News from February 16.

TRADE: Sacramento traded Mike Bibby to Atlanta for Anthony Johnson, Tyronn
Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright, a 2008 1st round draft pick, and a
2008 2nd round draft pick.

Sacramento released Justin Williams and Dahntay Jones.


Stats Leaders
Points
LeBron James (Cle)    30.3
Kobe Bryant (LAL)     28.0
Allen Iverson (Den)   26.5

Rebounds
Dwight Howard (Orl)   14.6
Marcus Camby (Den)    14.3
Chris Kaman (LAC)     13.6

Assists
Steve Nash (Pho)      11.7
Chris Paul (NO)       10.9
Jason Kidd (NJ)       10.4


All-Star Saturday Night
3-point Shootout (5 racks of 5 balls - 4 worth 1 point, 1 worth 2 points)
1st Round  (top 3 advance)
  Jason Kapono (Tor)         20
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        17
  Daniel Gibson (Cle)        17
  Peja Stojakovic (NO)       15
  Richard Hamilton (Det)     14
  Steve Nash (Pho)            9

Finals
  Jason Kapono (Tor)         25 - tied contest record
  Daniel Gibson (Cle)        17
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        14
  
  
Slam Dunk Contest (2 dunks each round)
[you try until you make one for 2 minutes, then 2 attempts to make 1]
1st Round  (top 2 advance)
  (score=total, 5 judges give points)
  Dwight Howard (Orl)    50  50  = 100#
  Gerald Green (Min)     46* 45  = 91
  Jamario Moon (Tor)     46  44  = 90
  Rudy Gay (Mem)         37  48  = 85
*most creative dunk: cupcake with lighted candle on back of rim and
 blew out the candle as he dunked 
#1st dunk: behind the backboard, toss off back of backboard, and windmill
 in with head still behind backboard
 2nd dunk: took shirt off to reveal a Superman shirt and put on a red 
 cape then ran from halfcourt and took off an flew to rim for a 
 straight-on flying slam

Finals                               
  (fan voting, text message for 5 minutes after last dunk)
  Dwight Howard (Orl)    78%  [easily runaway winner]
  Gerald Green (Min)     22%
Green's dunks:
 - teammate lob pass over backboard and Green moved the ball between his
 legs in air for dunk (Isaiah Rider/Vince Carter dunk)
 - similar dunk (without the pass) but without shoes on (in socks)
Howard's dunks:
 - lobbed the ball, then in air hit the ball with his left hand so the
 ball bounced off the backboard then slammed the ball with his right hand
 - used a prop so that the ball was positioned in the lower corner of the
 backboard and then ran, jumped, grabbed the ball, and did a power 
 windmill slam
  

Skills Competition (obstacle course dribbling, shooting, passing; timed event)
1st round (top 2 advance)
  Chris Paul (NO)       29.9 seconds
  Deron Williams (Uta)  31.2 seconds
  Jason Kidd (NJ)       39.7 seconds
  Dwyane Wade (Mia)     53.9 seconds

Finals
  Deron Williams (Uta)  25.5 seconds - new contest record
  Chris Paul (NO)       31.2 seconds


Shooting Stars  (must make shot from 6 spots on court in shortest time)
1st round (top 2 advance)
  Chi (Chris Duhon, B.J. Armstrong, Candice Dupree)         0:39.6
  SA (Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Becky Hammon)             0:41.4
  Pho (Amare Stoudemire , Eddie Johnson, Cappie Pondexter)  0:50.9
  Det (Chauncey Billups, Bill Laimbeer, Swin Cash)          0:57.6

Finals
  SA   0:35.8
  Chi  0:53.3