News from February 20. TRADE: In a 3-team trade: Denver traded away Andre Miller and a 2nd round draft pick and received Jan Vesely; Washington traded away Eric Maynor, Jan Vesely, and a 2nd round draft pick and received Andre Miller and a protected 2014 draft pick; and Philadelphia traded away a protected 2014 draft pick and received Eric Maynor, a 2nd round draft pick from Denver, and a 2nd round draft pick from Washington. TRADE: Indiana traded Danny Granger and a 2nd round draft pick to Philadelphia for Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen TRADE: Houston traded Aaron Brooks to Denver for Jordan Hamilton. TRADE: San Antonio traded Nando de Colo to Toronto for Austin Daye. TRADE: Charlotte traded Ramon Sessions and Jeff Adrien to Milwaukee for Luke Ridnour and Gary Neal. TRADE: Philadelphia traded Spencer Hawes to Cleveland for Earl Clark, Henry Sims, and two 2014 2nd round draft picks (from Memphis and Cleveland). TRADE: Miami traded Roger Mason and cash to Sacramento for a conditional 2015 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: The LA Clippers traded Antawn Jamison to Atlanta for the rights to Cenk Akyol. TRADE: The LA Clippers traded Byron Mullens and a conditional 2nd round draft pick to Philadelphia for a conditional 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: The LA Lakers traded Steve Blake to Golden State for Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks. The NBA trade deadline has passed. [Except for Blake, none of the above players were available for Thursday's games.] Indiana released Orlando Johnson. Chauncey Billups (Det) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He is expected to be out at least 3 weeks. JaVale McGee (Den) underwent surgery on a stress fracture in his left tibia. He is out for the season. Ronny Turiaf (Min) is out indefinitely with a bruised right knee. Oklahoma City activated Russell Westbrook. Mia 103, OKC 81 at OKC LeBron James (Mia) had 33 points including 15-22 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 24 points including 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 11-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mia shot 54.7% (41-75) FG and OKC shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. GS 102, Hou 99 OT at GS David Lee (GS) had 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points including 8-24 FG and 3-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 39 points including 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Ronnie Brewer (Hou, sprained right ankle) did not play. Den 101, Mil 90 at Mil Kenneth Faried (Den) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 12 points and 10 assists. Caron Butler (Mil) had 17 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib) and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Schedule for Friday, February 21 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm Boston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, February 22 (All times Central) Memphis @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Dallas @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Boston @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ 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