News from February 8. Phoenix signed Jordan McRae to a 2nd 10-day contract. Orlando elected to sign Keith Appling for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Justin Holiday and placed Walter Tavares on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed Roy Hibbert on IL. Philadelphia activated Richuan Holmes and placed Elton Brand on IL. Portland activated Allen Crabbe and placed Luis Montero on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo. Cha 108, Chi 91 at Cha Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 14 points. Cha shot 24-31 FT and Chi shot 11-14 FT. Jimmy Butler (Chi, strained left knee) and Derrick Rose (Chi, soreness) did not play. Cle 120, Sac 100 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 22 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 32 points including 13-21 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 12 assists. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 7 points including 1-8 FG, 16 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Ind 89, LAL 87 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 21 points including 6-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Myles Turner (Ind) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 13 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points including 6-25 FG and 4-14 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LAC 98, Phi 92 OT at Phi DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 12 points, 21 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 23 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points on 5-18 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 23 points. Ish Smith (Phi) had 16 points including 7-24 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Paul Pierce (LAC, rest) did not play. Bro 105, Den 104 at Bro Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 12 points including the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 8 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points. Markel Brown (Bro) had 19 points. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Sergey Karasev (Bro, ill) did not play. Tor 103, Det 89 at Det Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 7 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Tor shot 55.7% (39-70) FG and Det shot 45% (36-80) FG. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det, core muscle strain) did not play. NO 116, Min 102 at Min Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 26 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO, right knee) and Kevin Martin (Min, sore right wrist) did not play. Orl 117, Atl 110 at Atl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 28 points including 11-16 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points and 5 assists. Por 112, Mem 106 OT at Mem Damian Lillard (Por) had 33 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-12 FT and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Henderson (Por) had 16 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 27 points including 10-17 FG. OKC 122, Pho 106 at Pho Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 15 points and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 23 points including 9-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 7 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho, strained left abductor) 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