News from February 27. Chicago activated Zach LaVine and placed Justin Holiday on IL. Cleveland activated London Perrentes and placed Jeff Green (sore lower back) on IL. Denver activated Paul Millsap and placed Juan Hernangomez and Monte Morris on IL. Miami activated Rodney McGruder and placed Jordan Mickey on IL. Cha 118, Chi 103 at Cha Dwight Howard (Cha) had 24 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 10 points including 3-10 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Zach LaVine (Chi) had 21 points. Denzel Valentine (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Cle 129, Bro 123 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. George Hill (Cle) had 26 points and 5 assists. John Holland (Cle) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jahlil Okafor (Bro, ill) did not play. Mia 102, Phi 101 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and the game winning jumper with 5.9 seconds left and 3 steals. Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Was 107, Mil 104 at Mil Otto Porter (Was) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 14 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Por 116, Sac 99 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points on 11-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 12 assists. Shabazz Napier (Por) had 20 points including 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. LAC 122, Den 120 at Den Austin Rivers (LAC) had 17 points. Lou Williams (LAC) had 25 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Boban Marjanovic (LAC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Will Barton (Den) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Danilo Gallinari (LAC, sprained right hand) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, March 1 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Miami 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Brooklyn at Sacramento 9:00 pm Minnesota at 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