News from February 24. Orlando claimed Chris Copeland off the waiver wire. Phoenix claimed John Jenkins off the waiver wire. Detroit signed Justin Harper to a 10-day contract. Beno Udrih (Mia) is expected to undergo surgery on the torn plantar plate in his right foot and will be out 3 months. Dallas placed Jeremy Evans on IL. The LA Lakers activated Anthony Brown and placed Robert Sacre on IL. Washington activated Alan Anderson. OKC 116, Dal 103 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Steven Adams (OKC) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points on 10-16 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. Den 87, LAC 81 at LAC Kenneth Faried (Den) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. SA 108, Sac 92 at Sac Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 6 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points including 8-23 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 7 points on 3-10 FG, 8 rebounds, 18 assists, and 3 steals. Mem 128, LAL 119 at Mem Matt Barnes (Mem) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. P.J. Hairson (Mem) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 28 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 22 points and 8 assists. Louis Williams (LAL) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Chi 109, Was 104 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 9 assists. E'Twaun Moore (Chi) had 17 points. Garrett Temple (Was) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points including 0-6 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler (Chi, left knee strain) and Derrick Rose (Chi, right hamstring tendinitis) did not play. Tor 114, Min 105 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points and 6 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 31 points including 11-19 FG. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 6 assists. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 8 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points and 6 turnovers. Nemanj Bjelica (Min, strained right foot) did not play. GS 118, Mia 112 at Mia Draymond Green (GS) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 33 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 42 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 10-11 FT and 7 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Beno Udrih (GS, torn plantar plate right foot) did not play. Det 111, Phi 91 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points and 18 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 13 points. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Stanley Johnson (Det, right shoulder sprain), Anthony Tolliver (Det, sprained right knee), and T.J. McConnell (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 108, NY 105 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 10 points. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 22 points. Jose Calderon (NY) had 20 points including 4-4 3-pointers. C.J. Miles (Ind, strained left calf) did not play. Cle 114 Cha 103 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points and 6 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 16 points. 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