News from February 25. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 31.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 6 assists as the Lakers went 3-0. James averaged 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 9.3 assists as Miami went 4-0. Houston signed Tim Ohlbrecht. Oklahoma City signed Derek Fisher for the rest of the season. Atlanta activated Jeremy Tyler and placed Zaza Pachulia on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Danilo Gallinari (bruised left thigh) on IL. Toronto placed Mickael Pietrus on IL. Bos 110, Uta 107 OT at Uta Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den 119, LAL 108 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 23 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 14 points and 12 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Atl 114, Det 103 at Det Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 10-13 FG, 22 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points and 12 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det, suspended) did not play. Was 90, Tor 84 at Tor Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. A.J. Price (Was) had 12 points on 5-7 FG. Emeka Okafor (Was) had 8 points on 4-14 FG and 13 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, February 27 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ New York 6:30 pm Detroit @ Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Atlanta @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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