News from February 6. Minnesota signed Lorenzo Brown to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Cleanthony Early on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Durant and placed Grant Jerrett on IL. Orlando activated Aaron Gordon and placed Andrew Nicholson on IL. San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter and placed Jeff Ayres on IL. Toronto activated James Johnson and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. Former NBA ref Norm Drucker died at age 94. Drucker officiated in the NBA from 1953-69 and 76-77 (he also officiated in the ABA from 1969-76). SA 98, Mia 85 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Luol Deng (Mia) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Pho 100, Uta 93 at Pho Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 12 points including 6-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 34 points including 11-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. NO 116, OKC 113 at OKC Anthony Davis (NO) had 41 points on 15-23 FG and 10-10 FT and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 48 points including 15-15 FT, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 9-26 FG and 5 rebounds. Min 90, Mem 89 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and the game winning free throws with 10.2 seconds left, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 7 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points and 3 steals. Hou 117, Mil 111 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points on 9-14 FG and 12-17 FT and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 14 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 15 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 12 points on 5-14 FG, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Det 98, Den 88 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points and 21 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 22 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 18 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points and 9 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den, strained left Achilles) did not play. Bos 107, Phi 96 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 18 points. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointer and 8 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, strained right big toe) did not play. Atl 124, GS 116 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points including 9-12 FT and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points on 5-15 FG and 11-11 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 20 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 6 assists. Atl shot 33-37 FT and GS shot 10-15 FT. Tor 123, LAC 107 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points including 12-13 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points. Louis Williams (Tor) had 18 points and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points on 4-13 FG and 10-11 FT. J.J. Redick (LAC, back spasms) and Hedo Turkoglu (LAC, stomach virus) did not play. Orl 103, LAL 97 OT at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 34 points including 14-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ryan Kelly (LAL) had 20 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 14 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery) did not play. Orl shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and LAL shot 40.2% (39-97) FG. Ind 103, Cle 99 at Ind David West (Ind) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points including 12-15 FT and 7 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 29 points and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ind shot 21-26 FT and Cle shot 8-12 FT. Ian Mahinmi (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bro 92, NY 88 at Bro Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 20 points and 8 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points on 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 21 points on 6-23 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (NY) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Bro shot 50% (37-74) FG and NY shot 38.2% (34-89) FG. Pablo Prigioni (NY, sore left hip) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, February 7 (All times Central) Chicago @ New Orleans 6:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Washington 6:00 pm Golden State @ New York 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Portland @ Dallas 7:30 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, February 8 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC LA Lakers @ Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC Atlanta @ Memphis 5:00 pm Indiana @ Charlotte 5:00 pm Minnesota @ Detroit 5:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 5:00 pm Portland @ Houston 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Sacramento 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