News from February 11. Utah signed Nazareth Mitrou-Long to a 10-day contract. Sacramento released Joe Johnson. Dallas placed Dirk Nowitzki (left ankle effusion/rest) and Wesley Matthews (lower back tightness/rest) on IL. Indiana activated Ike Anigobogu and placed T.J. Leaf (sore left calf) on IL. Memphis activated Myke Henry and Tyreke Evans and placed Brice Johnson on IL. Sacramento activated Jack Cooley and placed Iman Shumpert (left plantar fascia) and Bruno Caboclo (personal reasons) on IL. Utah placed Ricky Rubio (sore left hip) on IL. Boston retired Paul Pierce's #34. Hou 104, Dal 97 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 27 points on 6-19 FG, 4-13 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Clint Capela (Hou) had 16 points including 4-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Hou shot 23-33 FT and Dal shot 11-16 FT. J.J. Barea (Dal, rest) and Salah Mejri (Dal, stiff neck) did not play. Tor 123, Cha 103 at Cha Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points and 8 assists. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Tor shot 56.3% (49-87) FG and Cha shot 42.7% (38-89) FG. Tor shot 7-10 FT and Cha shot 17-23 FT. Atl 118, Det 115 at Atl Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 20 points including 7-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points including 9-12 FT and 7 assists. Blake Griffin (Det) had 23 points including 7-21 FG and 3-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 25 points including 9-13 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 121, Bos 99 at Bos LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 15 points on 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and Bos 40.4% (36-89) FG. Ind 121, NY 113 at Ind Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 30 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Michael Beasley (NY) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 17 points and 11 assists. Min 111, Sac 106 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 29 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 13 points and 8 assists. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 23 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. OKC 110, Mem 92 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 33 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8-11 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Alex Abrines (OKC) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Raymond Felton (OKC) had 14 points including 3-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 14 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Deyonta Davis (Mem, sore knees) and Wayne Selden (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Uta 115, Por 96 at Por Joe Ingles (Uta) had 24 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Donvan Mitchell (Uta) had 27 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 5 turnovers, Damian Lillard (Por) had 39 points including 13-13 FT. Uta out-scored Por 38-19 in the 3rd quarter. Schedule for Monday, February 12 (All times Central) New Orleans at Detroit 6:00 pm New York at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando at Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, February 13 (All times Central) Miami at Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Denver 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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