News from February 5. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.4 LeBron James (Mia) 29.2 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Olr) 15.1 Kevin Love (Min) 13.7 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.0 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 9.9 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.5 Chris Paul (LAC) 8.9 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.9 Bos 98, Mem 80 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 24 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 5 points including 2-6 FG, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 15 points. Bos shot 49.3% (36-73) FG and Mem shot 36.8% (32-87) FG. Brandon Bass (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Mia 95, Tor 89 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points on 10-17 FG and 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points including 3-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 9-12 FT. Demar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 9-11 FT. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Monday, February 6 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto at Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Orlando 6:00 pm Chicago at New Jersey 6:30 pm Utah at New York 6:30 pm NBATV Phoenix at Atlanta 6:30 pm San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento at New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston at Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, February 7 (All times Central) Utah at Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte at Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland at Miami 6:30 pm Phoenix at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Sacramento at Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City 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