News from February 7. The NBA suspended Kendrick Perkins (OKC) for 1 game for head butting Tyreke Evans (NO) during Friday's OKC-Sac game. The NBA fined Chris Paul (LAC) $25,000 for criticizing the refs after Thursday's LAC-Cle game. Utah elected not to sign Chris Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract after his 1st 10-day contract expired. New York activated Cleanthony Early and placed Carmelo Anthony (rest) on IL. Portland activated Chris Kaman and placed Victor Claver on IL. Sacramento activated Reggie Evans and placed Darren Collison (strained right hip flexor) on IL. Washington activated Drew Gooden and placed Bradley Beal (sore right big toe) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 27.1 Anthony Davis (NO) 24.5 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 23.7 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAL) 13.5 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.0 Tyson Chandler (Dal) 12.1 Assists John Wall (Was) 10.2 Ty Lawson (Den) 10.0 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.5 Dal 111, Por 101 OT at Dal Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points on 11-19 FG. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points on 9-25 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Uta 102, Sac 90 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 30 points including 13-23 FG. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 27 points including 7-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 15 points. Uta shot 50% (43-86) FG and Sac shot 39% (32-82) FG. Joe Ingles (Uta, back spasms) did not play. Mil 96, Bos 93 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Phi 89, Cha 81 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 18 points. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 17 points including 5-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, strained right big toe) did not play. GS 106, NY 92 at NY Draymond Green (GS) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 16 points including 5-22 FG. Jason Smith (NY) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Langston Galloway (NY) had 15 points including 5-19 FG. Pablo Prigioni (NY, sore left hip) did not play. Was 114, Bro 77 at Was John Wall (Was) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rasual Butler (Was) had 15 points. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 6 turnovers. Was shot 50.6% (44-87) FG and Bro shot 33.8% (26-77) FG. Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest) did not play. Chi 107, NO 72 at NO Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points. Tony Snell (Chi) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 15 points. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 10 points. Chi shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and NO shot 37.2% (32-86) FG. 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 Schedule for Monday, February 9 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Indiana 6:00 pm Golden State @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Denver 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