News from January 31. Stan Van Gundy (Orl) was named as coach for the Eastern Conference for the All-Star game for having the 2nd best record in the Eastern Conference on January 31. Mike Brown (Cle) was ineligible to coach the game due to having coach in the All-Star game last season. Golden State signed Coby Karl to a 10-day contract. Golden State elected not to sign Cartier Martin after finishing his 2nd 10-day contract. Mario Chalmers (Mia) has a partially torn ligament in his left thumb and is out indefinitely. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 29.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.6 LeBron James (Cle) 29.4 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.4 Joakim Noah (Chi) 12.2 Marcus Camby (LAC) 12.0 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.2 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.7 LAL 90, Bos 89 at Bos Pau Gasol (LAL) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points including the game winning bucket with 7.3 seconds left and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Den 103, SA 89 at SA Kenyon Martin (Den) had 27 points including 12-21 FG and 11 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Den) had 18 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. George Hill (SA) had 17 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points including 3-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Cle 114, LAC 89 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 11 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Eric Jordan (LAC) had 11 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Baron Davis (LAC) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Pho 115, Hou 111 OT at Hou Grant Hill (Pho) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 36 points including 12-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 11 points including 2-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 16 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 24 points including 8-22 FG and 4-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Pho shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Hou shot 37.7% (40-106) FG. Kyle Lowry (Hou, sprained left knee) did not play. OKC 112, GS 104 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 45 points on 16-21 FG and 11-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 14-17 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 26 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 25 points and 4 steals. Anthony Morrow (GS, sprained right knee) did not play. Tor 117, Ind 102 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 26 points including 12-21 FG, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Luther Head (Ind) had 15 points. Tor shot 60.2% (50-83) FG and Ind shot 47.6% (39-82) FG. Orl 91, Det 86 at Det Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 16 points including 8-18 FT, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 17 points. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points including 10-11 FT and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det, back spasms) did not play. Min 112, NY 91 at Min Al Jefferson (Min) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Ryan Hollins (Min) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 3 blocks. Kevin Love (Min) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. David Lee (Min) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (Min) had 27 points and 5 assists. Min shot 50% (42-84) FG and NY shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Min out-rebounded NY 58-36 including 16-9 offensive. Al Harrington (NY, sore left knee) did not play. Phi 83, NJ 79 at NJ Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 11 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Phi shot 18-29 FT and NJ shot 8-10 FT. Schedule for Monday, February 1 (All times Central) Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Miami 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm Charlotte @ Portland 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html