News from March 1. The NBA named Gregg Popovich (SA) and Erik Spoelstra (Mia) as Coaches of the Month for February. San Antonio went 8-2 and Miami went 8-3. Golden State signed Jose Calderon and a few hours later released him. [They had agreed to sign him, but with Durant's injury decided to sign Matt Barnes instead (and would the next day), but signed Calderon to honor their agreement.] Oklahoma City signed Norris Cole for the rest of the season. Washington signed Brandon Jennings and release Danuel House. Cleveland released Jordan McRae. Kevin Durant (GS) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a sprained left MCL. Ed Davis (Por) is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder to repair an injured labrum and is likely out for the rest of the season. Brooklyn activated Caris LeVert and Quincy Acy and placed Andrew Nicholson IL. Cleveland placed Kay Felder on IL. Dallas activated A.J. Hammons and placed Wesley Matthews (right hip injury) on IL. Detroit activated Darrun Hillard and placed Michael Gbinije on IL. Houston placed Isaiah Taylor on IL. Indiana activated Al Jefferson and placed Thaddeus Young on IL. Milwaukee activated Khris Middleton and placed Michael Beasley on IL. New York activated Kristaps Porzinigis and placed Willie Hernangomez on IL. Philadelphia activated Andrew Bogut and placed Joel Embiid on IL. Embiid has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a meniscus tear in his left knee. Sacramento placed Malachi Richardson on IL. San Antonio activated Joel Anthony and placed Tony Parker (quad contusion) on IL. Utah activated Raul Neto and placed Rodney Hood (knee injury) on IL. Washington activated Chris McCullough and placed Trey Burke and Brandon Jennings on IL. Atl 100, Dal 95 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-points and 3 steals. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 25 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Seth Curry (Dal) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Atl shot 56.3% (36-64) FG and Dal shot 45.5% (35-77) FG. NY 101, Orl 90 at Orl Kristaps Porzinigis (NY) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 17 points including 4-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 22 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Was 105, Tor 96 at Tor Bradley Beal (Was) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 13 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Was) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 10-11 FT. Was out-scored Tor 58-34 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Was shot 47.6% (40-84) FG and Tor shot 36.7% (33-90) FG. Mia 125, Phi 98 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 24 points. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 18 points on 6-9 3-pointers (his only attempts). Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia shot 54.4% (49-90) FG and Phi shot 43.5% (37-85) FG. Willie Reed (Mia, right ankle bursitis) and Tiago Splitter (Phi, strained right calf) did not play. Den 110, Mil 98 at Mil Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 14 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den out-scored Mil 63-37 in the 1st half. Jameer Nelson (Den, ill) did not play. NO 109, Det 86 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 33 points on 11-17 FG and 11-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dante Cunningham (NO) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jon Leuer (Det) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points including 1-10 FT and 17 rebounds including 10 offensive. NO shot 50% (39-78) FG and Det shot 38.8% (40-103) FG. DeMarcus Cousins (NO, suspended) did not play. Bos 103, Cle 99 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 9 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 31 points including 9-12 FT and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points. SA 100, Ind 99 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 31 points including the game winning jumper with 2.4 seconds, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (SA) had 18 points. David Lee (SA) had 18 points on a perfect 8-8 FG and 2-2 FT and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points on 5-18 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Min 107, Uta 80 at Uta Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 21 points and 15 rebounds. Nemanja Bjelica (Min) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Dante Exum (Uta) had 15 points. Min shot 50% (39-78) FG and Uta shot 38.% (35-90) FG. Min shot 21-26 FT and Uta shot 6-11 FT. Adreian Payne (Min, ill) did not play. Hou 122, LAC 103 at LAC Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 23 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Nene (Hou) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 16 points and 11 assists. Hou shot 74-41 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Hou shot 28-33 FT and LAC shot 7-13 FT. Hou out-rebounded LAC 62-36 including 19-10 offensive. Bro 109, Sac 100 at Sac Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 17 points and 5 assists. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 9 assists. Schedule for Thursday, March 2 (All times Central) Golden State @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Charlotte @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, March 3 (All times Central) New York @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Memphis @ Dallas 7:30 pm Brooklyn @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Boston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ---- 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