News from February 3. The NBA named Trey Lyles (Uta) as a replacement for the injured Nikola Mirotic (Chi) for the Rookie-Sophomore game. Tyler Johnson (Mia) underwent left shoulder surgery. Denver elected not to signed Sean Kilpatrick for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated R.J. Hunter and placed Terry Rozier on IL. Cleveland activated Sasha Kaun and placed Matthew Dellavedova (sore left hamstring) on IL. Charlotte activated Cody Zeller and placed P.J. Harrison on IL. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and placed Deron Williams (right hip contusion) on IL. Miami activated Hassan Whiteside. Orlando activated Devyn Marble and placed Dewayne Dedmon on IL. Philadelphia activated Jahlil Okafor and placed Elton Brand on IL. Mia 93, Dal 90 at Dal Luol Deng (Mia) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points and 3 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Min 108, LAC 102 at LAC Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 31 points including 12-21 FG. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 10-10 FT. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points on 7-8 FG and 4-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Martin (Min, sore right wrist) did not play. Chi 107, Sac 102 at Sac Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. E'Twaun Moore (Chi) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 30 points including 6-11 FT, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi, left knee tendinitis) and Nikola Mirotic (Chi, appendicitis) did not play. Uta 85, Den 81 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 24 points on 5-16 FG and 12-14 FT. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Darrell Arthur (Den, left quad soreness) did not play. SA 110, NO 97 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 36 points on 12-20 FG and 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points and 5 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO, right knee) did not play. OKC 117, Orl 114 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points including 6-12 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with .5 seconds left, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 14 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 13 points on 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 37 points including 13-19 FG and 7 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points. OKC shot 20-25 FT and Orl shot 10-12 FT. GS 134, Was 121 at Was Stephen Curry (GS) had 51 points including 19-28 FG and 11-16 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 6-3 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 41 points including 17-25 FG and 10 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Ind 114, Bro 100 at Bro Paul George (Ind) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 11 points on 5-7 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 27 points including 10-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points including 9-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Bos 102, Det 95 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 15 points. Evan Turner (Bos) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points and 7 assists. Bos shot 11-13 FT and Det shot 20-28 FT. Atl 124, Phi 86 at Phi Thabo Sefolosha (Atl) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Scott (Atl) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Nik Stauskas (Phi) had 17 points including 5-7 FG. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 10 points on 5-5 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Atl shot 52.2% (48-92) FG and Phi shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. Cha 106, Cle 97 at Cha Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha, sore left knee) 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