News from February 10. TRADE: Atlanta traded Adreian Payne to Minnesota for a protected 1st round draft pick (lottery protected 2017-2020, else it becomes a 2nd round draft pick). TRADE: Minnesota traded Maurice Williams, Troy Daniels, and cash to Charlotte for Gary Neal and a 2019 2nd round draft pick. [None of the traded players played in Tuesday's games.] Kyle Korver (Atl) was named to replace the injured Dwyane Wade (Mia) in the All-Star game. Patrick Beverley (Hou) was named to replace John Wall (Was) in the Skills contest. Golden State elected not to sign Quincy Miller after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Chicago activated Mike Dunleavy. Houston activated Nick Johnson and Clint Capela and placed Terrence Jones and Alexey Shved on IL. Det 106, Cha 78 at Cha Greg Monroe (Det) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 18 points including 10-10 FT and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 17 points and 5 assists. Det out-scored Cha 52-32 in the 2nd half. Cartier Martin (Det, sprained right ankle) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha, strained right hamstring) did not play. Hou 127, Pho 118 at Pho James Harden (Hou) had 40 points including 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 32 points including 12-13 FT. Alex Len (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 104, Sac 86 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 16 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Tony Snell (Chi) had 24 points including 9-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points on 5-15 FG and 5-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mem 95, Bro 86 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 15 points. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 15 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 15 points. Den 106, LAL 96 at LAL Ty Lawson (Den) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 16 assists. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (LAL) had 18 points. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Den shot 54.4% (43-79) and LAL shot 43.5% (37-85) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery) and Jordan Hill (LAL, strained hip flexor) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 11 (All times Central) New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Boston 6:30 pm San Antonio @ Detroit 6:30 pm Washington @ Toronto 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Indiana @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Miami @ Cleveland 7:00 pm ESPN Utah @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, February 12 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT ---- 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