News from February 3. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Month for January and December. Bryant averaged 30 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.4 assists as the Lakers went 13-9. James averaged 29.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 7.1 assists as Miami went 16-5. The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $75,000 for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. The NBA fined Dallas coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. Orlando suspended Glen Davis for 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team. Davis reportedly got in a verbal argument with the head coach in practice. The LA Clippers signed Kenyon Martin to a 1 year contract using the mini midlevel exception ($2.5 million). Milwaukee released Darington Hobson. Greg Oden (Por) underwent surgery to remove debris from his right knee. Oden is out indefinitely. Houston assigned Marcus Morris to the NBADL. Boston activated Rajon Rondo and placed Marquis Daniels (right ankle injury) on IL. Cleveland activated Luke Harangody and placed Anthony Parker (lower back strain) on IL. Denver activated Corey Brewer and Julyan Stone and placed DeMarre Carroll and Jordan Hamilton on IL. Orlando activated Jason Richardson and placed Glen Davis (suspended) on IL. Toronto activated Linas Kleiza and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. Ind 98, Dal 87 at Dal Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds (all offensive), and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Paul George (Ind) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 7-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 12-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points and 5 assists. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) and George Hill (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAL 93, Den 89 at Den Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points and 17 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 22 points including 10-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points including 7-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 16 points including 5-6 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia 99, Phi 79 at Phi LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Mia shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Phi shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Bos 91, NY 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Hou 99, Pho 81 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 14 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 16 points. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. OKC 101, Mem 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 6-18 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC, sore right foot) did not play. Det 88, Mil 80 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 26 points and 7 assists. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points and 3 steals. Shaun Livingston (Mil) had 14 points. Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder) did not play. Min 108, NJ 105 at NJ Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points on 5-16 FG and 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 10 points, 10 assists, and 6 steals. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 27 points including 11-14 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kris Humprhies (NJ) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Deron Williams (NJ) had 12 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 42 points including 13-20 FG and 8-11 3-pointers. MarShon Brooks (NJ, broken toe right foot) and DeShawn Stevenson (NJ, sore right knee) did not play. Orl 102, Cle 94 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points including 9-16 FT, 16 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tor 106, Was 89 at Tor Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 19 points and 3 steals. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 18 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points. Tor out-rebounded Was 61-37 including 23-11 offensive. 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 Schedule for Sunday, February 5 (All times Central) Memphis at Boston 11:00 am NBATV Toronto at Miami 12:00 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