News from March 2. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Month for February. Aldridge averaged 27.8 points and 9.3 rebounds as Portland went 8-4. Howard averaged 26.6 points and 14.8 rebounds as Orlando went 7-4. Boston signed Troy Murphy. Miami signed Mike Bibby. Utah signed head coach Tyrone Corbin to a multi-year contract. Xavier Henry (Mem) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a sprained right knee. Atlanta recalled Pape Sy from the NBADL. New York activated Derrick Brown and placed Chauncey Billups (bruised right left quad) and Renaldo Balkman on IL. Minnesota activated Wayne Ellington and placed Martell Webster on IL. Golden State placed Charlie Bell on IL. Washington activated Andray Blatche and placed Cartier Martin on IL. Cleveland activated Baron Davis and placed Antawn Jamison (left pinky finger surgery) on IL. Atlanta activated Etan Thomas and placed Josh Smith (sore right knee) on IL. Atl 83, Chi 80 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 31 points including 13-20 FG and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 12 points including 5-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 12 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Den 120, Cha 80 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 16 points and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Den) had 14 points and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 19 points. Shaun Livingston (Cha) had 12 points and 7 assists. Den shot 60.8% (45-74) FG and Cha shot 36.7% (29-79) FG. Den out-rebounded Cha 49-28 including 5-6 offensive. Tyrus Thomas (Cha, left knee surgery) did not play. SA 109, Cle 99 at Cle Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Dejuan Blair (SA) had 14 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. George Hill (SA) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Samardo Samuels (Cle) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. SA shot 53% (44-83) FG and Cle shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. Baron Davis (Cle, sore left knee) and Daniel Gibson (Cle, left quad contusion) on IL. Bos 115, Pho 103 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 28 points including 12-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Aaron Brooks (Pho) had 17 points and 7 assists. Bos shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Pho shot 42.9% (33-77) FG. Delonte West (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. NY 107, NO 88 at NY Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 22 points. Amare Stoudemire (Den) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Toney Douglas (Den) had 24 points on 10-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. OKC 113, Ind 89 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 7-11 FG, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 20 points. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 13 points including 4-16 FG and 7 rebounds. OKC shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and Ind shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. Min 116, Det 105 at Det Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points and 20 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Min) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Lazar Hayward (Min) had 16 points. Austin Daye (Det) had 22 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Darko Milicic (Min, personal reasons) and Tayshaun Prince (Det, sore SI joint) did not play. GS 106, Was 102 at Was David Lee (GS) had 9 points including 3-9 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points. Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Por 107, Sac 102 at Sac LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points including 9-27 FG and 10 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Por) had 19 points including 9-11 FT and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points on 10-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 26 points on 11-18 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Brandon Roy (Por, resting knee) and Rudy Fernandez (Por, flu) did not play. LAC 106, Hou 103 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 24 points. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 17 points and 11 assists. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 24 points and 11 assists. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 18 points. Schedule for Thursday, March 3 (All times Central) Orlando @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, March 4 (All times Central) Toronto @ New Jersey 2:00 pm NBATV at London, England Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Golden State @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Indiana @ Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Miami @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Charlotte @ LA Lakers 9:30 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