News from February 9. The NBA announced the reserves for the All-Star game. The reserves were selected by coaches in each conference who were asked to select 2 guards, 2 forwards, 1 center, and 2 from any position (and could not vote for players on their own team). The All-Star game takes place February 26 in Orlando. The reserves are: Western Conference Eastern Conference LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) Chris Bosh (Mia) Marc Gasol (Mem) Luol Deng (Chi) Kevin Love (Min) Roy Hibert (Ind) Steve Nash (Pho) Andre Iguodala (Phi) Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) Joe Johnson (Atl) Tony Parker (SA) Paul Pierce (Bos) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Deron Williams (NJ) Atlanta signed Erick Dampier to a 10-day contract. Keith Bogans (NJ) is expected to miss the rest of the season with a fracture in his left ankle and torn deltoid ligament. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday. Houston activated Hasheem Thabeet and placed Greg Smith on IL. Smith was assigned to the NBADL. The LA Lakers activated Steve Blake and placed Darius Morris on IL. The LA Laker announced that they will retire retire Shaquille O'Neal's #34 sometime in 2012-13. LAL 88, Bos 87 OT at Bos Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 12-20 FG and 14 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. LAL shot 15-20 FT and Bos shot 5-5 FT. Sac 106, OKC 101 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 15-26 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Hou 96, Pho 89 at Pho Luis Scola (Hou) had 16 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ruben Patterson (Hou) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 11 points and 11 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points on 7-7 FG and 13 assists. GS 109, Den 101 at Den Dorell Wright (GS) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 13-17 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Thompson (GS) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 10 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained left ankle) and Corey Brewer (Den, death in family) did not play. Schedule for Friday, February 10 (All times Central) Boston at Toronto 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami at Washington 6:00 pm Chicago at Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm New Jersey at Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:30 pm LA Lakers at New York 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas at Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, February 11 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Charlotte 6:00 pm Denver at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Cleveland 6:30 pm San Antonio at New Jersey 7:00 pm New York at Minnesota 7:00 pm Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm Orlando at Milwaukee 8:00 pm Phoenix at Sacramento 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