News from March 2. The NBA named Pau Gasol (LAL) and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Month for February. Gasol averaged 20.9 points and 10.9 rebounds as the Lakers went 11-2. Wade averaged 30.7 points and 8.7 assists as Miami went 6-6. The NBA named Jerry Sloan (Uta) and Mike Brown (Cle) as Coaches of the Month for February. Utah went 10-1 and Cleveland went 9-3. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Brook Lopez (NJ) as Rookies of the Month for February. Westbrook averaged 20.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.9 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-9. Lopez averaged 15.9 points and 8.5 rebounds as New Jersey went 5-5. The NBA named David West (NO) and Devin Harris (NJ) as Players of the Week. West averaged 28.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as New Orleans went 4-0. Harris averaged 35.7 points and 9.3 assists as New Jersey went 2-1. New York signed Cheik Samb to a 10-day contract. Cleveland elected not to sign Trey Johnson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. San Antonio activated Jacque Vaughn and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. The LA Clippers activated Eric Gordon and placed Zach Randolph on IL. Cleveland activated Sasha Pavlovic. OKC 96, Dal 87 at OKC Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kyle Weaver (OKC) had 18 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jeff Green (OKC, sore lower back) did not play. Cle 107, Mia 100 at Mia LeBron James (Cle) had 42 points on 13-21 FG, 6-7 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 41 points including 16-30 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 steals, and 8 turnovers. NO 98, Phi 91 at Phi David West (NO) had 30 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Posey (NO) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 30 points including 11-18 FG. Andre Miller (Phi) had 28 points including 12-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. SA 106, LAC 78 at LAC Tony Parker (SA) had 26 points and 10 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Matt Bonner (SA) had 14 points. Al Thornton (LAC) had 14 points including 5-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 10 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. SA shot 47.8% (43-90) FG and LAC shot 36.8% (28-76) FG. Mardy Collins (LAC, right foot plantar fasciitis), Ricky Davis (LAC, sore left knee), and Eric Gordon (LAC, bruised left shoulder) did not play. Atl 98, Was 89 at Was Marvin Williams (Atl) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was, sore left hamstring) and DeShawn Stevenson (Was, lower back pain) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 3 (All times Central) Chicago @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Orlando 6:00 pm Denver @ Detroit 6:30 pm New Jersey @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Toronto @ Houston 7:30 pm Indiana @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html