News from February 24. Derrick Rose (Chi) was diagnosed with a torn medial meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery. Cleveland signed Kendrick Perkins for the rest of the season. The LA Clippers signed Jordan Hamilton to a 10-day contract. Philadelphia claimed Thomas Robinson off of waivers and released Tim Frazier (who was on a 10-day contract). Utah signed Bryce Cotton and Jack Cooley to 10-day contracts. Cleveland placed Shawn Marion on IL. Marion is expected to be out 2 weeks with a strained left hip. Toronto activated Patrick Patterson and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Dal 99, Tor 92 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points and 3 steals. Devin Harris (Dal) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points including 7-21 FG. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. OKC 105, Ind 92 at OKC Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. George Hill (Ind) had 13 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Cle 102, Det 93 at Det Kevin Love (Cle) had 24 points on 8-14 3-pointers [and 0-2 2-pointers] and 9 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points including 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 9 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points and 5 assists. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. GS 114, Was 107 at Was Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points and 5 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Was) had 25 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, February 25 (All times Central) Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New York @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Washington @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Memphis @ Sacramento 9:00 pm San Antonio @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, February 26 (All times Central) Golden State @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 9:30 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