News from February 16. Chicago activated Paul Zipser and placed Dwyane Wade (ill) on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed Lavoy Allen on IL. Chi 104, Bos 103 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 29 points including the game winning free throws with .9 seconds left and 7 assists. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Zipser (Chi, left ankle tendinitis) did not play. Was 111, Ind 98 at Ind Otto Porter (Was) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 20 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Paul George (Ind) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. February 17-19 All-Star Weekend at New Orleans [all times Central] Friday 9:30-11:00 Rookie-Sophomore practice NBATV 11:00-2:00 Media Day interviews NBATV 8:00-10:00 Rookie-Sophomore Game TNT Saturday 10:00-10:30 Hall of Fame announcement NBATV 11:00-1:00 All-Star Practice NBATV 1:30-4:00 NBADL All-Star Game NBATV 6:00-7:00 Adam Silver press conference NBATV 7:00-9:30 All-Star Saturday Night TNT Sunday 12:00-1:30 Legends Brunch NBATV 7:20-10:00 All-Star Game 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