News from February 10. Golden State elected not to signed Coby Karl to a 2nd 10-day contract. Former NBA player Carl Braun died at age 82. Braun played 12 seasons with New York from 47-48 - 60-61 (and one more season with Boston). Boston activated Bill Walker and placed Ray Allen (back spasms) on IL. Charlotte activated Acie Law and placed Raymond Felton (sprained right ankle) on IL. New Jersey activated Devin Harris and placed Bobby Simmons on IL. Toronto activated Reggie Evans and Marco Belinelli and placed Patrick O'Bryant and Hedo Turkoglu (family illness) on IL. Por 108, Pho 101 at Pho LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points on 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Steven Blake (Por) had 20 points and 12 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Por shot 58.4% (45-77) FG and Pho shot 47% (39-83) FG. Brandon Roy (Por, strained right hamstring) did not play. LAL 96, Uta 81 at Uta Lamar Odom (LAL) had 25 points on 7-9 FG and 11-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 19 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Andrew Bynum (LAL, bruised right hip) did not play. NO 93, Bos 85 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Darren Collison (NO) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 10 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 8 turnovers. Rasheed Wallace (Bos) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Orl 107, Chi 87 at Chi Matt Barnes (Orl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (Orl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Sac 103, Det 97 at Det Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 26 points including 9-15 FG. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 22 points including 8-10 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 23 points on 11-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points including 4-13 FG, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cha 93, Min 92 at Min Boris Diaw (Cha) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and the game winning dunk with 5.3 seconds left and 20 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 33 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 15 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Cha shot 12-18 FT and Min shot 5-9 FT. Tor 104, Phi 93 at Tor Sonny Weems (Tor) had 14 points. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points. Louis Williams (Phi) had 26 points including 91-3 FG and 5 rebounds. Mia 94, Atl 76 at Atl Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points and 11 assists. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points on 7-21 FG. Mia shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Atl shot 37.5% (27-72) FG. Mia shot 7-11 FT and Atl shot 18-25 FT. Jamal Crawford (Atl, sore left shoulder) did not play. Mil 97, NJ 77 at NJ Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 17 points and 8 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 50% (43-86) FG and NJ shot 39.2% (29-74) FG. GS 132, LAC 102 at GS Anthony Morrow (GS) had 26 points including 9-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Anthony Tolliver (GS) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 36 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Al Thornton (LAC) had 18 points. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 16 points. GS shot 62% (49-79) FG and LAC shot 42% (37-88) FG. Monta Ellis (GS, sprained left knee), Corey Maggette (GS, dislocated left ring finger), and Anthony Randolph (GS, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, February 11 (All times Central) Orlando @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT All-Star schedule - at (snowy!) Dallas (All times Central) Friday, February 12 10:00 am Rookie-Sophomore practice NBATV 12:30 Player Interviews (media access) NBATV 6:00 All-Star Celebrity Game ESPN 8:00 Rookie-Sophomore Game TNT Saturday, February 13 10:30 am East-West practice NBATV 2:00 NBADL All-Star Game NBATV 7:00 All-Star Saturday Night TNT Shooting Stars Skills Challenge 3-Point Shootout Slam Dunk Contest Sunday, February 14 11:00 am Legends Brunch NBATV 7:00 All-Star Game TNT Tune in to NBATV throughout the weekend for other coverage, including pre- and post-game press conferences. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html