News from March 1. The NBA named Rick Carlisle (Dal) and Doug Collins (Phi) as Coaches of the Month. Dallas went 11-1 and Philadelphia went 9-3 in February. The NBA named Blake Griffin (LAC) and John Wall (Was) as Rookies of the Month. Griffin averaged 23.1 points and 11.6 rebounds as the Clippers went 2-12. Wall averaged 16.5 points and 7.9 assists as Washington went 2-10. Miami released Carlos Arroyo. New York released Corey Brewer. Minnesota reached a buyout agreement and released Eddy Curry. Washington reached a buyout agreement with Al Thornton and released him. Oklahoma City signed Kendrick Perkins to a 4 year, $36 million contract extension. Milwaukee signed Earl Barron to a 10-day contract. New York signed Derrick Brown and Jared Jeffries. Portland signed Jarron Collins to a 10-day contract. Andrew Bogut (Mil) is expected to be out at least a weeks with a strained rib muscle. Houston activated Goran Dragic and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. Detroit activated Richard Hamilton and placed Ben Wallace on IL. Milwaukee placed Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) on IL. San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter and placed Tony Parker (strained left calf muscle) on IL. New York placed Derrick Brown on IL. Dal 101, Phi 93 at Phi Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 30 points including 13-18 FG. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Mem 109, SA 93 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Duncan (SA) had 9 points and 8 rebounds. George Neal (SA) had 14 points. Hou 103, Por 87 at Por Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points including 10-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 21 points and 11 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 20 points. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Hou shot 57.9% (44-76) FG and Por shot 43.2% (32-74) FG. Rudy Fernandez (Por, ill) did not play. Orl 116, NY 110 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 12-17 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 26 points including 10-16 FG. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points including 8-24 FG. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 30 points on 10-17 FG and 10-14 FT. Chauncey Billups (NY) had 30 points on 4-12 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 18-20 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Orl shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and NY shot 37.2% (32-86) FG. Gilbert Arenas (Orl, sore left knee) did not play. LAL 90, Min 79 at Min Pau Gasol (LAL) had 12 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 14 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 13 points on 2-10 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Wesley Johnson (Min) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tor 96, NO 90 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 14 points. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. David West (NO) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry (NO) had 17 points including 8-10 FG. Mil 92, Det 90 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 14 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 13 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Mil, left intercoastal rib strain), Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, flu), and Tayshaun Prince (Det, sore SI joint) did not play. Ind 109, GS 100 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 27 points including 16-16 FT and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Williams (GS) had 25 points on 10-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Schedule for Wednesday, March 2 (All times Central) Chicago @ Atlanta 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Detroit 6:30 pm New Orleans @ New York 6:30 pm Indiana @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Denver 8:00 pm Portland @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, March 3 (All times Central) Orlando @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Utah 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