News from February 11. Maurice Williams (Cle) was named as an injury replacement for Jameer Nelson (Orl, separated shoulder) for the Skills competition. Utah activated Kyrylo Fesenko and placed Brevin Knight (left quad contusion) on IL. Boston activated Sam Cassell and placed Ray Allen (hyperextended right thumb) on IL. Detroit activated Allen Iverson and placed Alex Acker on IL. Tor 91, SA 89 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 21 points. Roko Ukic (Tor) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 32 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor, sprained right knee) and Jose Calderon (Tor, sore right hamstring) did not play. Cle 109, Pho 92 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 44 points including 7-9 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho, back spasms) did not play. Den 82, Orl 73 at Orl Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 29 points including 15-18 FT and 8 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 13 points and 3 steals. Nene (Den) had 12 points. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 11 points including 2-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Den shot 40.9% (27-66) FG and Orl shot 30.4% (21-69) FG. Chris Andersen (Den, sprained left wrist) did not play. Bos 89, NO 77 at NO Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 10-12 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Leon Powe (Bos) had 11 points including 3-3 FG and 6 rebounds. David West (NO) had 15 points on 3-12 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Hilton Armstrong (NO) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Uta 113, LAL 109 at Uta C.J. Miles (Uta) had 17 points. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 31 points on 12-17 FG and 7-11 FT and 11 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 19 points and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 4 steals. Atl 99, Det 95 at Det Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 27 points including 10-16 FG. Flip Murray (Atl) had 23 points. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Allen Iverson (Det) had 28 points and 3 steals. Phi 91, Mem 87 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points. Nick Young (Phi) had 12 points on 6-17 FG and 4 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 24 points including 9-11 FG and 9 assists. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Darrell Arthur (Mem, personal reasons) and Rudy Gay (Mem, left hip flexor strain) did not play. Mil 122, Ind 110 at Mil Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 15 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 17 assists. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 20 points. Danny Granger (Ind) had 26 points on 5-18 FG and 13-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 21 points. Mike Dunleavy (Ind, sore right knee) and Jeff Foster (Ind, bad back) did not play. Hou 94, Sac 82 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ron Artest (Hou) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 18 points. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 15 points. Tracy McGrady (Hou, sore left knee) did not play. Cha 101, Was 89 at Cha Vladimir Radmanovic (Cha) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Juwan Howard (Cha, right big toe inflammation), Andray Blatche (Was, strained left knee), and DeShawn Stevenson (Was, lower back pain) did not play. LAC 128, NY 124 OT at LAC Al Thornton (LAC) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 22 points and 15 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 30 points including 10-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Baron Davis (LAC) had 13 points including 5-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 20 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steve Novak (LAC) had 23 points including 8-10 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 19 points including 8-24 FG and 1-10 3-pointers and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 33 points including 2-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, and 5 steals in 52 minutes. Marcus Camby (LAC, migraine), Chris Duhon (NY, sprained left ankle), Jerome James (NY, torn right Achilles), and Quentin Richardson (NY, bruised chest) did not play. Por 106, OKC 92 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 21 points. Greg Oden (Por) had 16 points on 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 11-12 FT and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. 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