NBA Notes: Rockets, Blazers fill all-star reserves

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NEW YORK -- The Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets each had two players picked as reserves for the NBA All-Star game, while the Indiana Pacers had to settle for just Roy Hibbert despite the league's best record.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard made it from the Trail Blazers, who have been among the Western Conference leaders all season.

Dwight Howard, who was passed late in fan voting for a starting spot, was chosen Thursday along with Houston teammate James Harden.

Old reliables Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Dirk Nowitzki round out the West reserves for the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans.

The rest of the East reserves are: Miami's Chris Bosh, Washington's John Wall, Toronto's DeMar DeRozan, Brooklyn's Joe Johnson, Chicago's Joakim Noah and Atlanta's Paul Millsap (see full story).

Grizzlies: Miller day to day with thumb injury
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Grizzlies forward Mike Miller is day to day after spraining his right thumb late in Memphis' 99-89 win over the Sacramento Kings.

The Grizzlies updated Miller's status on Thursday.

Miller scored 11 points Wednesday night as the Grizzlies won their fourth straight in Sacramento. But he hurt his thumb late and immediately signaled to the Grizzlies' bench for help before heading directly to the locker room.

The veteran signed with Memphis last summer and has played all 44 games with the Grizzlies this season averaging 21.5 minutes per game.

The Grizzlies visit Minnesota on Friday night.

Hawks: Game vs. Pistons rescheduled
ATLANTA -- The game between the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks that was postponed because of a winter storm Wednesday night has been rescheduled for April 8.

The game was called off after snow and ice made travel unsafe in Atlanta. The Pistons were unable to make their flight to Atlanta on Tuesday night from Detroit.

The Hawks play at Philadelphia on Friday night. They resume their home schedule against Minnesota on Saturday night.

NBA: Tatum to be deputy commissioner
NEW YORK -- Mark Tatum will become the NBA's new deputy commissioner when Adam Silver takes over for David Stern on Saturday.

NBA owners unanimously approved the appointment of Tatum, a 15-year veteran of the league office, on Thursday.

Tatum is the NBA's executive vice president of global marketing partnerships. He has overseen the league's marketing partnerships business and also was responsible for managing the league's media sales. The graduate of Cornell and the Harvard Business School joined the NBA in 1999.

Silver has been deputy commissioner since 2006 (see full story).

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