News from February 21. The LA Clippers signed Alex Stephenson to a 10-day contract. Phoenix elected not to signed Jordan McRae for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed JaVale McGee on IL. Memphis activated Lance Stephenson. Oklahoma City activated Mitch McGary and Andre Roberson and placed Josh Huestis on IL. Orlando activated Dewayne Dedmon and placed Shabazz Napier on IL. Dal 129, Phi 103 at Dal Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 15 points and 8 assists. Robert Covington (Phi) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 31 points on 12-19 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Por 115, Uta 111 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 31 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Chi 126, LAL 115 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. E'Twaun Moore (Chi) had 24 points on 10-14 FG and 4-11 3-pointers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) hd 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Julius Randle (LAL) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi, left knee strain) did not play. Tor 98, Mem 95 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points and 7 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 105, Orl 102 at Orl Paul George (Ind) had 20 points and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 14 points including 6-6 FT and 9 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 23 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Cha 104, Bro 96 at Bro Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. SA 118, Pho 111 at Pho Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 21 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Alex Len (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA, tight left calf), Tyson Chandler (Pho, right shoulder contusion), and Brandon Knight (Pho, strained left abductor) did not play. Bos 121, Den 101 at Den Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points and 12 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 115, OKC 92 at OKC LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 29 points including 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Cle shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and OKC shot 41.1% (37-90) FG. Iman Shumpert (Cle, sprained left shoulder) did not play. NO 111, Det 106 at Det Anthony Davis (NO) had 59 points on 24-34 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 21 points on 9-13 FG and 3-10 FT, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 34 points including 4-7 3-pointers. ---- 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