News from February 28. The LA Clippers signed Danny Granger for the rest of the season. Boston signed Chris Babb to a 10-day contract. Chicago released Jarvis Varnado after he completed a 10-day contract. Gustavo Ayon (Atl) underwent surgery on his right shoulder and is out for the season. Jrue Holiday (NO) underwent surgery on a stress fracture on his right tibia and is out for the rest of the season. Greg Smith (Hou) underwent surgery on his right knee and is out for the season. Memphis placed Jamaal Franklin on IL. Sacramento placed Carl Landry on IL. Chi 100, Dal 91 at Dal Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points including 6-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points and 5 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Pho 116, NO 104 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 40 points on 14-21 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 32 points including 14-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Pho out-scored NO 35-23 in the 4th quarter. Sasha Kravtsova (Pho, sprained right ankle), Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left big toe), and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. LAL 126, Sac 122 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 22 points including 8-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. MarShon Brooks (LAL) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 30 points including 9-14 FG and 8-10 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Williams (Sac) had 26 points including 6-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. LAL shot 60% (48-80) FG and Sac shot 50.5% (47-93) FG. LAL shot 11-16 FT and Sac shot 23-32 FT. Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation), Nick Young (LAL, sore left knee), and DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, suspended) did not play. SA 92, Cha 82 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points and 5 assists. Patrick Mills (SA) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Gary Neal (Cha) had 15 points. SA out-scored Cha 51-37 in the 2nd half. GS 126, NY 103 at NY Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Jermaine O'Neal (GS) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points including 7-26 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Nemanja Nedovic (GS, strep throat) and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 113, Mem 107 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Mike Miller (Mem) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Cle 99, Uta 79 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 13 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Cle out-scored Uta 60-38 in the 2nd half. Cle shot 48.9% (43-88) FG and Uta shot 35% (28-80) FG. Cle out-rebounded Uta 56-31 including 13-6 offensive. Anthony Bennett (Cle, sprained left ankle) and Dion Waiters (Cle, left knee hyperextension) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, March 1 (All times Central) Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Detroit @ Houston 7:00 pm Indiana @ Boston 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Memphis 8:00 pm Denver @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Sacramento 9:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, March 2 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Golden State @ Toronto 3:00 pm Utah @ Indiana 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Dallas @ San Antonio 6:00 pm NBATV Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Phoenix 7:00 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