News from February 7. The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical foul, an automatic suspension. Dallas signed Yogi Ferrell to a 2 year contract. Adreian Payne (Min) has been ruled out indefinitely with a blood disorder. Evan Turner (Por) suffered a fractured right hand during Tuesday's Dal-Por game. The injury will require surgery. Brooklyn activated Chris McCullough and placed Quincy Acy on IL. Por 114, Dal 113 at Dal Damian Lillard (Por) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 32 points including 13-21 FG and the game winning jumper with .3 seconds left. Mason Plumnlee (Por) had 12 points including 3-4 FG and 15 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 23 points and 5 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Por out-rebounded Dal 55-30 including 18-2 offensive. Deron Williams (Dal, sprained right big toe) did not play. Hou 128, Orl 104 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 25 points on 6-21 FG, 3-10 3-pointers, and 10-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 20 points including 4-9 3-ointers and 7 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 28 points on 13-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points. Jeff Green (Orl, personal reasons) and C.J. Wilcox (Orl, left Achilles tendinitis) did not play Cha 111, Bro 107 at Cha Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 12 points including 4-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points including 4-20 FG and 5 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, February 8 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Denver @ Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Detroit 6:30 pm Miami @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Toronto @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Boston @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, February 9 (All times Central) Houston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Dallas 7:30 pm Boston @ Portland 9:30 pm 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