News from February 22. The NBA named Carlos Boozer (Uta) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Boozer averaged 20 points and 15.5 rebounds as Utah went 4-0. Howard averaged 28 points, 16.3 rebounds, and 5.3 blocks as Orlando went 2-1. Oklahoma City signed Antonio Anderson to a 10-day contract and released Matt Harpring. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed Danny Granger (personal reasons) on IL. Milwaukee activated Dan Gadzuric and placed Kurt Thomas on IL. The LA Clippers activated Travis Outlaw and placed Brian Skinner on IL. Dal 91, Ind 82 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Dal) had 13 points including 7-12 FT, 20 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 10 points and 7 assists. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 10 points on 5-15 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 14 points including 3-11 FG. Erick Dampier (Dal, right middle finger surgery) did not play. Atl 105, Uta 100 at Uta Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 28 points including 12-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, back spasms) and Deron Williams (Uta, right quad contusion) did not play. Mil 83, NY 67 at NY Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 24 points on 12-15 FG, 20 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. John Salmons (Mil) had 15 points. David Lee (NY) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (NY) had 15 points including 5-14 FG. Mil out-rebounded NY 61-35 including 16-6 offensive. J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) did not play. Was 101, Chi 95 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Randy Foye (Was) had 16 points and 9 assists. Al Thornton (Was) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Flip Murray (Chi) had 16 points. LAC 98, Cha 94 at LAC Rasual Butler (LAC) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 32 points on 10-17 FG and 10-11 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (Cha, left foot and ankle soreness) and Nazr Mohammed (Cha, back spasms) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, February 23 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Cleveland 6:00 pm New York @ Boston 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Miami 6:30 pm Portland @ New Jersey 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Golden State 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