News from February 28. Miami signed Mickell Gladness to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Solomon Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Brandon Bass and placed E'Twaun Moore on IL. Chicago activated Richard Hamilton. Cleveland activated Anthony Parker and placed Christian Eyenga on IL. Sacramento activated John Salmons and placed Tyler Honeycutt on IL. Toronto activated Linas Kleiza and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. NJ 93, Dal 92 at Dal Kris Humphries (NJ) had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 38 points including 17-28 FG and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 12 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brendan Haywood (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. NJ shot 12-14 FT and Dal shot 20-28 FT. Jordan Farmar (NJ, strained groin) and Lamar Odom (Dal, personal reasons) did not play. Chi 99, NO 95 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 15 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Kaman (NO) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee) and Jason Smith (NO, concussion) did not play. Bos 86, Cle 83 at Cle Brandon Bass (Bos) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 13 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ind 102, GS 78 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points. Paul George (Ind) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kareem Rush (GS) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS, right foot injury) did not play. Phi 97, Det 68 at Det Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 13 points and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles) did not play. Mil 119, Was 118 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points including the game winning putback with 2.2 seconds left. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 15 points on 3-9 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 10 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Trevor Booker (Was) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring) and Rashard Lewis (Was, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 88, Tor 85 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 26 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 14 points including 3-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Tor) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. Min 109, LAC 97 at LAC Derrick Williams (Min) had 27 points including 9-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Min) had 27 points including 11-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 6 assists. Sac 103, Uta 96 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 21 points. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Josh Howard (Uta) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, February 29 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando at Washington 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland at New York 6:30 pm Golden State at Atlanta 6:30 pm Charlotte at Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas at Memphis 7:00 pm Toronto at New Orleans 7:00 pm Chicago at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Portland at Denver 8:00 pm Houston at Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, March 1 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Miami @ Portland 9:30 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