ray Allen (Mil) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (Mil) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Tim Thomas (Mil) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Keon Clark (Tor) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 17 rebounds.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 24 points and 5 turnovers.
Dell Curry (Tor, left calf strain) did not play.

Sea 126, Sac 116 - at Sac
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 26 points and 9 rebounds.
Brent Barry (Sea) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 31 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 13
assists, and 3 steals.
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 39 points and 11 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Sac) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Sea shot 54.9% (50-91) FG and Sac shot 43.5% (37-85) FG.
Vin Baker (Sea, dislocated toes), Shammond Williams (Sea, death in
family), Mateen Cleaves (Sac, bilateral plantar fasciaitis), Brent Price
(Sac, strained lower back), and Gerald Wallace (Sac, chicken pox) did not
play.

Ind 86, Phi 76 - at Ind
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 17 points and 8 assists.
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5
turnovers.
Jeff Foster (Ind) had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Eric Snow (Phi) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 7 assists.
Ind shot 43.4% (33-76) FG and Phi shot 33.3% (29-87) FG.
Carlos Rogers (Ind, suspended), Raja Bell (Phi, personal reasons), and
Allen Iverson (Phi, sprained toe) did not play.

Min 93, Mia 80 - at Min
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals.
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 22 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5
turnovers.
Chauncey Billups (Min) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 8 assists.
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points.
Jim Jackson (Mia) had 13 points.
Min shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Mia shot 40% (32-80) FG.
Gary Trent (Min, strained left hamstring) did not play.

Uta 92, NY 89 - at NY
Karl Malone (Uta) had 27 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Jarron Collins (Uta) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals.
John Stockton (Uta) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 12 points including 3-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
Allan Houston (NY) had 29 points including 12-13 FT.
DeShawn Stevenson (Uta, suspended) did not play.

NJ 98, Den 77 - at NJ
Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Den) had 14 points.
Voshon Lenard (Den) had 14 points.
NJ shot 47.4% (37-78) FG and Den shot 37.3% (31-83) FG.
NJ shot 22-29 FT and Den shot 11-14 FT.
Ryan Bowen (Den, sprained left ankle) and Nick Van Exel (Den, inflammed
left elbow) did not play.

Atl 100, GS 94 - at GS
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 26 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 blocks.
Nazr Mohammed (Atl) had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Jason Terry (Atl) had 18 points on 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4
steals.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds.
Jason Richardson (GS) had 20 points including 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds.
Atl shot 17-25 FT and GS shot 31-45 FT.