News from February 4. The NBA named Zach Randolph (Mem) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Month. Randolph averaged 22.4 points and 14.2 rebounds as Memphis went 11-6. James averaged 30.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 7.4 assists as Miami went 9-5. Commissioner David Stern named Kevin Love (Min) as an injury replacement for Yao Ming (Hou) for the All-Star Game. West coach Gregg Popovich will select which All-Star reserve who will start in Yao's place. The NBA fined Avery Johnson (NJ) $25,000 for improper conduct towards a ref during Wednesday's Phi-NJ game. New Orleans signed Sasha Pavlovic to a 10-day contract. Washington recalled Hamady Ndiaye from the NBADL (but he will not play for a few weeks due to an injured knee). Portland elected not to signed Chris Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Oklahoma City activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Cole Aldrich on IL. Orlando activated Malik Allen. Minnesota activated Lazar Hayward and placed Wayne Ellington (personal reasons) on IL. New York activated Wilson Chandler and placed Andy Rautins on IL. Charlotte activated Dominic McGuire and placed Eduardo Najera (ill) on IL. Dal 101, Bos 97 at Bos Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 10-10 FT. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 15 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 24 points. Shaquille O'Neal (Bos, sore right leg) did not play. SA 113, Sac 100 at Sac DaJaun Blair (SA) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 7 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 18 points including 8-11 FG. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points and 5 assists. SA shot 57.1% (48-84) FG and Sac shot 43.5% (40-92) FG. Jason Thompson (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 113, Den 106 at Den Al Jefferson (Uta) had 28 points including 12-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 26 points including 9-23 FG and 12 assists. Raja Bell (Uta) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 31 points on 7-21 FG and 17-18 FT and 6 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 28 points including 10-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 109, Cha 97 at Cha LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 25 points and 5 assists. Orl 110, Was 92 at Was Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 10-11 FG and 15 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 18 points. Nick Young (Was) had 17 points including 7-20 FG. Kirk Hinrich (Was) had 17 points and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. OKC 111, Pho 107 at Pho Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (OKC) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Vince Carter (Pho) had 33 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mem 112, Cle 105 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 29 points including 12-19 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points and 8 assists. Sam Young (Mem) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 6 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 31 points including 9-10 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 20 points and 11 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem, suspended) and Daniel Gibson (Cle, personal reasons) did not play. Ind 100, Por 87 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 13 points on 1-8 FG and 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 19 points and 5 assists. Ind shot 33-43 FT and Por shot 18-22 FT. Ind out-rebounded Por 58-39 including 14-8 offensive. Atl 101, LAC 100 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and the game winning free throws with .6 seconds left and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 34 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 22 points and 13 assists. Atl shot 12-13 FT and LAC shot 18-28 FT. Eric Gordon (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Det 92, NJ 82 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tracy McGrady (Det) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 22 points. Jason Maxiell (Det, sore back) did not play. Phi 100, NY 98 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points and 16 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 33 points including 14-23 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 18 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 26 points and 9 assists. Tor 111, Min 100 at Tor Amir Johnson (Tor) had 19 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 6 points including 2-7 FG, 19 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points on 10-13 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points and 15 rebounds. Darko Milicic (Min) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tor shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Min shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. Schedule for Saturday, February 5 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Cleveland 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Houston 7:30 pm Detroit @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, February 6 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Miami 11:00 am Indiana @ New Jersey 11:00 am Philadelphia @ New York 11:00 am Orlando @ Boston 1:30 pm ABC ---- 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