News from February 27. Cleveland signed Deron Williams for the rest of the season. Houston signed Isaiah Taylor to a 3 year, non-guaranteed contract. New York signed Chasson Randle to a 2 year, minimum contract. Brooklyn released Luis Scola. The LA Lakers released Jose Calderon. New York released Brandon Jennings. Philadelphia released Andrew Bogut. Kyle Lowry (Tor) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right wrist to remove loose bodies and is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Joakim Noah (NY) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove a loose body and is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks. Atlanta activated Lamar Patterson and Ryan Kelly and placed Mike Dunleavy on IL. Brooklyn activated Avery Bradley and placed Demetrius Jackson on IL. Dallas placed A.J. Hammons on IL. Golden State activated Kevin Durant. Milwaukee activated Alex Toupane and placed Khris Middleton on IL. Dal 96, Mia 89 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 24 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 8 points including 2-98 FG and 12 rebounds. Seth Curry (Dal) had 29 points including 1-17 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 19 points and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Willie Reed (Mia, right ankle bursitis) did not play. Ind 117, Hou 108 at Hou Jeff Teague (Ind) had 25 points including 12-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points on 5-17 FG, 1-9 3-pointers, and 14-17 FT, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Louis Williams (Hou) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Min 102, Sac 88 at Sac Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 27 points. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 29 points including 13-19 FG, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Nemanja Bjelica (Min) had 10 points on 4-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Kosta Koufos (Sac) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Min outscored Sac 40-19 in the 2nd quarter. Adreian Payne (Min, ill) and Arron Afflalo (Sac, sore left hamstring) did not play. Atl 114, Bos 98 at Bos Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 19 points on 4-21 FG and 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and d7 turnovers. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 16 points. Cle 102, Mil 95 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points and 9 assists. Derrick Williams (Cle) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 20 points and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 9 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. GS 119, Phi 108 at Phi Kevin Durant (GS) had 27 points including 10-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 7-23 FG and 0-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points including 9-6 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Robert Covington (Phi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Joel Embiid (Phi, left knee contusion) did not play. Tor 92, NY 91 at NY Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 15 points including 5-14 FG. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 FG, 2-2 FT, and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points including 10-13 FT and the game winning jumper with 1.9 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 24 points including 9-26 FG. Derrick Rose (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, February 28 (All times Central) Golden State @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Utah @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Charlotte @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, March 1 (All times Central) New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Washington @ Toronto 6:30 pm Dallas @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Miami 6:30 pm Denver @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Detroit @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Brooklyn @ Sacramento 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