FYI, I now have my 12-13 salary listing at http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/misc/salaries13.txt ---- News from March 1. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Month for February. Bryant averaged as 23.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 6.6 assists the Lakers went 9-4. James averaged 29.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.8 assists as Miami went 12-1. The NBA named Lionel Hollins (Mem) and Eric Spoelstra (Mia) as Coaches of the Month for February. Memphis went 9-2 and Miami went 12-1. The NBA named Damian Lillard (Por) and Dion Waiters (Cle) as Rookies of the Month for February. Lillard averaged 17.6 points and 6.8 assists as Portland went 3-9. Waiters averaged 15.8 points as Cleveland went 7-5. Jason Smith (NO) is out for the season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Boston signed Terrence Williams for the rest of the season. Boston signed Shavlik Randolph to a 10-day contract. Sacramento releaed Aaron Brooks. Atlanta activated Jeremy Tyler and placed Mike Scott on IL. Scott was assigned to the NBADL. Boston placed Fab Melo on IL. Brooklyn placed Tornike Shengelia on IL. Dallas activated Dominique Jones and placed Anthony Morrow on IL. Denver activated Danilo Gallinari and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Miami activated Shane Battier and placed Jarvis Varnado on IL. Varnado was assigned to the NBADL. Oklahoma City activated Daniel Orton and placed Perry Jones and DeAndre Liggins on IL. San Antonio activated Cory Joseph and placed Boris Diaw on IL. Dal 98, Bro 90 at Bro Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Vince Carter (Dal) had 20 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 24 points, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Den 105, OKC 103 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and the game winning long jumper with .2 seconds left and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 35 points including 13-19 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Andre Miller (Den) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Corey Brewer (Den) had 14 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 38 points including 12-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Den shot 12-17 FT and OKC shot 24-34 FT. NY 96, Was 88 at Was Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points and 6 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Was) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. NY out-scored Was 23-11 in the 4th quarter. Ind 93, Tor 81 at Tor Paul George (Ind) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 14 points. Mia 98, Mem 91 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 18 points on 4-14 FG and 8-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points and 8 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points and 8 assists. SA 130, Sac 102 at SA Tiago Splitter (SA) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 9 points, 15 assists, and 3 steals. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 16 points. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 25 points. SA shot 60.7% (51-84) FG and Sac shot 45.9% (39-85) FG. Stephen Jackson (SA, sprained right ankle) did not play. Hou 118, Orl 110 at Orl Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points on 9-15 FG. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 19 points. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 27 points including 11-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl, left patella contusion) and Hedo Turkoglu (Orl, suspended) did not play. Pho 92, Atl 87 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Johnson (Pho) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Uta 98, Cha 68 at Uta Enes Kanter (Uta) had 23 points including 10-12 FG and 22 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeremy Evans (Uta) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll (Uta) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3 steals. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 11 points and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Cha shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Uta out-rebounded Cha 62-24 including 20-8 offensive. Al Jefferson (Uta, sprained left ankle) and Paul Millsap (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAC 105, Cle 89 at Cle Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 15 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 24 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 17 points and 6 assists. Omri Casspi (Cle, appendectomy) and Kyrie Irving (Cle, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Bos 94, GS 86 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 7-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 7 points including 2-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points on 6-22 FG and 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Bos shot 48% (36-75) FG and GS shot 34% (32-94) FG. NO 100, Det 95 at NO Ryan Anderson (NO) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 25 points and 9 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 21 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Det) had 22 points. NO shot 23-31 FT and Det shot 10-16 FT. Anthony Davis (NO, sprained left shoulder) and Jason Smith (NO, torn labrum right shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 2 (All times Central) Golden State @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, March 3 (All times Central) Miami @ New York 12:00 pm ABC Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm ABC Philadelphia @ Washington 5:00 pm Memphis @ Orlando 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Dallas @ Houston 6:00 pm Detroit @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Chicago @ Indiana 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ LA Lakers 8:30 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