News from February 23. Rajon Rondo (Bos) was named as a replacement for Stephen Curry (GS, right foot injury) for the Skills Competition contest. Jerry Stackhouse (Atl) was named as a replacement for Joe Johnson (Atl, sore left knee) for the Shooting Stars contest. Miami elected not to signed Mickell Gladness to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Orlando activated Jason Richardson and placed Jameer Nelson on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.4 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.9 LeBron James (Mia) 27.4 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.3 Kevin Love (Min) 14.0 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.8 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.9 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.5 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.9 OKC 100, LAL 85 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points on 7-24 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Nick Collison (OKC, left quad contusion) and Lazar Hayward (OKC, orbital floor fracture) did not play. Mia 102, NY 88 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and 7 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 14 points and 3 steals. Mia shot 49.4% (42-85) FG and NY shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Bill Walker (NY, sore left elbow) did not play. SA 114, Den 99 at Den Richard Jefferson (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 28 points including 12-21 FG and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 12 assists. Corey Brewer (Den) had 23 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points. Rudy Fernandez (Den, strained lower back), Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained left ankle), and Ty Lawson (Den) did not play. Atl 83, Orl 78 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 12 rebounds. Willie Green (Atl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Jannero Pargo (Atl) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 13 points. Jason Collins (Atl, sprained left elbow) did not play. Schedule for Friday, February 24 (All times Central) All-Star Friday Rookie-Sophomore Practice 9:00 am NBATV 2012 Hall of Fame Announcement 10:30 am NBATV All-Star interviews 11:00 am NBATV Rookie-Sophomore Game 8:00 pm TNT Schedule for Saturday, February 25 (All times Central) All-Star Saturday All-Star Practice 10:00 am NBATV NBADL All-Star Game 1:00 pm NBATV David Stern Press Conference 6:00 pm NBATV All-Star Saturday Night 7:30 pm TNT Shooting Stars Contest Skills Contest 3-Point Contest Slam Dunk Contest Schedule for Sunday, February 26 (All times Central) All-Star Sunday Legends Brunch 11:00 am NBATV All-Star Game 6:30 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