News from February 1. New Jersey signed Keith Bogans and released Larry Owens. Orlando released Larry Hughes. The LA Clippers activated Travis Leslie and placed Eric Bledsoe on IL. Minnesota activated J.J. Barea and placed Anthony Randolph on IL. Portland activated Armon Johnson and placed Nicolas Batum on IL. Toronto activated Solomon Alabi and placed Linas Kleiza on IL. OKC 95, Dal 86 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points including 8-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 4 points on 2-8 FG, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 10 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 12 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jason Terry (Dal) had 25 points including 7-10 FG. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC, sore right foot), Lamar Odom (Dal, stomach ailment), and Brendan Haywood (Dal, lower back tightness) did not play. Phi 98, Chi 82 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 17 points and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points and 6 assists. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Chi, injured right thigh) did not play. Mil 105, Mia 97 at Mil Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 31 points including 9-25 FG and 7-14 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 40 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Orl 109, Was 103 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 23 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 23 points including 11-16 FT, 18 rebounds, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Nick Young (Was) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 19 points and 6 assists. Orl shot 30-39 FT and Was shot 7-9 FT. Pho 120, NO 103 at NO Channing Frye (Pho) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 23 points including 11-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 30 points including 13-16 FG and 10 assists. Jason Smith (NO) had 16 points on 8-9 FG and 3 blocks. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Pho shot 32-39 FT and NO shot 14-17 FT. SA 99, Hou 91 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points on 9-12 FG and 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points. Gary Neal (SA) had 15 points. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 15 points and 7 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 29 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. SA shot 22-31 FT and Hou shot 10-13 FT. Ind 109, Min 99 at Min Danny Granger (Ind) had 36 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 13-15 FT and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 13 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) and George Hill (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 100, Tor 64 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 12 points and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Ed Davis (Tor) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 14 points. Bos shot 52% (39-75) FG and Tor shot 34.2% (25-73) FG. NJ 99, Det 96 at NJ Kris Humphries (NJ) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (NJ) had 26 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 15 points. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. MarShon Brooks (NJ, broken toe right foot), Anthony Morrow (NJ, sore left ankle), DeShawn Stevenson (NJ, sore right knee), Johan Petro (NJ, stomach virus), Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot), and Ben Gordon (Det, sore left should) did not play. LAC 107, Uta 105 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points including 14-22 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 34 points including 15-24 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 19 points including 6-18 FG. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 12 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 16 points. Caron Butler (LAC, sore lower back) and Raja Bell (Uta, strained right adductor) did not play. Por 112, Cha 68 at Por Gerald Wallace (Por) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 12 points. Por shot 55% (44-80) FG and Cha shot 32.5% (26-80) FG. Schedule for Thursday, February 2 (All times Central) Memphis at Atlanta 6:30 pm Chicago at New York 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans at San Antonio 7:30 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Utah at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Friday, February 3 (All times Central) Washington at Toronto 6:00 pm Miami at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Minnesota at New Jersey 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Detroit 6:30 pm New York at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Phoenix at Houston 7:00 pm Memphis at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Indiana at Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers at Denver 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