News from February 26. Atlanta released Ersan Ilyasova. Dallas signed Scotty Hopson to a 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Emeka Okafor for the rest of the season. Atlanta activated Josh Maggette and placed Antonius Cleveland (left ankle rehab) on IL. Boston activated Aron Barnes. Brooklyn activated Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Caris LeVert and placed Isaiah Whitehead and James Webb on IL. Chicago activated Justin Holiday and placed Zach LaVine on IL. Golden State activated Jordan Bell and placed Kevon Looney on IL. The LA Lakers activated Lonzo Ball and placed Alex Caruso on IL. Toronto activated Malcolm Miller and placed Malachi Richardson on IL. Dal 109, Ind 103 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 10 points and 14 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 9 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Hou 96, Uta 85 at Uta James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 9-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (Hou) had 17 points on a perfect 7-7 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 16 points including 1-9 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sore groin), Clint Capela (Hou, ill), Eric Gordon (Hou, ill), and Brandan Wright (Hou, sore right knee) did not play. Min 118, Sac 100 at Sac Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 26 points including 9-10 FG, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points. Jeff Teague (Min) had 20 points on 4-14 FG and 11-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Skal Labissiere (Sac) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Min shot 33-36 FT and Sac shot 12-13 FT. OKC 112, Orl 105 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Ruseell Westbrook (OKC) had 8 points including 3-12 FG, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 19 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Marreese Speights (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. LAL 123, Atl 104 at Atl Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Julius Randle (LAL) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 10 points on 4-12 FG and 14 rebounds. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 24 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 20 points. LAL shot 52.2% (47-90) FG and Atl shot 37.3% (36-96) FG. Channing Frye (LAL, appendectomy), DeAndre Bembry (Atl, abdominal strain), and Malcolm Delany (Atl, right knee strain) did not play. NO 125, Pho 116 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 53 points on 16-29 FG and 21-26 FT, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 14 points including 5-5 FG. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points and 7 assists. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 40 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Jackson (Pho) had 20 points including 8-11 FT and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tor 123, Det 94 at Tor Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points on 10-11 FG and 7 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Ish Smith (Det) had 16 points. Tor shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Det shot 38.3% (36-54) FG. GS 125, NY 111 at NY Kevin Durant (GS) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Emmanuel Mudiay (NY) had 20 points and 7 assists. Trey Burke (NY) had 18 points and 5 assists. Bro 104, Chi 87 at Bro Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jarrett Allen (Bro) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Jahlil Okafor (Bro, ill) did not play. Bos 109, Mem 98 at Bos Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 13 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 15 points. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chandler Parson (Mem, ill) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, February 27 (All times Central) Chicago at Charlotte 7:00 pm Brooklyn at Cleveland 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Miami 7:30 pm Washington at Milwaukee 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento at Portland 9:00 pm LA Clippers at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, February 28 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Detroit 6:00 pm Toronto at Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana at Atlanta 6:30 pm Charlotte at Boston 6:30 pm Golden State at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Phoenix at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans at San Antonio 7:30 pm Houston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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