News from February 23. TRADE: Sacramento traded Chris Webber, Matt Barnes, and Michael Bradley to Philadelphia for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson, and Brian Skinner. The NBA trading deadline is today (Thursday) at 2 pm Central time. Dallas activated DJ Mbenga and placed Erick Dampier on IR with a stress fracture in his right foot. Charlotte signed Matt Carroll to a 10-day contract and placed Steve Smith on IR with right knee tendinitis. San Antonio activated Mike Wilks and placed Sean Marks on IR with a sprained left foot. Denver fired (reassigned) assistant coach Michael Cooper and named Doug Moe as an assistant coach. Golden State activated Troy Murphy and placed Luis Flores on IR with a strained right hamstring. Portland activated Shareef Abdur-Rahim and placed Derek Anderson on IR with back spasms. Utah activated Keith McLeod and placed Raul Lopez on IR with a left knee injury. Washington activated Larry Hughes and Kwame Brown and placed Juan Dixon (sprained right ankle) and Peter John Ramos (right plantar fasciitis) on IR. Dal 101, Uta 83 at Uta Josh Howard (Dal) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points on 7-21 FG and 15-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 12 points including 3-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Raja Bell (Uta) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Dal shot 47.2% (34-72) FG and Uta shot 30.7% (23-75) FG. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal, strained right groin) and Carlos Boozer (Uta, strained right foot) did not play. Pho 118, LAC 101 at Pho Quentin Richardson (Pho) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Pho) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bobby Simmons (LAC) had 23 points. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pho shot 56.2% (45-80) FG and LAC shot 43.8% (42-96) FG. Steve Nash (Pho, strained left hamstring) and Marko Jaric (LAC, stress fracture right foot) did not play. Sea 103, NO 85 at NO Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 26 points including 8-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Sea) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antonio Daniels (Sea) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Dan Dickau (NO) had 13 points. J.R. Smith (NO) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Ind 93, Mia 91 OT at Ind Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 29 points including 9-10 FT and the game winning turnaround jumper with 11 seconds left, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 23 points. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 11 points including 3-11 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 38 points including 12-15 FT, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia, strained left knee) did not play. Cle 100, Chi 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 10-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 33 points including 17-19 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Jeff McInnis (Cle) had 14 points and 8 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 13 points and 6 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. LAL 86, Por 83 at Por Lamar Odom (LAL) had 7 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 13-13 FT, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tierre Brown (LAL) had 11 points. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 15 points including 5-6 FG, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 25 points including 9-24 FG and 5 assists. Caron Butler (LAL, stomach virus) did not play. SA 99, Hou 81 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points on 5-6 FG and 7-10 FT and 3 steals. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 22 points including 7-21 FG and 6 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. Bob Sura (Hou, sore back) did not play. Den 107, Bos 86 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 19 points on 3-14 FG and 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Miller (Den) had 22 points and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos) had 17 points. Greg Buckner (Den, left foot plantar fasciitis) did not play. Was 93, Mem 83 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 27 points including 10-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 30 points including 13-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shane Battier (Mem) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Miller (Mem) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Larry Hughes (Was, fractured right thumb) and Stromile Swift (Mem, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 100, NJ 81 at Mil Desmond Mason (Mil) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Mike James (Mil) had 11 points and 7 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Vince Carter (NJ) had 26 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mil shot 54.7% (41-75) FG and NJ shot 37.1% (33-89) FG. Nenad Krstic (NJ, bronchitis) did not play. GS 101, Atl 96 at GS Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Richardson (GS) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derek Fisher (GS) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Troy Murphy (GS) had 6 points including 1-8 FG and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Antoine Walker (Atl) had 27 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Josh Childress (Atl) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. GS shot 21-28 FT and Atl shot 8-13 FT. Mickael Pietrus (GS, flu) did not play.