News from February 25. The NBA fined Ray Allen (Sea) $10,000 for criticizing the refs following Saturday's Sea-GS game. Milwaukee placed T.J. Ford on IR with a mild bruise of the spinal cord. Ford had landed on his head during Tuesday's Mil-Min game and was taken to the hospital. He is expected to be okay, but is also expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks. Boston released Lindsey Hunter. Atlanta released Dion Glover. NO 99, LAC 93 at NO Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 20 points and 5 assists. Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Elton Brand (LAC) had 19 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Quentin Richardson (LAC) had 18 points including 8-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (LAC) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Robert Traylor (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Min 81, NJ 68 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Troy Hudson (Min) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 14 points. Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points on 5-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Min shot 14-17 FT and NJ shot 1-5 FT. Sam Cassell (Min, left ankle tendinitis) did not play. LAL 112, Den 111 at Den Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Payton (LAL) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 8 assists. Zareem Rush (LAL) had 8 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 35 points and 7 turnovers. Andre Miller (Den) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. LAL shot 12-15 FT and Den shot 21-31 FT. Hou 90, Cle 84 at Hou Jim Jackson (Hou) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 16 points and 18 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 17 points and 10 assists. Uta 93, Sea 92 OT at Sea Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carlos Arroyo (Uta) had 16 points and 6 assists. Raja Bell (Uta) had 12 points. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Sea) had 40 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta, right knee injury) and Michael Ruffin (Uta, sore right ankle) did not play. Det 107, Chi 88 at Chi Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ben Wallace (Det) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 19 points. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 14 points and 7 assists. Mehmet Okur (Det, back spasms) and Chris Jefferies (Chi, back injury) did not play. Mil 106, Bos 104 at Bos Desmond Mason (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 26 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Mark Blount (Bos) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Was 76, Tor 74 at Tor Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kwame Brown (Was) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Donyell Marshall (Tor) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Alvin Williams (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Pho 113, NY 95 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points on 9-12 FG. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 24 points including 10-15 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (NY) had 15 points and 13 assists. Pho out-rebounded NY 58-26 including 19-4 offensive. GS 99, Mem 92 at Mem Erick Dampier (GS) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 28 points on 6-18 FG and 16-18 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Richardson (GS) had 24 points and 3 steals. James Posey (Mem) had 25 points including 14-17 FT and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 14 points and 7 rebounds.