News from February 19. Atlanta released Scot Pollard and Shammond Williams. Boston placed Walter McCarty (sprained right big toe) and Marlon Garnett (sprained right ankle) on IR. Chicago placed Corey Benjamin (abdominal strain) and Bill Wennington (lower back strain) on IR. Charlotte placed Joe Wolf on IR with a severely twisted right elbow. Denver released Monty Williams, Mark Randall, and Tyson Wheeler. Detroit placed Steve Henson on IR with a lower back strain. Golden State placed Muggsy Bogues on IR with the chicken pox. Indiana placed Derrick McKey (quadricep tendinitis right knee) and Mark Pope (left Achilles tendinitis) on IR and released Haywoode Workman. The LA Clippers placed Stojko Vrankovic (back spasms) and Charles Smith (shin splints) on IR and released Scott Brooks. The LA Lakers placed Sam Jacobson (broken left ring finger) and Tyronn Lue (back spasms) on IR. Miami released Jamie Watson and Mark Davis. Milwaukee released Donny Marshall and Jamie Feick. Minnesota placed Reggie Jordan (lower back spasms) and Paul Grant (right knee tendinitis) on IR. New Jersey placed Lucious Harris on IR with a bulging disk in his back and released Earl Boykins. New York placed Ben Davis on IR with lower back pain. Phoenix placed Gerald Brown (chondromalacia patella left knee) and Toby Bailey (patellar tendinitis right knee) on IR. Portland placed John Crotty and Bonzi Wells on IR and released Michael Hawkings and Art Long. Sacramento placed Oliver Miller on IR with lower back spasms and released Peter Aluma and Kevin Ollie. San Antonio placed Brandon Williams on IR with plantar facitis in his right foot. Seattle placed Jelani McCoy on IR with a sore back. Toronto placed Sean Marks on IR, signed Paul Rogers, and released Mark Baker. Utah released Anthony Avent. Washington placed Tim Legler on IR and released Etdrick Bohannon. GS 84, Dal 79 - at GS John Starks (GS) had 16 points including 7-20 FG and 0-5 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Felton Spencer (GS) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 8 points including 3-4 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 19 points on 4-19 FG and 11-16 FT and 8 rebounds. Gary Trent (Dal) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Was 93, Chi 91 - at Was Juwan Howard (Was) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rod Strickland (Was) had 12 points including 5-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 17 points. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 18 points and 7 turnovers. Brent Barry (Chi) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Harper (Chi) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Was shot 8-11 FT and Chi shot 20-25 FT. Bill Wennington (Chi, strained back) did not play. Tor 90, Mil 82 - at Tor Kevin Willis (Tor) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Doug Christie (Tor) had 20 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Dell Curry (Mil) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Terrell Brandon (Mil) had 14 points and 5 assists. Tor out-rebounded Mil 51-34. NY 78, Phi 67 - at Phi Larry Johnson (NY) had 12 points and 7 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 25 points including 5-5 3-pointers. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 14 points including 6-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 29 points and 5 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 5 points including 1-9 FG, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. NY shot 48.3% (28-58) FG and Phi shot 35.2 (25-71) FG. Orl 99, Atl 94 OT - at Atl Nick Anderson (Orl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 15 points and 11 assists. Isaac Austin (Orl) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Steve Smith (Atl) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Det 101, Pho 93 - at Pho Grant Hill (Det) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bison Dele (Det) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 23 points including 8-23 FG and 10 assists. Jason Kidd (Pho) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Joe Dumars (Det, strained right hamstring) did not play. Min 115, Van 96 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Smith (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 23 points and 10 assists. Sam Mitchell (Min) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 21 points including 8-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Sam Mack (Van) had 19 points. Por 106, Bos 86 - at Por Brian Grant (Por) had 21 points on 4-12 FG and 13-14 FT and 18 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Por) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por shot 32-38 FT and Bos shot 7-13 FT. Sac 106, Cha 95 - at Sac Chris Webber (Sac) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Williams (Sac) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 9 points including 4-5 FG, 14 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. J.R. Reid (Cha) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. David Wesley (Cha) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bobby Phills (Cha) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. B.J. Armstrong (Cha, inflammation of right knee) did not play. LAL 106, SA 94 - at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 28 points on 11-17 FG and 6-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Derek Harper (LAL) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Sean Elliott (SA) had 20 points including 9-12 FT. Mario Elie (SA) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAL shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and SA shot 41% (32-78) FG. LAL shot 18-33 FT and SA shot 28-41 FT. Robert Horry (LAL, irregular heartbeat) and Travis Knight (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play.