News from February 1. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 31. Durant averaged 34.7 points and 11.7 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 3-0. Wade averaged 24 points and 7 assists as Miami went 4-0. The NBA named Doc Rivers (LAC) and Dwane Casey (Tor) as Coaches of the Month for January. The Clippers went 11-3 and Toronto went 12-2. Phoenix fired head coach Jeff Hornacek and named assistant coach Earl Watson as interim coach. Memphis signed Ryan Hollins to a 2nd 10-day contract. Tyler Johnson (Mia) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder and will be out 2 months. Atlanta activated Walter Tavares and placed Tiago Splitter (injured right hip) on IL. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Salah Mejri (ill) on IL. Denver activated Joffrey Lauvergne and placed Jameer Nelson (sore left wrist) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Cameron Payne and placed Josh Heustis on IL. Atl 112, Dal 97 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 32 points including 12-15 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 14 points. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-11 FT. Atl shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Dal shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Cle 111, Ind 106 OT at Ind LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 6-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points and 7 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 17 points and 6 assists. Ian Mahinmi (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Det 105, Bro 100 at Bro Andre Drummond (Det) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 19 points and 6 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 27 points including 13-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Bro) had 18 points. Mem 110, NO 95 at NO Zach Randolph (Mem) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 10 assists. Jeff Green (Mem) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Norris Cole (NO) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mem shot 60.6% (43-71) FG and NO shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. Matt Barnes (Mem, right hamstring) and Tyreke Evans (NO, right knee) did not play. OKC 114, Was 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. John Wall (Was) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points. SA 107, Orl 92 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 28 points on 9-13 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 blocks. Patty Mills (SA) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 10 points on 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals. SA shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Orl shot 40.6% (39-96) FG. Den 112, Tor 93 at Den Nikola Jokic (Den) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 14 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 16 points on 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points including 10-11 FT. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Den shot 54.2% (45-83) FG and Tor shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. Den shot 12-15 FT and Tor shot 27-39 FT. Uta 105, Chi 96 OT at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Uta out-scored Chi 12-3 in overtime. Nikola Mirotic (Chi, appendicitis) did not play. Sac 111, Mil 104 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 32 points including 13-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 19 points including 4-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Marco Belinelli (Sac) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 6 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, sprained left ankle), Ben McLemore (Sac, sprained right wrist), and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) did not play. ---- 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