News from January 28. Scott Brooks (OKC) will coach the West Team for the All-Star game as Oklahoma City clinched the best or 2nd best record in the Western Conference for game through February 2. Gregg Popovich (SA) is ineligible to coach the game as he coach last season. The game takes placed February 16 in New Orleans. Boston signed Chris Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Leandro Barbosa for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Nikola Pekovic (Min) is expected to be out at least a week with bursitis in his right ankle. Philadelphia assigned Lorenzo Brown to the NBADL. Washington recalled Glen Rice from the NBADL. Boston activated Jerryd Bayless. Cleveland activated Sergey Karasev and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. New York activated Kenyon Martin and placed Amare Stoudemire (sprained left ankle) on IL. Dante Exum (Australia, guard) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Ind 104, LAL 92 at LAL David West (Ind) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 15 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 14 points including 4-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 21 points. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Was 88, GS 85 at GS Nene (Was) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Wall (Was) had 15 points including 6-19 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 8-23 FG, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Mem 98, Por 81 at Por Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points and 7 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 16 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 16 points. Hou 97, SA 90 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 23 points on 5-15 FG and 13-25 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Boris Diaw (SA) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points. Hou shot 26-47 FT and SA shot 14-21 FT. Francisco Garcia (Hou, sore left knee), James Harden (Hou, injured left thumb), and Greg Smith (Hou, sore right knee) did not play. NY 114, Bos 88 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points and 5 assists. Jeremy Tyler (NY) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 14 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Det 103, Orl 87 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Josh Smith (Det) had 16 points. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 19 points and 6 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl, concussion) and Ronnie Price (Orl, sprained right foot) did not play. NO 100, Cle 89 at Cle Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points including 12-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Eric Gordan (NO) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Brian Roberts (NO) had 12 points and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points and 5 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 21 points on 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. NO shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and Cle shot 41.3% (33-80) FG. Jrue Holiday (NO, stress fractured right tibia) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, January 29 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Orlando @ Toronto 6:00 pm Detroit @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Denver 8:00 pm Chicago @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Memphis @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Washington @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, January 30 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland @ New York 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Golden State 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