News from February 16. The NBA announced the contestants for the Slam Dunk contest to take place February 19. The contestants are: Chris Andersen (NO) Josh Smith (Atl) J.R. Smith (NO) Amare Stoudemire (Pho) Chicago activated Antonio Davis and placed Jared Reiner on IR with a left quadricep strain. Boston activated Al Jefferson and placed Jusin Reed on IR with right infrapatella tendinitis. GS 117, Sea 110 at Sea Jason Richardson (GS) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Speedy Claxton (GS) had 17 points and 11 assists. Derek Fisher (GS) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Antonio Daniels (Sea) had 19 points. Danny Fortson (Sea, personal reasons) did not play. Mia 113, LAC 95 at Mia Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damon Jones (Mia) had 31 points including 9-11 FG and 8-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points including 10-17 FG, 12 assists, and 4 blocks. Elton Brand (LAC) had 18 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and LAC shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Marko Jaric (LAC, stress fracture right foot) and Shaun Livingston (LAC, shoulder injury) did not play. SA 101, NO 78 at NO Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points and 10 assists. Malik Rose (SA) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dan Dickau (NO) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (NO) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. SA out-rebounded NO 51-30 including 19-5 offensive. Baron Davis (NO, bruised right Achilles) and Lee Nailon (NO, sore left groin) did not play. NY 108, Mil 90 at NY Kenny Thomas (NY) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 6 steals. Michael Sweetney (NY) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Desmond Mason (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. NY shot 56% (42-75) FG and Mil shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Bruno Sundov (NY, personal reasons) and Michael Redd (Mil, sprained left index finger) did not play. Chi 121, Tor 115 at Tor Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 25 points including 9-16 FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 28 points on 11-16 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Jalen Rose (Tor) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 28 points including 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Tor) had 21 points, 8 assists, and 5 steals. NJ 96, Sac 85 at NJ Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points including 7-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Webber (Sac) had 12 points on 6-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic (Sac, flu like symptoms) and Kevin Martin (Sac, flu like symptoms) did not play. Det 93, Phi 75 at Phi Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 20 points including 7-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 20 points. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Corliss Williamson (Phi) had 14 points. Det shot 50% (36-72) FG and Phi shot 39% (32-82) FG. Cle 111, Atl 89 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 12 offensive, and 4 blocks. Antoine Walker (Atl) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Ira Newble (Cle, sprained left Achilles), Kevin Willis (Atl, strained lower back), Tyronn Lue (Atl, strained left Achilles), and Predrag Drobnjak (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 95, Por 87 at Ind Jeff Foster (Ind) had 14 points and 17 rebounds including 9 offensive. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 36 points on 10-17 FG, 4-10 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT. Fred Jones (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 blocks. Darius Miles (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left foot) and Zach Randolph (Por, sore right knee) did not play. Cha 94, Den 88 at Cha Melvin Ely (Cha) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kareem Rush (Cha) had 20 points. Keith Bogans (Cha) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Smith (Cha, flu like symptoms), Emeka Okafor (Cha, aggravated left ankle), and Greg Buckner (Den, left foot strain) did not play. Bos 90, Mem 88 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Tony Allen (Bos) had 15 points including 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ricky Davis (Bos) had 12 points including the game winning jumper with 3.9 seconds left. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 3 blocks. Brian Cardinal (Mem) had 17 points including 10-10 FT and 4 steals. Jake Tsakalidis (Mem, sprained neck) did not play.