News from February 7. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 29.3 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 3-0. James averaged 26.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 7.3 assists as Miami went 4-0. Houston suspended Aaron Brooks for 1 game for leaving the court during the 4th quarter of Saturday's Hou-Mem game. Brooks was placed on IL and Ish Smith was activated (after being recalled from the NBADL). Utah signed head coach Jerry Sloan to a 1 year contract extension, making him signed through 11-12. Memphis signed Jason Williams. Toronto signed Trey Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia recalled Craig Brackins from the NBADL. Dallas activated Peja Stojakovic. Boston activated Avery Bradley and placed Marquis Daniels (bruised spinal cord) on IL. Bradley was recalled from the NBADL. Charlotte activated Dominic McGuire and placed Matt Carroll on IL. Minnesota activated Wayne Ellington and placed Luke Ridnour (personal reasons) on IL. New Orleans activated Jason Smith and placed Trevor Ariza (sprained right ankle) on IL. Denver activated Ty Lawson and Melvin Ely placed Renaldo Balkman and Nene on IL. With their loss, Cleveland's losing streak reached 25 games, the longest in NBA history. Dal 99, Cle 96 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points and 5 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. LAL 93, Mem 84 at Mem Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Sam Young (Mem) had 22 points. LAL shot 21-35 FT and Mem shot 14-17 FT. Cha 94, Bos 89 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points and 16 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points. Shaun Livingston (Cha) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points. Shaquille O'Neal (Bos, sore right leg) and Semih Erden (Bos, strained right adductor) did not play. Hou 108, Den 103 at Den Luis Scola (Hou) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 37 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 50 points on 16-24 FG and 16-18 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Por 109, Chi 103 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 42 points on 15-23 FG and 12-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 27 points on 7-11 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 18 points. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 36 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Por shot 37-40 FT and Chi shot 11-18 FT. Min 104, NO 92 at NO Michael Beasley (Min) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 27 points including 14-14 FT and 17 rebounds. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 13 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. David West (NO) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Uta 107, Sac 104 at Sac Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 23 points and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points and 6 turnovers. Pho 104, GS 92 at GS Grant Hill (Pho) had 18 points. Channing Frye (Pho) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points and 15 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points on 5-17 FG and 10-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Reggie Williams (GS) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, February 8 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Orlando 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Miami 6:30 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 7:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 9 (All times Central) Detroit @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Toronto 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ New York 6:30 pm Chicago @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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