News from February 2. The NBA named Kevin Garnett (Min) and Michael Redd (Mil) as Players of the Month for January. Garnett averaged 23.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks as Minnesota went 12-3. Redd averaged 22.4 points as Milwaukee went 11-5. The NBA named Rick Adelman (Sac) and Larry Brown (Ind) as Coaches of the Month for January. Sacramento went 12-4. Indiana went 13-3. The NBA named Carmelo Anthony (Den) and LeBron James (Cle) as Rookies of the Month for January. Anthony averaged 18.8 points and 5.9 rebounds. James averaged 21.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.8 assists. The NBA named Kevin Garnett (Min) and Jason Kidd (NJ) as Players of the Week. Garnett averaged 25.8 points, 14.3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2.3 blocks as Minnesota went 3-1. Kidd averaged 22.3 points, 7 rebounds, and 9.7 assists as New Jersey went 3-0. The NBA suspended Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) for 1 game for a televised profanity laced tirade against the refs following Sunday's LAL-Tor game. Houston suspended Steve Francis for 1 game for missing the team flight. Chicago and Jay Williams have reached a $3 million contract buyout agreement. Williams was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in June. Seattle activated Richie Frahm and placed Brent Barry on IR with a fractured right ring finger. Golden State activated Nick Van Exel and placed Troy Murphy on IR with a bone bruise in his right ankle. Ind 85, LAL 72 at Ind Ron Artest (Ind) had 24 points including 9-27 FG and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (Ind) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 12 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 2-2 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Stanislav Medvedenko (LAL) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Gary Payton (LAL) had 10 points including 4-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ind shot 46.7% (35-75) FG and LAL shot 34.7% (25-72) FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind, neck strain) and Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, suspended) did not play. SA 83, Uta 65 at Uta Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points on 13-20 FG and 5-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 12 points and 4 steals. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 9 points and 8 rebounds. Ron Mercer (SA, personal reasons) and Matt Harpring (Uta, right knee surgery) did not play. Sea 109, Chi 97 at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 31 points. Corie Blount (Chi, bruised left knee) did not play. Mem 106, GS 101 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 18 points. Earl Watson (Mem) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Erick Dampier (GS) had 15 points, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jason Richardson (GS) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 102, Mia 100 OT at Mia Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points including the game winning jumper with 14 seconds left and 7 assists. Lamar Odom (Mia) had 18 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Brian Grant (Mia, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Pho 99, Hou 79 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 31 points including 13-23 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Yao Ming (Hou) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 16 points including 5-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Pho shot 46.8% (37-79) FG and Hou shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Amare Stoudemire (Pho, sore left ankle), Tom Gugliotta (Pho, flu), and Steve Francis (Hou, suspended) did not play. NJ 91, NO 70 at NO Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 14 points, 12 assists, and 6 steals. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 22 points including 10-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (NO) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. NJ shot 49.4% (39-79) FG and NO shot 35.8% (24-67) FG. Baron Davis (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 116, Por 97 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 39 points on 14-22 FG and 10-14 FT and 3 steals. Nene (Den) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Andre Miller (Den) had 12 points and 9 assists. Darius Miles (Por) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Por) had 28 points including 10-17 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LAC 101, Atl 95 at Atl Elton Brand (LAC) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marko Jaric (LAC) had 20 points on 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Chris Wilcox (LAC) had 18 points. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 20 points on 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 10-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Kenyon Dooling (LAC, sprained left ankle) and Alan Henderson (Atl, back sprain) did not play.