News from February 13. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Jeremy Lin (NY) as Players of the Week. Westbrook averaged 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-1. Lin averaged 27.3 points and 8.3 assists as New York went 4-0. Miami activated Mickell Gladness and placed Dexter Pittman on IL. Minnesota activated Darko Milicic and placed Luke Ridnour (personal reasons) on IL. Phoenix placed Hakim Warrick on IL. Dal 96, LAC 92 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 16 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points on 5-15 FG and 11-15 FT and 7 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Dal) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Caron Butler (LAC) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points including 2-9 FT and 7 rebounds. Mia 114, Mil 96 at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points including 16-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 24 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 12 points including 2-14 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Orl 102, Min 89 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 17 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Phi 98, Cha 89 at Cha Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (Phi) had 23 points. Corey Maggette (Cha) had 22 points and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points and 5 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles) did not play. NO 86, Uta 80 at NO Gustavo Ayon (NO) had 13 points including 6-7 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Kaman (NO) had 27 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 12 points including 4-12 FG, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO, bruised left knee), Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee), and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. GS 102, Pho 96 at GS David Lee (GS) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points including 5-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 9 points including 3-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 18 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, February 14 (All times Central) New York at Toronto 6:00 pm Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at Detroit 6:30 pm Sacramento at Chicago 7:00 pm Houston at Memphis 7:00 pm Utah at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix at Denver 8:00 pm Washington at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Atlanta at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 15 (All times Central) San Antonio at Toronto 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit at Boston 6:30 pm Memphis at New Jersey 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento at New York 6:30 pm Indiana at Cleveland 6:30 pm New Orleans at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Minnesota 7:00 pm Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta at Phoenix 8:00 pm Portland at Golden State 9:00 pm ESPN Washington at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- 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