News from February 2. The NBA named Ricky Rubio (Min) and Kyrie Irving (Cle) as Rookies of the Month for December and January. Rubio averaged 11.4 points and 8.9 assists as Minnesota went 10-11. Irving averaged 18.1 points and 4.9 assists as Cleveland went 8-12. The NBA named Scott Brooks (OKC) and Tom Thibodeau (Chi) as Coaches of the Month for December and January. Oklahoma City went 16-4 and Chicago went 18-5. All-Star starters were announced, as selected by fan voting. For the Western Conference, Kevin Durant (OKC), Blake Griffin (LAC), Andrew Bynum (LAL), Kobe Bryant (LAL), and Chris Paul (LAC) will start. For the Eastern Conference, LeBron James (Cle), Carmelo Anthony (NY), Dwight Howard (Orl), Derrick Rose (Chi), and Dwyane Wade (Mia) will start. The All-Star game will take place February 26 in Orlando. [Top voting results listed at the end.] Orlando signed Ish Smith. Gerald Henderson (Cha) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a strained right hamstring. Denver activated DeMarre Carroll and Jordan Hamilton and placed Corey Brewer and Julyan Stone on IL. Den 112, LAC 91 at LAC Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 18 points and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points and 9 assists. Den shot 22-25 FT and LAC shot 5-12 FT. Chi 105, NY 102 at NY Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 16 points. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 32 points and 13 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 10-26 FG and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 34 points including 16-27 FG and 11 rebounds. Chi shot 21-29 FT and NY shot 10-14 FT. Richard Hamilton (Chi, injured right thigh) did not play. Mem 96, Atl 77 at Atl Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Ivan Johnson (Atl) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Mem shot 12-19 FT and Atl shot 6-9 FT. SA 93, NO 81 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 16 points and 5 assists. Carl Landry (NO) had 17 points. GS 119, Uta 101 at GS David Lee (GS) had 23 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Monta Ellis (GS) had 33 points including 13-21 FG and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points including 10-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Howard (Uta) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points. Raja Bell (Uta, strained right adductor), Devin Harris (Uta, strained left hamstring), and Earl Watson (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 95, Por 92 at Sac John Salmons (Sac) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 20 points on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 28 points including 12-19 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Raymond Felton (Por) had 15 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Top All-Star Voting Results Western Conference Forward Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,345,566 Blake Griffin (LAC) 876,451 Pau Gasol (LAL) 470,353 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 468,435 Kevin Love (Min) 373,880 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 279,500 Tim Duncan (SA) 185,069 Lamar Odom (Dal) 142,830 Danilo Gallinari (Den) 110,245 Rudy Gay (Mem) 95,228 Guard Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,555,479 Chris Paul (LAC) 1,138,743 Ricky Rubio (Min) 397,456 Steve Nash (Pho) 276,268 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 262,186 Kyle Lowry (Hou) 185,584 Monta Ellis (GS) 156,603 Chauncey Billups (LAC) 120,961 Jason Kidd (Dal) 114,924 Manu Ginobili (SA) 111,273 Center Andrew Bynum (LAL) 1,051,945 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 322,056 Marc Gasol (Mem) 285,525 Nene (Den) 207,102 Marcin Gortat (Pho) 136,168 Kendrick Perkins (OKC) 99,811 Eastern Conference Forward LeBron James (Mia) 1,360,680 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 1,041,290 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 383,734 Kevin Garnett (Bos) 367,914 Chris Bosh (Mia) 324,605 Luol Deng (Chi) 276,205 Paul Pierce (Bos) 215,020 Carlos Boozer (Chi) 175,828 Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 152,362 Josh Smith (Atl) 119,638 Guard Derrick Rose (Chi) 1,514,723 Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,334,223 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 547,110 Ray Allen (Bos) 382,147 Deron Williams (NJ) 208,697 Jose Calderon (Tor) 132,167 Richard Hamilton (Chi) 111,368 John Wall (Was) 96,606 Kyrie Irving (Cle) 96,346 Joe Johnson (Atl) 66,145 Center Dwight Howard (Orl) 1,600,390 Joakim Noah (Chi) 236,497 Tyson Chandler (NY) 163,077 Joel Anthony (Mia) 101,307 JaVale McGee (Was) 63,765 Al Horford (Atl) 50,396 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 Schedule for Saturday, February 4 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Atlanta 6:00 pm Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV New Jersey at New York 6:30 pm New Orleans at Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas at Cleveland 6:30 pm Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Chicago at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm Charlotte at Phoenix 8:00 pm Golden State at Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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