News from February 11. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Westbrook averaged 21.8 points, 6 assists, and 3.3 steals as Oklahoma City went 4-0. James averaged 31.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.8 assists as Miami went 4-0. Atlanta activated Zaza Pachulia and placed Johan Petro on IL. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and placed Deron Williams on IL. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Tyrus Thomas on IL. Atl 105, Dal 101 at Dal Josh Smith (Atl) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 21 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points and 9 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 19 points. SA 103, Chi 89 at Chi Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points including 11-18 FG. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 18 points and 6 rebound. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA, sore hamstring), Stephen Jackson (SA, personal reasons), and Kirk Hinrich (Chi, injured right elbow) did not play. Bro 89, Ind 84 OT at Ind Reggie Evans (Bro) had 8 points and 22 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points including 6-17 FG. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points including 5-18 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Cha 94, Bos 91 at Cha Byron Mullens (Cha) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 19 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points. LAC 107, Phi 90 at Phi Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Jure Holiday (Phi) had 10 points on 4-14 FG and 9 assists. Nick Young (Phi) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (LAC, sore lower back) and Caron Butler (LAC, sore lower back) did not play. Was 102, Mil 90 at Mil Nene (Was) had 21 points including 10-13 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 5-6 FG, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals. Was shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Mil shot 37.9% (36-95) FG. Min 100, Cle 92 at Cle Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 13 points, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 7 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 7 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Min, strained right quad) and Kevin Love (Min, right hand injury) did not play. NO 105, Det 86 at Det Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 31 points on 13-21 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points on 4-12 FG and 11-13 FT. NO shot 49.4% (41-83) FG and Det shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. NO shot 13-14 FT and Det shot 23-33 FT. Eric Gordon (NO) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, February 13 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm Chicago @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Denver @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Toronto @ New York 6:30 pm Washington @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Portland @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Dallas 7:30 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 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