News from February 27. Detroit fined Richard Hamilton, Chris Wilcox, Austin Daye, and Rodney Stuckey for missing Friday's shootaround. Houston activated Terrence Williams and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. Memphis activated Hamad Haddadi and placed Ish Smith on IL. Utah activated Ronnie Price and placed Jeremy Evans on IL. Dal 105, Was 99 at Was Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points on 6-18 FG and 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 25 points. John Wall (Was) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 14 points. Dal shot 21-31 FT and Was shot 6-16 FT. Bos 99, LAC 92 at LAC Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points including 11-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 22 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Randy Foye (LAC) had 32 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 7 assists. Bos shot 35-41 FT and LAC shot 17-21 FT. Chi 83, Mil 75 at Mil Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Salmons (Mil) had 14 points including 5-16 FG. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Hou 123, NJ 108 at Hou Chase Budinger (Hou) had 27 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 30 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 21 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (NJ) had 15 points on 3-12 FG and 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 17 assists. Hou shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and NJ shot 40.2% (37-92) FG. Quinton Ross (NJ, strained lower back) did not play. Det 120, Uta 116 at Det Austin Daye (Det) had 18 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 28 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 23 points including 9-12 FG, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Det, ill), Ben Wallace (Det, death of brother), and Tayshaun Prince (Det, ill) did not play. Mem 120, Sac 92 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Beno Urdih (Sac) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Francisco Garcia (Sac, strained left calf) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, February 27 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Indiana 11:00 am LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 1:30 pm ABC Philadelphia @ Cleveland 4:00 pm Golden State @ Minnesota 4:00 pm Charlotte @ Orlando 5:00 pm Dallas @ Toronto 5:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Memphis @ San Antonio 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, February 28 (All times Central) Phoenix @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Denver 8:00 pm Boston @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 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