News from February 9. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) as Players of the Week for the week ending February 8. Westbrook averaged 34.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 9 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-1. Antetokounmpo averaged 19.5 points and 11 rebounds as Milwaukee went 3-1. Jusuf Nurkic (Den) was named as a replacement for Steven Adams (OKC) in the Rookie-Sophomore game. Blake Griffin (LAC) underwent surgery on his right elbow to remove a staph infection. He is expected to be out at least 3 weeks. Denver activated JaVale McGee and placed Jameer Nelson on IL. Minnesota activated Shabazz Muhammad and placed Glenn Robinson on IL. New York activated Carmelo Anthony and Andrea Bargnani and placed Cleanthony Early and Travis Wear on IL. Oklahoma City activated Anthony Morrow and placed Steven Adams on IL. Adams underwent surgery on a broken finger in his right hand and is expected to be out at least 3 weeks. San Antonio activated Reggie Williams and placed Manu Ginobili (rest) on IL. LAC 115, Dal 98 at Dal DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 22 points, 27 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 3 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points including 9-24 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Charlie Villauneva (Dal) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC, elbow surgery) did not play. OKC 124, Den 114 at Den Kevin Durant (OKC) had 40 points on 13-19 FG, 7-12 3-pointers, and 7-11 FT. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mitch McGary (OKC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. Uta 100, NO 96 at NO Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Eric Gordon (NO) had 31 points including 9-14 FG and 7-8 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Joe Ingles (Uta, lower back muscle spasms), Ryan Anderson (NO, sore right elbow), and Anthony Davis (NO, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Atl 117, Min 105 at Min DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Mil 103 Bro 97 at Mil Jared Dudley (Mil) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 4 steals. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points and 6 assists. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Kenyon Martin (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 109, NY 95 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Norris Cole (Mia) had 12 points and 8 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Was 96, Orl 80 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 14 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 9 points including 3-10 FG, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Rasual Butler (Was) had 15 points including 4-14 FG. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 18 points. Was out-rebounded Orl 53-33 including 13-8 offensive. GS 89, Phi 84 at Phi Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 3-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Leandro Barbosa (GS) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, strained right big toe) did not play. SA 95, Ind 93 at Ind Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 12 points including the game winning jumper with 2.1 seconds left. David West (Ind) had 10 points including 3-10 FG, 18 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 18 points. SA out-scored Ind 30-14 in the 4th quarter. It was head coach Gregg Popovich's (SA) 1,000 career win. Lavoy Allen (Ind, sore right knee) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, February 10 (All times Central) Detroit @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Memphis 7:00 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT 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 ---- 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