News from January 24. The NBA announced the reserves for the All-Star game. The reserves were selected by coaches in each conference who were asked to select 2 guards, 3 front court players, and 2 from any position (and could not vote for players on their own team). The All-Star game takes place February 17 in Houston. The reserves are: Western Conference Eastern Conference LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) Chris Bosh (Mia) Tim Duncan (SA) Tyson Chandler (NY) James Harden (Hou) Luol Deng (Chi) David Lee (GS) Paul George (Ind) Tony Parker (SA) Jrue Holiday (Phi) Zach Randolph (Mem) Kyrie Irving (Cle) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Joakim Noah (Chi) Cleveland assigned Josh Selby to the NBDAL. New Orleans announced that they will change their name to the Pelicans starting next season. Pho 93, LAC 88 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 24 points including 11-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Luis Scola (Pho) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points. Chris Paul (LAC, bruised right kneecap) did not play. NY 89, Bos 86 at Bos Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points including 11-28 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NY) had 12 points and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 9-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals. Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play. Tor 97, Orl 95 at Orl Ed Davis (Tor) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 7 assists. Sasha Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Schedule for Friday, January 25 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Washington 6:00 pm Boston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Golden State @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Memphis 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, January 26 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Houston 7:00 pm Golden State @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Phoenix @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Indiana @ Utah 8:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ 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