News from February 26. Milwaukee suspended Samuel Dalembert for 1 game for violating team policy. Milwaukee activated Joel Przybilla and placed Dalembert on IL. Brooklyn activated Joe Johnson and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Miami activated Jarvis Varnado and placed Shane Battier on IL. Orlando activated Al Harrington. Mil 95, Dal 90 at Dal Larry Sanders (Mil) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 6 steals. J.J. Redick (Mil) had 14 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points and 20 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Cle 101, Chi 98 at Chi Shaun Livingston (Cle) had 15 points. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 25 points including 10-16 FG. Wayne Ellington (Cle) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 27 points including 13-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Omri Casspi (Cle, appendectomy), Daniel Gibson (Cle, personal reasons), Kyrie Irving (Cle, hyperextended right knee), and Taj Gibson (Chi, left knee) did not play. Bro 101, NO 97 at NO Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Bro) had 33 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Keith Bogans (Bro) had 12 points on a perfect 4-4 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT. Robin Lopez (NO) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Mia 141, Sac 129 2OT at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 40 points including 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 16 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 39 points including 19-28 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Mia) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 26 points including 11-19 FG. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 36 points including 11-18 FG and 8-12 3-pointers. Mia out-scored Sac 17-5 in the 2nd overtime. Ind 108, GS 97 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. David West (Ind) had 28 points including 12-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. David Lee (GS) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 38 points including 14-20 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Orl 98, Phi 84 at Phi Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 12 points and 19 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeremy Pargo (Phi) had 14 points. Damien Wilkins (Phi) had 14 points. Orl shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Phi shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Jameer Nelson (Orl, strained left knee) and Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. LAC 106, Cha 84 at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points including 11-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 24 points on 12-19 FG and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. LAC shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Cha shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Jamal Crawford (LAC, personal reasons) did not play. Pho 84, Min 83 OT at Pho Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wesley Johnson (Pho) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Pho) had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derrick Williams (Min) had 21 points including 3-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, February 28 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Minnesota @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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