News from February 18. Portland activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Armon Johnson on IL. SA 103, LAC 100 OT at LAC Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 30 points including 8-11 FT and 10 assists. Gary Neal (SA) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points and 6 assists. Randy Foye (LAC) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers. NJ 97, Chi 85 at Chi Kris Humphries (NJ) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (NJ) had 29 points including 9-26 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Mike James (Chi) had 16 points and 7 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi, back pain) did not play. Mem 104, GS 103 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 13-21 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 33 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-12 FT and 6 assists. Sam Young (Mem, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 97, Atl 77 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Por) had 14 points and 8 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Por out-rebounded Atl 50-27 including 15-4 offensive. Schedule for Sunday, February 19 (All times Central) Dallas at New York 12:00 pm ABC Orlando at Miami 2:30 pm ABC Boston at Detroit 5:00 pm Sacramento at Cleveland 5:00 pm Charlotte at Indiana 5:00 pm Milwaukee at New Jersey 6:00 pm Utah at Houston 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Minnesota 6:00 pm Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers at Phoenix 7:00 pm Schedule for Monday, February 20 (All times Central) Atlanta at Chicago 3:00 pm ESPN New Jersey at New York 6:30 pm Orlando at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis at Houston 7:00 pm Boston at Dallas 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at Denver 8:00 pm San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm Washington at Phoenix 8:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT LA Clippers at Golden State 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