News from February 28.

Charlotte signed Willie Burton and released Travis Williams.

Houston activated Charles Barkley and placed Eddie Johnson on IR with a
lower back strain.

Vancouver activated Lee Mayberry and released Carl Herrera.


Por 100, Min 93 - at Min
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 6 assists.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 17 points.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 13 points and 9 assists.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 25 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 16
assists.

Det 89, NY 68 - at Det
Joe Dumars (Det) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 13 points.
Larry Johnson (NY) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds.

Chi 90, Tor 88 - at Tor
Brent Barry (Chi) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 18 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Randy Brown (Chi) had 17 points including the game winning 18-footer that
bounced off the side rim straight up and in and 9 rebounds.
Dickey Simpkins (Chi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Kevin Willis (Tor) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 12 points including 5-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 5
assists, and 5 steals.
Dee Brown (Tor) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 7
assists.
Chi shot 23-29 FT and Tor shot 12-15 FT.
Mark Bryant (Chi, bruised ribs) and Tracy McGrady (Tor, sprained left
ankle) did not play.

LAL 106, Hou 90 - at LAL
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 22 points on 7-10 FG and 8-14 FT and 7
rebounds.
Rick Fox (LAL) had 21 points including 7-7 FG and 5-5 3-pointers in 19 
minutes.
Scottie Pippen (Hou) had 16 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, 8
assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds.
LAL shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and Hou shot 43.5% (37-85) FG.

Phi 87, Mil 76 - at Mil
Matt Geiger (Phi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 25 points on 8-24 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 assists.
Larry Hughes (Phi) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Ray Allen (Mil) had 16 points.
Phi shot 23-34 FT and Mil shot 7-12 FT.

Uta 101, SA 87 - at SA
Karl Malone (Uta) had 30 points and 7 rebounds.
Jeff Hornacek (Uta) had 18 points including 6-9 FG, 7 assists, and 3
steals.
John Stockton (Uta) had 14 points including 6-9 FG and 10 assists.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 13 rebounds.
Anthony Daniels (SA) had 13 points.

Pho 102, GS 89 - at Pho
Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Jason Caffey (GS) had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Tony Delk (GS) had 18 points.

Mia 84, Orl 78 - at Mia
P.J. Brown (Mia) had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 24 points on 5-20 FG and 14-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 3
blocks, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Terry Porter (Mia) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 steals.
Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds.
Nick Anderson (Orl) had 25 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Mia shot 26-28 FT and Orl shot 10-17 FT.
Tim Hardaway (Mia, hyperextended right knee) did not play.

Den 116, Van 112 - at Den
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 46 points on 16-25 FG and 14-18 FT, 19 rebounds
including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks.
Danny Fortson (Den) had 10 points including 2-7 FG and 10 rebounds.
Eric Washington (Den) had 12 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 18 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and
5 assists.
Mike Bibby (Van) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 10 assists.
Tony Massenburg (Van) had 27 points on 10-15 FG and 7-13 FT and 7
rebounds.