News from February 10. Houston assigned Greg Smith to the NBDAL. Memphis activated Quincy Pondexter. Miami activated Chris Bosh and placed Jarvis Varnado on IL. Toronto activated Landry Fields and placed Linas Kleiza (sore right knee) on IL. Bos 118, Den 114 3OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 7-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists in 54 minutes. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points including 9-24 FG, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Bos) had 26 points including 5-14 3-pointers and 3 steals. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Den) had 29 points on 13-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers in 55 minutes. SA 111, Bro 86 at Bro Tiago Splitter (SA) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 11 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points. Manu Ginobili (SA, sore hamstring) did not play. OKC 97, Pho 69 at Pho Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 8 points including 3-10 FG and 7 rebounds (all offensive). Markieff Morris (Pho) had 12 points. Pho shot 44.7% (34-76) FG and Pho shot 33% (30-91) FG. OKC shot 20-27 FT and Pho shot 5-5 FT. Kevin Martin (OKC, flu) did not play. Sac 117, Hou 111 at Sac John Salmons (Sac) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 23 points including 13-13 FT and 6 assists. Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 8-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Toney Douglas (Hou, left hip pointer) did not play. Mia 107, LAL 97 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 12-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 12-18 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Earl Clark (LAL) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mem 105, Min 88 at Mem Tayshaun Prince (Mem) had 18 points including 8-8 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points and 8 assists. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 17 points. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 17 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Min, strained right quad), Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery), and J.J. Barea (Min) did not play. LAC 102, NY 88 at NY Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 27 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 42 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 20 points and 5 assists. Tor 102, NO 89 at Tor Rudy Gay (Tor) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. John Lucas (Tor) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Robin Lopez (NO) had 19 points. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, flu) did not play. Orl 110, Por 104 at Orl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 10 points on 4-18 FG and 15 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including 12-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, sore back) did not play. Schedule for Monday, February 11 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Boston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Detroit 6:30 pm San Antonio @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Washington @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Dallas 7:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, February 12 (All times Central) Denver @ Toronto 6:00 pm Portland @ Miami 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Houston @ Golden State 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