News from February 9. Denver activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Renaldo Balkman on IL. Atlanta activated Randolph Morris and placed Zaza Pachulia on IL. Memphis activated Darrell Arthur and placed Steven Hunter on IL. Houston placed Kyle Lowry (sprained left ankle) on IL. Philadelphia activated Primoz Brezec and placed Rodney Carney (sinus infection) on IL. Indiana activated Earl Watson and placed Travis Diener on IL. New Jersey activated Bobby Simmons and placed Devin Harris (strained left shoulder) on IL. Charlotte activated Tyson Chandler and placed Acie Law on IL. Den 127, Dal 91 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 19 points and 6 assists. Nene (Den) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Andersen (Den) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 5-17 FG. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points. Den shot 60.8% (48-79) FG and Dal shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. Kenyon Martin (Den, left knee tendinitis) and Shawn Marion (sore lower back) did not play. Cle 104, NJ 97 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 13-21 FG and 11 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jawad Williams (Cle) had 17 points. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 19 points. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 23 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Chi 109, Ind 101 at Ind Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Chi) had 21 points on 7-10 FG and 7-10 FT. Danny Granger (Ind) had 27 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Atl 108, Mem 94 at Mem Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points including 5-7 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 28 points including 9-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Atl shot 19-25 FT and Mem shot 10-12 FT. OKC 89, Por 77 at Por Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points and 4 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 13 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andre Miller (Por) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. OKC shot 22-28 FT and Por shot 12-14 FT. Brandon Roy (Por, strained right hamstring) did not play. Det 93, Mil 81 at Mil Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 18 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ben Gordon (Det) had 18 points. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 17 points, 18 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Cha 94, Was 92 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 16 points. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Caron Butler (Was) had 23 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Miller (Was) had 19 points on 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Mia 99, Hou 66 at Mia Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Carlos Arroyo (Mia) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. Luis Scola (Hou) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 10 points including 3-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Mia shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Hou shot 30.2% (26-86) FG. Trevor Ariza (Hou, left hip pointer) did not play. Phi 119, Min 97 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 24 points and 6 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 16 points and 7 assists. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Phi shot 57.5% (46-80) FG and Min shot 47.4% (36-76) FG. Sac 118, NY 114 OT at NY Omri Casspi (Sac) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Donte Greene (Sac) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 35 points including 15-23 FG and 5 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Larry Hughes (NY, sprained left big toe) did not play. Uta 109, LAC 99 at LAC Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 34 points including 13-17 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Ronnie Price (Uta) had 11 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Schedule for Wednesday, February 10 (All times Central) Miami @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Boston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Phoenix 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 9:30 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