News from February 20. Houston released Brian Cook. Houston signed Garrett Temple to a 2nd 10-day contract. Sacramento activated Sean May and placed Jon Brockman, Larry Hughes, and Dominic McGuire on IL. Milwaukee activated Royal Ivey and Primoz Brezec and placed Dan Gadzuric on IL. Houston placed Jermaine Taylor on IL. Chicago activated Joakim Noah and placed Joe Alexander on IL. Toronto activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Marcus Banks on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 29.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.8 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 29.3 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.4 Marcus Camby (Por) 12.0 Joakim Noah (Chi) 11.8 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.8 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.2 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.9 Dal 97, Mia 91 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Dal) had 20 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Daequan Cook (Mia) had 22 points. Dal shot 28-33 FT and Mia shot 10-10 FT. Erick Dampier (Dal, right middle finger surgery) did not play. OKC 121, NY 118 OT at NY Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 14-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (OKC) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. David Lee (NY) had 30 points including 12-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tracy McGrady (NY) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Eddie House (NY) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.R. Giddens (NY, left knee surgery) did not play. Mil 93, Cha 88 at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 35 points including 14-25 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyson Chandler (Cha, sore left foot and ankle) did not play. Ind 125, Hou 115 at Hou Danny Granger (Ind) had 36 points including 12-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 23 points. Luis Scola (Hou) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 26 points and 7 assists. Chi 122, Phi 90 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brad Miller (Chi) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points and 6 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Willie Green (Phi, strained left shoulder) did not play. Tor 109, Was 104 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Antoine Wright (Tor) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Andray Blatche (Was) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Howard (Was) had 17 points including 5-17 FG and 7 rebounds. LAC 99, Sac 89 at LAC Chris Kaman (LAC) had 22 points and 16 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 30 points including 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Steve Blake (LAC) had 11 points and 12 assists. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 2-7 FT. Baron Davis (LAC, sore lower back) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, February 21 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Orlando 12:00 pm ABC Boston @ Denver 2:30 pm ABC San Antonio @ Detroit 5:00 pm Memphis @ New Jersey 5:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Golden State 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Utah @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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