News from February 13. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and Joel Embiid (Phi) as Players of the Week for the week ending February 12. Harden averaged 33 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.8 assists as Houston went 4-0. Embiid averaged 26.7 points and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia went 3-0. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and Wesley Matthews. Milwaukee activated D.J. Wilson and placed John Henson (sore right hamstring) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony and placed P.J. Dozier and Daniel Hamilton on IL. Sac 114, Dal 109 at Dal Zach Randolph (Sac) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Justin Jackson (Sac) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 13 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den 117, SA 109 at Den Will Barton (Den) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 23 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 11 assists. Joffrey Lauvergne (SA) had 26 points including 12-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Cle 120, OKC 112 at OKC LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points on 14-23 FG and 6-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 18 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Larry Nance (Cle) had 13 points and 9 rebounds including 8 offensive. Paul George (OKC) had 25 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Steven Adams (OKC) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 17 rebounds including 12 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Hou 126, Min 108 at Min James Harden (Hou) had 34 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 21 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 35 points including 12-16 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Min) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mil 97, Atl 92 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Tor 115, Mia 112 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 28 points. James Johnson (Mia) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Mia, strained left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 14 (All times Central) Atlanta at Detroit 6:00 pm Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm Miami at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Indiana at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington at New York 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm Sacramento at Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers at New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix at Utah 8:00 pm Golden State at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, February 15 (All times Central) Denver at Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Minnesota 8:00 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