News from February 28. Minnesota suspended Al Jefferson for 2 games for his arrest Sunday morning for DWI. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) is scheduled to undergo surgery today (Monday) on his right thumb. A timetable for his return will be set after the surgery, but typical time for such surgery is 6 to 8 weeks. Memphis assigned Lester Hudson to the NBADL. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed James Jones on IL. Toronto activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Marcus Banks on IL. New Jersey activated Chris Quinn and placed Courtney Lee (sprained left ankle) on IL. Milwaukee activated Dan Gadzuric and placed Primoz Brezec on IL. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and placed Ian Mahinmi on IL. Dal 108, NO 100 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Caron Butler (Dal) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (NO) had 35 points and 5 turnovers. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 21 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Darius Songaila (NO, sprained right ankle) did not play. LAL 95, Den 89 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 14 points including 3-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 17 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Luke Walton (LAL, pinched nerve back) did not play. Orl 96, Mia 80 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points. Vince Carter (Orl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 15 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. SA 113, Pho 110 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 41 points including 10-15 FT and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 20 points. OKC 119, Tor 99 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 14 points. Sonny Weems (Tor) had 14 points. Atl 106, Mil 102 OT at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Salmons (Mil) had 32 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Mil) had 20 points. Sac 97, LAC 92 at Sac Carl Landry (Sac) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Drew Gooden (LAC) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Was 89, NJ 85 at NJ Al Thornton (Was) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 36 points including 17-31 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Randy Foye (Was) had 16 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 20 points and 19 rebounds including 12 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 18 points including 7-24 FG, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. Schedule for Monday, March 1 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Toronto @ Houston 7:30 pm Denver @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Utah @ LA Clippers 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