News from February 9. Mehmet Okur (Uta) is expected to be out at least 3 weeks with a chronic disc problem in his lower back. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Chauncey Billups on IL. Toronto activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. New Jersey activated Jordan Farmar and placed Orien Greene on IL. Charlotte activated Matt Carroll and placed Kwame Brown on IL. Indiana activated T.J. Ford and placed Brandon Rush on IL. Dal 102, Sac 100 at Sac Jason Kidd (Dal) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Dan) had 22 points. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 20 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Sac) had 20 points including 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds. SA 111, Tor 100 at Tor Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 28 points on 14-21 FG and 11 rebounds. George Hill (SA) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Bargnani (Tor) had 29 points including 13-20 FG. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 20 points. Chi 91, Uta 86 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 29 points and 7 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 26 points including 12-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Francisco Elson (Uta, left knee inflammation) did not play. Orl 99, Phi 95 at Phi Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 12 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points including 14-19 FT, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 12 points and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 21 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Brandon Bass (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 116, Den 114 at GS Dorell Wright (GS) had 23 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 37 points including 16-30 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. David Lee (GS) had 16 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 29 points. J.R. Smith (Den) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. NJ 103, NO 101 OT at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Sasha Vujacic (NJ) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 15 rebounds. David West (NO) had 32 points including 13-23 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Willie Green (NO) had 19 points. LAC 116, NY 108 at NY Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Baron Davis (LAC) had 16 points and 16 assists. Randy Foye (LAC) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 21 points on 3-13 FG and 14-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 23 points including 10-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Ind 104, Cha 103 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points. Josh McRoberts (Ind) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 29 points including 12-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 27 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Was 100, Mil 85 at Was JaVale McGee (Was) had 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 26 points. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Yi Jianlian (Was, sprained left ankle) and Al Thornton (Was, dislocated finger) did not play. Det 103, Cle 94 at Cle Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 22 points including 8-10 FT. Will Bynum (Det) had 17 points and 7 assists. Charlie Villueva (Det) had 13 points. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 steals. Richard Hamilton (Det, sore groin) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, February 11 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Orlando 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Portland @ Toronto 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Miami @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Utah 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