David West, Hornets
114-106 win at Pacers
35 pts, 14-24 FG, 7-7 FT

Michael Finley, Spurs
107-97 win at Magic
24 pts, 9-13 FG, 2-4 3-pt FG, 4-4 FT

Martell Webster, Blazers
102-82 win vs Wizards
23 pts, 9-14 FG, 4-6 3-pt FG, 1-1 FT

Tim Duncan usually makes his way into this category at least once a week, but his performance Tuesday may have been his most 'Stuffer' worthy of the season. Not only because he put up a great stat-line against the Magic, who are jostling for postseason positioning, but because he filled up his box score against Dwight Howard, another player all too familiar with this rectangle. Duncan tallied 19 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and three steals against a much younger big man to lift San Antonio over Orlando for its fourth straight win.

Antawn Jamison, Wizards
102-82 loss at Blazers
9 pts, 3-13 FG, 0-4 3-pt FG

Marvin Williams, Hawks
103-94 loss at Bulls
4 pts, 2-10 FG, 0-1 FT

Thabo Sefolosha, Bulls
103-94 win vs Hawks
10 pts, 3-14 FG

It's safe to say that this six-game stretch will determine whether the Hornets will end up the best in the West or just fall in among rest. Even though that rhyme might sound pretty lame, it still bears tremendous truth. New Orleans embarked on a six-game road trip Tuesday and tipped it off with a tricky triumph over the emerging Pacers. Indiana had won a season-high four straight and was surprisingly only 1.5 games behind the Hawks for the final playoff spot in the East. However, David West had no problem cooling it down. He exploded for 35 points, including 12 in the fourth and grabbed 16 rebounds to propel New Orleans past the Pacers. Chris Paul scored 30 of his own, but still recognized the guy who got it done. "We did an outstanding job of moving the ball, but D-West is the one that really got us going," Paul said. "We let them back in it in the third quarter, but we did enough to hold them off.''

This is what's great about seeing kids stay in school. At some point while Al Horford and Joakim Noah were pairing up on the college level and bringing the Florida Gators back-to-back college titles, there was some dude chilling on his couch watching the tourney wondering what it would be like to see these guys on opposing squads playing in a big game. On Tuesday, that guy's dream came true. With the Bulls and Hawks fighting for the final spot in the East, Noah and Horford have jumped into key roles for their respective squads. Fittingly enough, they spent a large portion of the game guarding each other. While Horford did his damage on the boards, grabbing 13 rebounds, he was outshined by his former college partner. Noah notched 13 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals push the Bulls past the Hawks and bring Chicago within two games of the eighth seed. Could the high-energy rookie be part of a third consecutive championship push?

This game did not go to OT, did not come down to a buzzer-beater or require a fourth-quarter surge from one of its top players. Yet, Josh Howard's night was about as clutch as could be. With the Mavericks on a three-game skid in the midst of the extremely competitive Western Conference and playing without their MVP for the first time, Howard took control of the star role, unloading for 32 points to crush the Clippers. He also went strong to the basket, getting to the line 15 times and making all of his free throws. Although the schedule gets a bit tougher for the Mavs, if Howard keeps up this pace they may be able to survive.

It may be unlikely, but Portland's postseason dreams are not done yet. With 10 games left on the schedule another miracle run by the Blazers could -- and I extremely emphasize the word could -- land them in the postseason. After Brandon Roy left with a groin injury in the first, Jarrett Jack took over, posting 17 points, five rebounds and six assists to help Portland cruise to a crucial win over the Wizards and move within six games of the final playoff spot in the West. With the possibility looming that Roy could miss some time, Jack might be the difference in whether the Blazers appear in the 'Most Missed Missing Player' slot in the near future.

Outside of Morris Almond, there may not be a more dangerous player in the D-League with the ball in hands than Carlos Powell. The former MVP of the NIT, who was averaging 30 points per game over his last three contests kept up his torrid pace on Tuesday night as the Wizards continued to make their playoff push. Powell once again justified Dakota's decision to take him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 D-League draft as he dropped a team-high 23 points to help the Wizards edge the Mad Ants. He was instrumental in bringing Dakota back from a late 10-point deficit, dropping nine points in the final session.