News from February 17. Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 31.1 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 29.9 James Harden (Hou) 29.2 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.8 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.8 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.3 John Wall (Was) 10.6 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.1 Rookie-Sophomore Game at New Orleans Team World 150, Team USA 141 1st 2nd - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% World 77 73 - 150 .786 .373 .589 .625 USA 66 75 - 141 .792 .409 .619 .429 2 20 minute halfs Refs: Mark Ayotte, Tony Brown, Courtney Kirkland Did not play due to injury: Joel Embiid (Phi), Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) MVP: Jamal Murray (Den) Team World REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Dante Exum (Uta) 20 5-10 1-4 0-0 11 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 Buddy Hield (NO) 27 11-22 3-12 3-3 28 3-6 3 1 2 3 1 Nikola Jokic (Den) 21 6-9 0-1 0-0 12 6-11 8 4 0 3 0 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 33 11-16 1-5 1-4 24 4-10 2 1 2 0 0 Dario Saric (Phi) 27 7-10 3-5 0-0 17 2-5 4 1 0 1 0 Alex Abrines (OKC) 13 1-5 1-5 0-0 3 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 Jamal Murray (Den) 20 13-19 9-14 1-1 36 0-3 11 3 0 1 0 Trey Lyles (Uta) 14 3-7 1-4 0-0 7 0-1 2 1 0 0 0 Domantas Sabonis (OKC) 11 5-8 0-1 0-0 10 1-1 0 1 2 0 0 Willy Hernangomez (NY) 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0-6 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 40 63-107 19-51 5-8 150 16-43 36 13 9 8 1 Team USA REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK D'Angelo Russell (LAL) 19 5-9 2-6 0-0 12 1-3 4 1 0 2 0 Devin Booker (Pho) 25 7-15 3-8 0-0 17 0-0 6 2 1 0 0 Marquese Chriss (Pho) 18 3-5 1-1 0-0 7 1-2 0 1 0 1 0 Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) 25 11-14 0-2 2-2 24 2-11 3 2 1 2 0 Myles Turner (Ind) 18 5-8 2-4 0-0 12 2-4 0 2 3 1 1 Frank Kaminsky (Cha) 20 12-16 9-13 0-0 33 1-3 2 1 0 0 0 Brandon Ingram (LAL) 16 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 2-3 0 1 0 1 0 Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) 21 1-5 0-3 1-1 3 1-4 5 3 0 1 0 Jahlil Okafor (Phi) 15 5-6 0-0 0-2 10 0-2 0 1 0 1 0 Jonathon Simmons (SA) 22 9-15 1-5 0-2 19 2-4 2 2 1 0 1 Totals 40 60-97 18-44 3-7 141 12-36 22 18 6 9 2 February 17-19 All-Star Weekend at New Orleans [all times Central] 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