News from February 2. The NBA announced the contestants of the Rookie-Sophomore game, to take place February 18 in LA on TNT at 8 pm Central. The teams are: Rookies Sophomores Eric Bledsoe (LAC) DeJuan Blair (SA) DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) DeMar DeRozan (Tor) Derrick Favors (NJ) Stephen Curry (GS) Landry Fields (NY) Tyreke Evans (Sac) Blake Griffin (LAC) Taj Gibson (Chi) Wesley Johnson (Min) Jrue Holiday (Phi) Greg Monroe (Det) Serge Ibaka (OKC) Gary Neal (SA) Brandon Jennings (Mil) John Wall (Was) Wesley Matthews (Por) coach: Mike Budenholzer (SA) coach: Armond Hill (Bos) assistant: Amare Stoudemire (NY) assistant: Carmelo Anthony (Den) assistant: Kevin McHale assistant: Steve Kerr Drew Gooden (Mil) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Milwaukee activated John Salmons and placed Andrew Bogut (bruised knee) on IL. Denver activated Al Harrington and Chris Andersen and placed Renaldo Balkman and Melvin Ely on IL. Oklahoma City activated Cole Aldrich and placed Byron Mullens on IL. Aldrich was recalled from the NBADL. Minnesota activated Kosta Koufos and placed Luke Ridnour (family matter) on IL. Detroit activated Richard Hamilton and placed Rodney Stuckey (shoulder injury) on IL. Charlotte activated Derrick Brown and placed Dominic McGuire on IL. New Jersey placed Jordan Farmar (strained lower back) on IL. Atlanta activated Josh Powell and placed Etan Thomas on IL. Dal 113, NY 97 at NY Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 27 points including 12-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Toney Douglas (NY) had 22 points including 9-13 FG. OKC 104, NO 93 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 43 points on 14-19 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 10 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. David West (NO) had 20 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points and 5 assists. Chi 106, LAC 88 at LAC Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 11 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 32 points including 4-13 FT, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ryan Gomes (LAC) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Ind 117, Cle 112 at Cle Danny Granger (Ind) had 23 points including 12-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points on 5-14 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 25 points including 13-14 FT and 9 assists. Manny Harris (Cle) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle, left quad contusion) did not play. Cha 97, Det 87 at Det Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Kwame Brown (Cha) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 39 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Det) had 20 points. Jason Maxiell (Det, sore back) did not play. Pho 92, Mil 77 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 14 points on 6-17 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Mil) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points including 7-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Pho shot 50% (36-72) FG and Mil shot 31.1% (28-90) FG. Keyon Dooling (Mil, ill) and Larry Sanders (Mil, ill) did not play. Hou 97, Uta 96 at Uta Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 13 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 22 points including the game winning 3-point play with 6.9 seconds left. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Hill (Hou, sprained ankle), Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, sprained left ankle), and Deron Williams (Uta, strained right wrist) did not play. Den 109, Por 90 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Pho) had 19 points and 3 steals. Atl 100, Tor 87 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 37 points including 15-21 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points. Atl shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Tor shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Atl shot 6-9 FT and Tor shot 18-21 FT. Marvin Williams (Atl, suspended) did not play. Phi 106, NJ 92 at NJ Elton Brand (Phi) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 26 points. Devin Harris (NJ) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Mem 102, Min 84 at Min Rudy Gay (Mem) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Mem) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 19 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, February 3 (All times Central) Miami @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Milwaukee @ Golden State 9:30 pm San Antonio @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, February 4 (All times Central) Miami @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm New York @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Toronto 6:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New Jersey @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Cleveland @ Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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