News from February 25.

Jimmy Butler (Min) underwent surgery on the meniscus in his right knee.


Cha 114, Det 98  at Cha
Dwight Howard (Cha) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 12 rebounds.
Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9
assists, and 3 steals.
Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points and 6 assists.
Blake Griffin (Det) had 20 points including 10-18 FG and 6 turnovers.
Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. 
Cha out-scored Det 70-46 in the 1st half.

NO 123, Mil 121 OT  at Mil
Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Jrue Holiday (NO) had 36 points including 16-31 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Rajon Rondo (NO) had 16 points on 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points and 5 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points on 6-18 FG and 8-10 FT and 6
assists.
Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jabari Parker (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
NO shot 11-14 FG and Mil shot 26-29 FT.

SA 110, Cle 94  at Cle
LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 27 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds.
Dejounte Murray (SA) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.
Danny Green (SA) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers.
LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Jordan Clarkson (Cle) had 17 points.
SA shot 25-32 FG and Cle shot 10-14 FT.
Manu Ginobili (SA) did not play.

Was 109, Phi 94  at Was
Otto Porter (Was) had 23 points on 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds.
Bradley Beal (Was) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists,
and 7 turnovers.
Kelly Oubre (Was) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 blocks.
Joel Embiid (Phi) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Hou 119, Den 114  at Den
James Harden (Hou) had 41 points on 11-20 FG, 6-10 3-pointers, and 13-16
FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Chris Paul (Hou) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Will Barton (Den) had 25 points including 1015- FG, 7 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Nikola Jokic (Den) had 21 points, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 8
assists.
Jamal Murray (Den) had 19 points and 5 assists.
Eric Gordon (Hou, ill) did not play.


Schedule for Monday, February 26 (All times Central)
  LA Lakers at Atlanta            6:30 pm
  Memphis at Boston               6:30 pm
  Chicago at Brooklyn             6:30 pm
  Golden State at New York        6:30 pm  NBATV
  Detroit at Toronto              6:30 pm
  Phoenix at New Orleans          7:00 pm
  Orlando at Oklahoma City        7:00 pm
  Indiana at Dallas               7:30 pm
  Houston at Utah                 8:00 pm
  Minnesota at Sacramento         9:00 pm  NBATV

Schedule for Tuesday, February 27 (All times Central)
  Chicago at Charlotte            7:00 pm
  Brooklyn at Cleveland           6:00 pm
  Philadelphia at Miami           7:30 pm
  Washington at Milwaukee         7:00 pm  TNT
  Sacramento at Portland          9:00 pm
  LA Clippers at Denver           9:30 pm  TNT


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