News from February 24. TRADE: Boston traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic, a 2012 1st round draft pick, and cash. TRADE: Charlotte traded Nazr Mohammed to Oklahoma City for Morris Peterson and D.J. White. TRADE: Charlotte traded Gerald Wallace to Portland for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks, a conditional 2011 1st round draft pick, and a conditional 2013 1st round draft pick. TRADE: Boston traded Marquis Daniels and cash to Sacramento for a protected 2017 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: The LA Clippers traded Baron Davis and a 2011 1st round draft pick to Cleveland for Maurice Williams and Jamario Moon. TRADE: Houston traded Aaron Brooks to Phoenix for Goran Dragic and a protected 2011 1st round draft pick. TRADE: Houston traded Shane Battier and Ish Smith to Memphis for Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll, and a protected 2013 1st round draft pick. TRADE: Boston traded Luke Harangody and Semih Erden to Cleveland for a 2013 2nd round draft pick. The trading deadline has passed. Cleveland released Leon Powe. Charlotte released Sherron Collins and Dominic McGuire. Boston signed Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract. Oklahoma City recalled Byron Mullens from the NBADL. Chi 93, Mia 89 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points including 10-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Den 89, Bos 75 at Den Kenyon Martin (Den) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. [none of Thursday's traded players were available for Bos] Schedule for Friday, February 25 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Utah @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Washington @ Miami 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Jersey @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Atlanta @ Golden State 9:30 pm LA Clippers @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Denver @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, February 26 (All times Central) Utah @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ Washington 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm New Jersey @ Houston 7:30 pm Chicago @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Boston @ LA Clippers 9:30 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