News from February 20. TRADE: San Antonio traded Brent Barry, Francisco Elson, and a 2009 1st round draft pick to Seattle for Kurt Thomas Philadelphia signed Maurice Cheeks to a 1 year contract extension. Cheeks is now signed through 08-09. Golden State activated Marco Belinelli and placed Stephen Jackson on IL with a sprained left ankle. Memphis activated Andre Brown and placed Mike Miller on IL. Phoenix activated Shaquille O'Neal. New Orleans activated Morris Peterson and placed Marcus Vinicius on IL. Milwaukee activated Charlie Villanueva and placed Awvee Storey on IL. Chicago activated Luol Deng and placed Demetris Nichols on IL. New Jersey activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Devin Harris (sprained left ankle), Stromile Swift, and Keith Van Horn on IL. New York activated Wilson Chandler and placed Jerome James on IL. Philadelphia activated Calvin Booth and placed Louis Amundson on IL. NO 104, Dal 93 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (NO) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 9 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. LAL 130, Pho 124 at Pho Lamar Odom (LAL) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 29 points including 13-19 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 41 points on 16-25 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 37 points including 11-11 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 26 points and 8 assists. Cle 106, Ind 97 at Ind LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 8-12 FT, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 19 points. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. David Harrison (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mil 103, Det 98 at Mil Desmond Mason (Mil) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points on 7-11 FG and 12-14 FT. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 34 points including 14-14 FT and 6 assists. Tor 127, Orl 110 at Tor Jamario Moon (Tor) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 40 points on 14-16 FG and 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 13 assists. Carlos Delfino (Tor) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 16 points including 4-16 FG and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 37 points on 13-16 FG and 11-15 FT and 15 rebounds including 10 offensive. Tor shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Orl shot 45.2% (38-84) FG. Sac 119, Atl 107 at Sac Ron Artest (Sac) had 29 points on 9-12 FG and 10-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 18 points and 10 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 26 points. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Josh Childress (Atl) had 18 points including 9-10 FT. NJ 110, Chi 102 OT at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 24 points. Marcus Williams (NJ) had 25 points and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 33 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Smith (Chi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 14 points. LAC 100, Mem 86 at LAC Corey Maggette (LAC) had 30 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Tim Thomas (LAC) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Phi 124, NY 84 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points. Willie Green (Phi) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Eddy Curry (NY) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 14 points and 5 assists. Phi shot 57% (49-86) FG and NY shot 45.9% (34-74) FG. GS 119, Bos 117 at GS Andris Biedrins (GS) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Baron Davis (GS) had 29 points including 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points including 8-11 FT and 9 assists. Al Harrington (GS) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 12-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Ray Allen (Bos) had 32 points including 11-17 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 6 assists.