News from February 29. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Kyle Lowry (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending February 28. Curry averaged 43.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 7.3 assists as Golden State went 4-0. Lowry averaged 28.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 8.7 assists as Toronto went 3-1. Miami released Beno Udrih. San Antonio signed Andre Miller and released Ray McCallum. Denver placed Danilo Gallinari (torn ligaments right ankle) on IL. Memphis placed Brandan Wright on IL. Wright is out indefinitely with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Washington activated Jarell Eddie and placed Nene (body soreness) on IL. LAC 105, Bro 95 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 25 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. LAC shot 14-16 FT and Bro shot 23-33 FT. OKC 131, Sac 116 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points including 6-8 FG, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 23 points on a perfect 11-11 FG and 1-1 FT. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 22 points including 8-11 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points on 14-33 FG and 7-11 FT, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. LAC shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Sac 44.9% (48-107) FG. Seth Curry (Sac, sprained right foot) and Rudy Gay (Sac, strained right shoulder) did not play. Mem 103, Den 96 at Den Zach Randolph (Mem) had 22 points and 6 assists. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mem) had 15 points. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 15 points. Mem shot 28-36 FT and Den shot 8-10 FT. Mil 128, Hou 121 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points including 4-11 FT, 17 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 36 points including 16-25 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 30 points on 7-11 FG and 15-15 FT and 5 steals. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 18 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 30 points on 12-20 FG and 6-14 FT and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Mil shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and Hou shot 47.1% (41-87) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil, left knee patellar tendinitis) and John Henson (Mil, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 100, Uta 95 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 22 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points and 9 assists. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 18 points. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Uta, personal reasons) did not play. Was 116, Phi 108 at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 37 points including 9-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ish Smith (Phi) had 25 points and 7 assists. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi, right shin contusion) and Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Cle 100, Ind 96 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 14-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points including 11-11 FT and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 28 points. C.J. Miles (Ind, strained left calf) 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