News from February 13. The NBA named Blake Griffin (LAC) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending February 12. Griffin averaged 26 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 8 assists as the Clippers went 2-1. James averaged 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 11.3 assists as Cleveland went 3-1. TRADE: Cleveland traded Chris Andersen and cash to Charlotte for a top 55 protected 2nd round draft pick. Charlotte then released Andersen. Charlotte signed Ray McCallum and Mike Tobey to 2nd 10-day contracts. Golden State signed Briante Weber to a 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Jae Crowder and placed Jaylen Brown on IL. Golden State placed Shaun Livingston (birth of child) on IL. Indiana activated Georges Niang and placed Rakeem Christmas on IL. Milwaukee activated Khris Middleton and placed Roy Hibbert on IL. Orlando activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Chris Wilcox on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler and Eric Bledsoe and placed Ronnie Price on IL. Portland activated Tim Quaterman and placed Evan Turner (right hand) on IL. San Antonio activated Jonathon Simmons and placed Bryn Forbes on IL. Bos 111, Dal 98 at Dal Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 29 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 19 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Den 132, GS 110 at Den Will Barton (Den) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Juan Hermangomez (Den) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Nikoa Jukic (Den) had 17 points, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Patrick McCaw (GS) had 19 points. Den shot 24-40 3-pointers and GS shot 8-32 3-pointers. Wilson Chandler (Den, ill), Emmanuel Mudiay (Den, lower back pain), and Klay Thompson (GS, sore right heel) did not play. LAC 88, Uta 72 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 13 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. LAC shot 44.4% (36-81) FG and Uta shot 32.2% (28-87) FG. NO 110, Pho 108 at Pho Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 15 points. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points and 5 turnovers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 37 points including 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dante Cunningham (NO, personal reasons), and Terrence Jones (NO, sprained right thumb) did not play. Atl 109, Por 104 OT at Por Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points on 4-12 FG and 12-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 19 points on 5-7 FG and 9-16 FT, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 22 points. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points including 9-24 FG and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 6-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Mil 102, Det 89 at Mil Michael Beasley (Mil) had 23 points including 10-13 FG and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 25 points including 12-15 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Snell (Mil) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Marcus Morris (Det) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 21 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Was 120, OKC 98 at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 23 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Otto Porter (Was) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 7-8 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points including 5-19 FG. Joffrey Lauvergne (OKC) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Was shot 57.5% (42-73) FG and OKC shot 35.4% (34-96) FG. Orl 116, Mia 107 at Mia Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 24 points including 10-17 FG. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 19 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points including 10-10 FT. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained left foot) did not play. Mem 112, Bro 103 at Bro Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 32 points on 10-16 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 assists. Brandan Wright (Mem) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 17 points and 5 assists. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Tony Allen (Mem, rest) did not play. SA 110, Ind 106 at Ind Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 32 points including 13-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 7 rebounds. David Lee (SA) had 12 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 22 points including 9-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Phi 105, Cha 99 at Cha Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 14 points and 7 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 29 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 12 points including 5-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Schedule for Tuesday, February 14 (All times Central) Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, February 15 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Toronto 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Dallas @ Detroit 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Miami @ Houston 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 pm Portland @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New York @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Atlanta @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 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