News from February 21. TRADE: Dallas traded Juwan Howard, Tim Hardaway, Donnell Harvey, their 2002 1st round draft pick, and $1 million to Denver for Raef LaFrentz, Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, and Tariq Abdul-Wahad. TRADE: Golden State traded Marc Jackson to Minnesota for Dean Garrett and a 2nd round draft pick in 2007. The trade deadline has past. Dallas released Charlie Bell and placed Adrian Griffin (back spasms) and Shawn Bradley (sore right knee) on IR. [Bell was released as Dallas traded away 3 and took on 4 and the 2 were placed on IR as a traded player has to come on to an active roster spot.] Phoenix placed Jake Voskuhl on IR with a left foot injury. Utah signed Rusty LaRue for the rest of the season. Dal 98, Bos 92 - at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points, 23 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steve Nash (Dal) had 16 points including 3-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Battie (Bos) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. [None of the new Dallas players were available for this game.] SA 115, Sac 92 - at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 7 assists. Charles Smith (SA) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Malik Rose (SA) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Doug Christie (Sac) had 11 points including 4-14 FG and 6 assists. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 18 points. SA shot 51.6% (47-91) FG and Sac shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. SA shot 12-16 3-pointers and Sac shot 3-16 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (SA, nausea), Mateen Cleaves (Sac, bilateral plantar fasciaitis), Brent Price (Sac, strained lower back), and Gerald Wallace (Sac, chicken pox) did not play. Pho 78, Mem 72 - at Mem Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 13 points on 6-18 FG, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Shane Battier (Mem) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pho out-scored Mem 17-6 in the 4th quarter. Rodney Buford (Mem, suspended), Grant Long (Mem, strained groin), and Jason Williams (Mem, sore toes) did not play. Orl 119, LAC 102 - at Orl Mike Miller (Orl) had 19 points. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points including 5-11 FT, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Jeff McInnis (LAC) had 18 points. Por 94, Atl 79 - at Por Bonzi Wells (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dale Davis (Por) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Scottie Pippen (Por, viral infection) did not play. Hou 89, Min 83 - at Hou Kenny Thomas (Hou) had 16 points on 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Steve Francis (Hou) had 16 points including 1-6 FT, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kelvin Cato (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Gary Trent (Min, strained left hamstring) did not play. NJ 93, Was 82 - at Was Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Popeye Jones (Was) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. LAL 104, Cle 97 - at Cle Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 31 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points and 6 rebounds. Lamond Murray (Cle) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Cle) had 13 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, and 9 turnovers. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 19 points.