News from February 6. Chicago suspended Tyrus Thomas for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. Golden State signed Anthony Toliver for the rest of the season and released Speedy Claxton. Alexis Ajinca (Cha) underwent surgery on his thumb and will wear a cast for 6 weeks. The LA Lakers activated Adam Morrison and placed Kobe Bryant (sore left ankle) on IL. Utah activated Carlos Boozer and placed Koufos Kosta on IL. Minnesota activated Oleksiy Pecherov and placed Nathan Jawai on IL. Detroit activated Charlie Villanueva and placed DaJuan Summer on IL. The Atlanta at Washington game for Saturday (2/6) was postponed due to the blizzard that hit Washington, D.C. (preventing both teams from arriving in Washington). A new date for the game will be announced later. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 29.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.7 LeBron James (Cle) 29.4 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.4 Marcus Camby (LAC) 12.1 Joakim Noah (Chi) 12.0 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.2 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.8 Phi 102, Hou 95 at Hou Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Willie Green (Phi) had 15 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 34 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Carl Landry (Hou) had 13 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Uta 116, Den 106 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 5 steals. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den) had 25 points including 8-11 FT. J.R. Smith (Den) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den, sprained ankle) did not play. LAL 99, Por 82 at Por Lamar Odom (LAL) had 10 points, 22 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Artest (LAL) had 21 points on 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 19 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 14 points and 6 assists. Brandon Roy (Por, strained right hamstring) did not play. Chi 95, Mia 91 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. John Salmons (Chi) had 15 points and 5 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 24 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including 7-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Chi, suspended) did not play. Cle 113, NY 106 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 47 points including 17-31 FG and 6-12 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Cle) had 19 points, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. David Lee (NY) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nate Robinson (NY) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Larry Hughes (NY, strained left big toe) did not play. Det 99, NJ 92 at Det Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 20 points on 9-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 10 points including 4-13 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points on 5-14 FG and 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. NO 104, Cha 99 at Cha Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 18 points. David West (NO) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (NO) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Thornton (NO, lower back contusion) did not play. Min 109, Mem 102 at Min Ryan Gomes (Min) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 23 points including 11-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 19 points and 6 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Min shot 12-19 FT and Mem shot 6-8 FT. SA 98, LAC 81 at LAC George Hill (SA) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points and 14 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 21 points and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 20 points. OKC 104, GS 95 at GS Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points on 7-21 FG and 13-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jeff Green (OKC) had 18 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 steals. Corey Maggette (GS) had 24 points including 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 4 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) did not play. Mil 93, Ind 81 at Mil Danny Granger (Ind) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Luther Head (Ind, viral infection) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, February 7 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Toronto 11:00 am Orlando @ Boston 1:30 pm ABC ---- 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