News from February 19. Boston activated Marquis Daniels and placed Kevin Garnett (personal reasons) on IL. Dallas activated Jason Terry and placed Delonte West on IL. West is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken right ring finger. Houston activated Greg Smith and placed Jordan Hill on IL. Hill suffered a sprained right MCL and is expected to be out 2 weeks. Smith was recalled from the NBADL. Miami activated Dexter Pittman and placed Mickell Gladness on IL. New Jersey activated Brook Lopez and placed Shawne Williams on IL. Orlando activated Glen Davis and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Minnesota activated J.J. Barea and placed Anthony Randolph on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 28.9 LeBron James (Mia) 28.0 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.3 Kevin Love (Min) 14.2 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 12.6 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.9 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.5 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.8 NY 104, Dal 97 at NY Jeremy Lin (NY) had 28 points, 14 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Bill Walker (NY, sore left elbow), Carmelo Anthony (NY, strained right groin), and Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal, death of father) did not play. Mia 90, Orl 78 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points including 9-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shane Battier (Mia) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 12 points including 2-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Mia shot 47.5% (38-80) FG and Orl shot 36.5% (27-74) FG. Jason Richardson (Orl, chest pain) did not play. Det 96, Bos 81 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points including 1-7 FT and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points on 2-10 FG and 12-15 FT and 4 steals. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Chris Wilcox (Bos) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Det shot 29-46 FT and Bos shot 11-15 FT. Cle 93, Sac 92 at Cle Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including the game winning free throws with .4 seconds left. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points on 6-17 FG and 7-11 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Daniel Gibson (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 108, Cha 73 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 14 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Granger (Ind) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 0-6 3-pointers. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 16 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points. Ind shot 50% (39-78) FG and Cha shot 37.3% (28-75) FG. Ind out-rebounded Cha 55-31 including 15-5 offensive. George Hill (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mil 92, NJ 85 at NJ Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 29 points and 25 rebounds including 13 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Drew Gooden (Mil, sprained right wrist), Tobias Harris (Mil, right shoulder contusion), and Jordan Farmar (NJ, strained right groin) did not play. Hou 101, Uta 85 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 26 points including 12-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 32 points including 9-13 FG and 7-8 3-pointers and 9 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 11 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Hou shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Uta shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Hasheem Thabeet (Hou, sore lower back) did not play. Min 92, Phi 91 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points including 7-23 FG and the game winning free throws with .1 second left and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Min shot 23-26 FT and Phi shot 8-10 FT. OKC 124, Den 118 OT at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 40 points including 16-29 FG and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points including 6-7 FG, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 11 blocks. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 51 points on 19-28 FG, 5-6 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Den) had 21 points and 10 assists. Lazar Hayward (OKC, orbital floor fracture), Rudy Fernandez (Den, lower back strain), and Danilo Gallinari (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 102, LAL 90 at Pho Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 15 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 25 points including 9-15 FG. Steve Nash (Pho) had 8 points including 2-8 FG and 14 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 32 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 10 turnovers. Schedule for Monday, February 20 (All times Central) Atlanta at Chicago 3:00 pm ESPN New Jersey at New York 6:30 pm Orlando at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis at Houston 7:00 pm Boston at Dallas 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at Denver 8:00 pm San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm Washington at Phoenix 8:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, February 21 (All times Central) Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm New Orleans at Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento at Miami 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio at Portland 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