News from February 24. The NBA suspended Will Bynum (Det) for 1 game for striking Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) in the stomach during Saturday's Det-Ind game Omir Casspi (Cle) underwent surgery for appendicitis. Dallas activated Chris Kaman and placed Dominique Jones on IL. Miami activated Mike Miller and placed Jarvis Varnado on IL. Philadelphia activated Thaddeus Young. Sacramento placed Cole Aldrich on IL. San Antonio activated Aron Baynes and placed Gary Neal on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.8 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 28.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 27.1 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 11.9 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.7 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.5 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.5 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.4 LAL 103, Dal 99 at Dal Steve Nash (LAL) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points on 13-21 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (LAL) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 13 rebounds. Elton Brand (Dal) had 14 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. SA 97, Pho 87 at Pho Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 16 points. Luis Scola (Pho) had 15 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA, sore triceps) did not play. OKC 102, Chi 71 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Luol Deng (Chi) had 13 points. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 13 points including 2-14 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. OKC shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and Chi shot 29.1% (25-86) FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, sore right elbow) did not play. Mem 76, Bro 72 at Bro Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 10 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Por 92, Bos 86 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. NY 99, Phi 93 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points on 6-18 FG and 16-18 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (NY) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points including 9-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Evan Turner (Phi) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. NO 110, Sac 95 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. John Salmons (Sac) had 18 points including 6-7 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Omri Casspi (Sac, appendectomy) and Daniel Gibson (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Mia 109, Cle 105 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 8-11 FT and 8 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 17 points and 5 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 26 points including 11-17 FG. GS 100, Min 99 at Min David Lee (GS) had 22 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carl Landry (GS) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Derrick Williams (Min) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 21 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 16 points on 3-10 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery) did not play. Schedule for Monday, February 25 (All times Central) Washington @ Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Denver 8:00 pm Boston @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, February 26 (All times Central) Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Miami 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Dallas 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Charlotte @ LA Clippers 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