News from February 25. Brooklyn released Joe Johnson. Minnesota released Andre Miller. Orlando released Chris Copeland. Washington signed J.J. Hickson. Bryce Dejean-Jones (NO) has a fractured right wrist that will require surgery. Boston placed James Young on IL. GS 130, Orl 114 at Orl Stephen Curry (GS) had 51 points including 20-27 FG and 10-15 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Marreese Speights (GS) had 14 points including 6-8 FG. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 20 points and 4 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. GS shot 60.2% (53-88) FG and Orl shot 45.6% (41-90) FG. Bos 112, Mil 107 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, sprained left knee) and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) did not play. NO 123, OKC 119 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Norris Cole (NO) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 22 points and 9 assists. Ryan Holiday (NO) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 13-23 FG, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 44 points on 15-25 FG and 11-14 FT and 9 assists. Bro 116, Pho 106 at Pho Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 24 points. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 steals, and 3 blocks. Donald Sloan (Bro) had 13 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 30 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho, strained left abductor) did not play. Hou 119, Por 105 at Por Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points on 8-10 FG and 3-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 46 points on 16-26 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, and 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points including 6-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hou out-scored Por 33-12 in the 4th quarter and 70-41 in the 2nd half. SA 96, Uta 78 at Uta Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 29 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 6 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 25 points including 12-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. ---- 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