News from February 14. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Aldridge averaged 38.3 points and 7.3 rebounds as Portland went 3-0. Howard averaged 26.5 points and 16.8 rebounds as Orlando went 3-1. Sacramento fined DeMarcus Cousins one game's pay for his fight with teammate Donte Greene in the lockerroom following Saturday's Sac-OKC game. Cousins did not play in Sunday's game at Phoenix while the team reviewed the incident. New Orleans elected not to sign Sasha Pavlovic to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah named Jeff Hornacek as an assistant coach. Minnesota activated Martell Webster and placed Lazar Hayward on IL. Milwaukee activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Corey Maggette (back injury) on IL. Charlotte activated Derrick Brown and placed Dominic McGuire on IL. SA 102, NJ 85 at NJ Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 11 points including 5-16 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 10 points on 4-11 FG and 7 assists. SA shot 45% (36-80) FG and NJ shot 34.8% (31-89) FG. Atl 94, Det 79 at Det Josh Smith (Atl) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 14 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Det) had 14 points including 3-9 FG. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 13 points. Atl shot 56.5% (35-62) FG and Det shot 38.6% (27-70) FG. Cha 109, LAL 89 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points on 9-16 FG. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 16 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Hou 121, Den 102 at Hou Shane Battier (Hou) had 17 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 18 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 16 points on 4-14 FG and 8-10 FT. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 17 points. Hou shot 19-22 FT and Den shot 33-44 FT. Por 95, Min 81 at Min LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dante Cunningham (Por) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Darko Milicic (Min) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Martell Webster (Min) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mil 102, LAC 78 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Salmons (Mil) had 16 points and 12 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Baron Davis (LAC) had 22 points and 6 assists. Mil shot 51.5% (35-68) FG and LAC shot 37.1% (26-70) FG. Eric Gordon (LAC, fractured right wrist) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, February 15 (All times Central) Miami @ Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Utah @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 16 (All times Central) Washington @ Orlando 6:00 pm Miami @ Toronto 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Indiana @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ New York 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Dallas 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Houston 7:30 pm Denver @ Milwaukee 8:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ Utah 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Portland 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html