News from February 22. Ryan Anderson (NO) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained MCL. Anthony Davis (NO) is expected to be out 1 to 2 weeks with a right shoulder injury. Kevin Durant (OKC) underwent a procedure on his right foot to help alleviate pain. New Orleans released Shawne Williams. Philadelphia signed Ish Smith and released Malcolm Thomas. Boston activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Jared Sullinger on IL. Sullinger is expected to be out for the rest of the season with a stress fractured in his left foot. Dallas activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Chandler Parsons (sprained left ankle) on IL. Denver activated Will Barton. Orlando activated Tobias Harris and placed Maurice Harkless on IL. Philadelphia activated Isaiah Canaan. Portland activated Arron Afflalo. Dal 92, Cha 81 at Dal Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points. Richard Jefferson (Dal) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Dal) had 14 points. Maurice Williams (Cha) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 8 points on 4-16 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAL 118, Bos 111 OT at LAL Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Nick Young (LAL) had 19 points. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 6 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery) did not play. Mem 98, Por 92 at Por Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 19 points including 6-8 FG. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. OKC 119, Den 94 at OKC Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 17 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 16 points. OKC shot 52.2% (48-92) FG and Den shot 36.1% (35-97) FG. Orl 103, Phi 98 at Orl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 31 points including 14-24 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 17 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Willie Green (Orl) had 16 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. JaKarr Sampson (Phi) had 16 points. Ind 104, GS 98 at Ind C.J. Miles (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 12 points and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 39 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-10 FT. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Stephen Curry (GS, sore right foot) did not play. Det 106, Was 89 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 26 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 24 points on 12-18 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 10 points on 5-16 FG and 12 assists. Atl 97, Mil 86 at Mil Paul Millsap (Atl) had 23 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 12 points including 3-10 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points and 5 assists. Cle 101, NY 83 at NY LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points. Langston Galloway (NY) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Cle shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and NY shot 37.4% (37-99) FG. Cle shot 9-15 FT and NY shot 6-7 FT. Shane Larkin (NY, ill) did not play. Schedule for Monday, February 23 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Miami 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 7:00 pm Toronto @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Denver 8:00 pm Boston @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Memphis @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, February 24 (All times Central) Golden State @ Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Toronto @ Dallas 7:30 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