News from February 20. Ref Mike Mathis pleaded guilty to tax evasion regarding downgrading airline tickets and not reporting the saved income. Mathis resigned from the NBA. The NBA fined Tom Hammond (Min) $7,500 for his flagrant foul Wednesday against Derek Harper (Orl). Tom Gugliotta (Min) will undergo surgery on his right ankle to remove bone spurs and bone chips and will be out for the rest of the season. Boston activated Pervis Ellison and Dontae' Jones and placed Popeye Jones (torn left ACL) and Zan Tabak (broken right hand) on IR.. Charlotte activated Bobby Phills. Golden State signed Brandon Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Jersey activated Don MacLean. Buck Williams (NY) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be out 3 to 6 weeks. New York placed Williams on IR. Sacramento released Kevin Gamble and Kevin Salvadori. Sacramento activated Lawrence Funderburke and placed Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf on IR with the flu. Denver activated Bryant Stith and placed Bobby Jackson on IR with a fracture ring finger on his right hand. San Antonio placed Chuck Person on IR with back pain. Miami signed Marty Conlon for the rest of the season. Detroit activated Charles O'Bannon. Orl 93, Ind 91 - at Orl Danny Schayes (Orl) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Nick Anderson (Orl) had 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derek Strong (Orl) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points. Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, left calf muscle strain) did not play. Bos 106, Sea 96 - at Sea Antoine Walker (Bos) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 19 points. Ron Mercer (Bos) had 17 points. Vin Baker (Sea) had 25 points including 11-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Detlef Schrempf (Sea, throat injury) did not play. NY 98, Por 89 - at Por Larry Johnson (NY) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Charles Oakley (NY) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 34 points including 16-20 FG. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kelvin Cato (Por) had 13 points including 4-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por, left hip pointer) did not play. Atl 115, Van 92 - at Atl Tyrone Corbin (Atl) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. GS 95, Den 88 - at GS Donyell Marshall (GS) had 18 points and 4 steals. Erick Dampier (GS) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Jim Jackson (GS) had 15 points on 3-13 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tony Battie (Den) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Johnny Newman (Den) had 18 points and 5 assists. GS shot 28-35 FT and Den shot 11-14 FT. Mia 91, Sac 77 - at Sac P.J. Brown (Mia) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 21 points and 6 assists. Billy Owens (Sac) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Pho 115, Cha 99 - at Pho Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 36 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 16 assists. Matt Geiger (Cha) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Bobby Phills (Cha) had 20 points on 9-12 FG. Mil 94, Tor 89 - at Mil Tyrone Hill (Mil) had 16 points and 18 rebounds. Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Armon Gilliam (Mil) had 24 points including 12-14 FT and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Doug Christie (Tor) had 23 points including 8-10 FT. John Thomas (Tor, strained right Achilles) and Gary Trent (Tor, strained left hip flexor) did not play. Min 100, Hou 95 OT - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points and 17 rebounds. Terry Porter (Min) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Willis (Hou) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Cle 109, NJ 95 - at NJ Cedric Henderson (Cle) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 27 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Wesley Person (Cle) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Jayson Williams (NJ) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Sam Cassell (NJ) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 10 assists. Cle shot 49.4% (42-85) FG and NJ shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Sherman Douglas (NJ, sore right wrist) did not play.