News from February 23.

Dal 106, Was 101 OT  at Was
Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points and 10 rebounds in 52 minutes.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in 52
minutes.
Michael Jordan (Was) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 52
minutes.
Larry Hughes (Was, sprained right ankle) and Etan Thomas (Was, bruised
left eye) did not play.

Min 99, Pho 97  at Min
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 9 rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 32 points including 13-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 10
assists.
Joe Smith (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play.

Orl 113, NJ 105  at NJ
Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 46 points on 16-27 FG and 11-13 FT, 10 rebounds,
and 13 assists.
Pat Garrity (Orl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-12 FT and 5 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (NJ) had 26 points including 9-25 FG, 11 rebounds, 15 assists,
and 6 steals.
Orl shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and NJ shot 41.1% (39-95) FG.

Sac 99, NY 92  at Sac
Chris Webber (Sac) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Doug Christie (Sac) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Mike Bibby (Sac) had 15 points.
Kurt Thomas (NY) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Howard Eisley (NY) had 12 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 10 assists.
Sac shot 22-26 FT and NY shot 10-11 FT.

LAL 106, Sea 101  at LAL
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 27 points on 9-16 FG and 9-12 FT and 17
rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 41 points on 13-34 FG and 14-16 FT, 5 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Devean George (LAL) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 28 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Ray Allen (Sea) had 26 points including 9-27 FG and 4-14 3-pointers, 13
rebounds including 9 offensive, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Samaki Walker (LAL, sprained right ankle) did not play.

GS 115, Atl 93  at GS
Troy Murphy (GS) had 17 points and 19 rebounds.
Jason Richardson (GS) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 21 points including 7-24 FG.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 23 points including 11-12 FT, 14 rebounds,
and 3 steals.
Jason Terry (Atl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
GS shot 46% (40-87) FG and Atl shot 33% (31-94) FG.
Nazr Mohammed (Atl, injured right foot) did not play.

Phi 116, Cle 103  at Phi
Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 23 points on 7-23 FG and 9-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals.
Ricky Davis (Cle) had 20 points and 6 assists.
Dajuan Wagner (Cle) had 23 points and 5 turnovers.


On the lighter side
Brad Miller on Indiana's inconsistency: "It's not going to be peaches and
gravy all the time."