News from February 22. Atlanta signed Dexter Pittman to a 10-day contract. Atlanta released Jared Cunningham. Cleveland signed Arinze Onuaku to a 10-day contract. Golden State signed Hilton Armstrong to a 10-day contract. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Jason Terry on IL. Terry is expected to miss the rest of the season with an injured left knee. Washington activated Al Harrington. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 31.4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.9 LeBron James (Mia) 26.9 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.0 Kevin Love (Min) 13.3 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.8 Assists Stephen Curry (GS) 8.9 John Wall (Was) 8.6 Ricky Rubio (Min) 8.5 Dal 113, Det 102 at Det Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 12 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Dal) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Det) had 32 points including 14-20 FG and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points and 17 rebounds. GS 93, Bro 86 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jermaine O'Neal (GS) had 23 points including 10-13 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Deron Williams (Bro) had 20 points and 6 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. David Lee (GS, stomach flu) and Marcus Thornton (Bro, food poisoning) did not play. Sac 105, Bos 98 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 12 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jeff Green (Bos) had 29 points on 7-25 FG and 13-18 FT and 6 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Sac shot 52.1% (38-73) FG and Bos shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Rajon Rondo (Bos, rest) and Jared Sullinger (Bos, mild concussion) did not play. Min 121, Uta 104 at Uta Kevin Love (Min) had 37 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chase Budinger (Min) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 16 points and 6 assists. Ronny Turiaf (Min, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Ind 110, Mil 100 at Mil Paul George (Ind) had 32 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 30 points on 11-16 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 10 points on 1-5 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Caron Butler (Mil, sore left ankle) did not play. Atl 107, NY 98 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 28 points including 13-15 FT and 6 assists. Mike Scott (Atl) had 30 points including 11-14 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 10 points and 23 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Atl out-scored NY 39-25 in the 4th quarter. Atl shot 27-33 FT and NY shot 10-16 FT. Gustavo Ayon (Atl, right shoulder injury) and Paul Millsap (Atl, right knee contusion) did not play. Was 94, NO 93 at Was Nene (Was) had 30 points including 13-19 FG and the game winning dunk with .9 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Cha 92, Mem 89 at Cha Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 12 points including 3-11 FG. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assist. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 3 steals. Schedule for Sunday, February 23 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Chicago @ Miami 2:30 pm ABC Washington @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Orlando @ Toronto 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Denver 5:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ LA Lakers 8:00 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Portland 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, February 24 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston @ Utah 8:00 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