News from February 22. Dallas signed David Lee and released John Jenkins. Denver signed JaKarr Sampson to a 2 year contract. Golden State signed Anderson Varejao and released Jason Thompson. Milwaukee signed Steve Novak and released Chris Copeland. New York signed Jimmer Fredette to a 10-day contract. Orlando released Jared Cunningham. Phoenix released DeJuan Blair. Atlanta activated Kirk Hinrich. New York placed Louis Amundson on IL. LAC 124, Pho 84 at LAC J.J. Reddick (LAC) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points including 5-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jeff Green (LAC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 20 points including 6-19 FG. Alex Len (Pho) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 55% (44-80) FG and Pho shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. Tyson Chandler (Pho, right shoulder contusion) and Brandon Knight (Pho, left abductor strain) did not play. Min 124, Bos 122 at Min Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 15 points including 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Min shot 30-40 FT and Bos shot 14-17 FT. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, sore right foot) did not play. Mil 108 LAL 101 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 12-17 FG, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 6 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 15 points including 3-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Nick Young (LAL) had 19 points. Mil shot 51.2% (44-86) FG and LAL shot 38.8% (28-76) FG. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, sprained left knee) and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) did not play. GS 102, Atl 92 at Atl Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points including 5-14 FG and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 14-22 FG and 5-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 6 points including 2-10 FG, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnover. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 6 assists. Tor 122, NY 95 at NY Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Robin Lopez (NY) had 21 points including 10-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mia 101, Ind 93 OT at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 24 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 13 points including 5-18 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 19 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 blocks. Paul George (Ind) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind, strained left calf) did not play. Det 96, Cle 88 at Cle Reggie Jackson (Det) had 23 points and 3 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points including 8-10 FG. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points including 8-14 FG and 15 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 30 points and 5 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Det, sprained right knee) and Iman Shumpert (Cle, sprained left shoulder) 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