News from March 2. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Month for February. Durant averaged 29.1 points and 8.1 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 12-3. James averageed 24.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.5 assists as Miami went 11-2. Cleveland signed Manny Harris to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans elected not to sign Donald Sloan for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. San Antonio elected not to sign Eric Dawson to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. New York assigned Jerome Jordan to the NBADL. Boston activated E'Twaun Moore and placed Ray Allen (ill) on IL. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and placed Bismack Biyombo on IL. Oklahoma City placed Lazar Hayward on IL and assigned him to the NBADL. Philadelphia activated Craig Brackins and placed Spencer Hawes (strained left Achilles) on IL. Brackins was recalled from the NBADL. Sacramento activated Tyler Honeycutt and placed J.J. Hickson on IL. Hickson is expected to be out at least 3 games with a bruised hip. San Antonio activated Kawhi Leonard. NO 97, Dal 92 at NO Chris Kaman (NO) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Xavier Henry (NO) had 19 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 4 steals. Trevor Ariza (NO, ill), Emeka Okafor (NO, sore left knee), Jason Smith (NO, concussion), Lamar Odom (Dal, personal reasons) did not play. SA 102, Cha 72 at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Corey Maggette (Cha) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. SA shot 47.6% (39-82) FG and Cha shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. SA shot 14-21 FT and Cha shot 7-10 FT. Bos 107, NJ 94 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 14 points, 13 assists, and 5 steals. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 28 points including 8-10 FT. Deron Williams (NJ) had 12 points and 8 assists. Chi 112, Cle 91 at Cle Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 22 points. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 16 points and 7 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle, ill) did not play. Uta 99, Mia 98 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points including 16-24 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 31 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Den 117, Hou 105 at Hou Kenneth Faried (Den) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points including 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 17 points. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 35 points on 10-15 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT. Rudy Fernandez (Den, lower back strain) and Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 105, GS 83 at Phi Elton Brand (Phi) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (Phi) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points and 7 assists. Stephen Curry (GS, right foot injury) did not play. Atl 99, Mil 94 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. Tracy McGrady (Atl) had 9 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 24 points including 7-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 34 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 9-11 FT and 8 assists. Jason Collins (Atl, sprained left elbow), Willie Green (Atl, lower back spasms), Mike Dunleavy (Mil, personal reasons), and Stephen Jackson (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. Mem 102, Tor 99 at Tor Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. James Johnson (Tor) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 18 points. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. LAL 115, Sac 107 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 11-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 10 points on 5-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. LAL shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Sac shot 43.7% (45-103). LAL shot 21-26 FT and Sac shot 8-9 FT. Pho 81, LAC 78 at Pho Grant Hill (Pho) had 14 points. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points and 5 assists. Pho shot 18-29 FT and LAC shot 8-9 FT. Schedule for Saturday, March 3 (All times Central) Cleveland at Washington 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Detroit at Memphis 7:00 pm Pacers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah at Dallas 7:30 pm Minnesota at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, March 4 (All times Central) New York at Boston 12:00 pm ABC Miami at LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Golden State at Toronto 5:00 pm New Jersey at Charlotte 5:00 pm Chicago at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers at Houston 6:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN ---- 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