News from February 8. The NBA announced the contestants for the 3-Point Shooting contest to take place February 13 in Dallas. The contestants are: Ray Allen (Bos) James Jones (Mia) Kevin Durant (OKC) Paul Pierce (Bos) Daniel Gibson (Cle) Dorell Wright (GS) San Antonio signed Steve Novak to a 10-day contract. San Antonio elected not to sign Larry Owens for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Houston activated Aaron Brooks and placed Terrence Williams on IL. Memphis placed Rudy Gay (sprained right big toe) on IL. Toronto activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Jerryd Bayless on IL. Milwaukee activated Jon Brockman and placed Larry Sanders on IL. Indiana activated Brandon Rush and placed T.J. Ford on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Bonner and placed James Anderson on IL. Detroit activated Rodney Stuckey and placed DaJuan Summers on IL. Mia 117, Ind 112 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 41 points on 15-23 FG and 9-13 FT, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points and 7 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mem 105, OKC 101 OT at OKC Sam Young (Mem) had 14 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 14 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 27 points on 9-12 FG and 9-12 FT, 3 blocks, and 5 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 7-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 8 turnover. OKC out-rebounded Mem 58-36 including 18-6 offensive. Mil 92, Tor 74 at Mil Corey Maggette (Mil) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Mil shot 46.3% (38-82) FG and Tor shot 36% (31-86) FG. Alexis Ajinca (Tor, sore left foot) did not play. Min 112, Hou 108 at Hou Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 18 points. Luis Scola (Hou) had 22 points on 11-18 FG and 7 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 23 points. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Michael Beasley (Min, sprained left ankle) and Darko Milicic (Min, strained left hip flexor) did not play. SA 100, Det 89 at Det DeJaun Blair (SA) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points including 7-8 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Richard Hamilton (Det, sore groin) and Chris Wilcox (Det, sore groin) did not play. Orl 101, LAC 85 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 8-14 FT and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Baron Davis (LAC) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Ike Diogu (LAC) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Brandon Bass (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Eric Gordon (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Phi 117, Atl 83 at Atl Elton Brand (Phi) had 17 points including 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Schedule for Wednesday, February 9 (All times Central) Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Toronto 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ New York 6:30 pm Chicago @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, February 10 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Boston 7:00 pm TNT Golden State @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Dallas @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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