News from February 28. Atlanta signed Jaylen Morris to a 10-day contract. The LA Lakers released Corey Brewer. Philadelphia signed Ersan Ilyasova and released Trevor Booker. Charlotte activated Julyan Stone and placed Cody Zeller (sore left knee) on IL. Dallas activated Nerlens Noel. The LA Clippers activated C.J. Williams and placed Tyrone Wallace on IL. Memphis placed Deyonta Davis (left ankle) and Kobi Simmons on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler and placed Davon Reed and T.J. Warren (contusion) on IL. San Antonio activated Derrick White and placed Pau Gasol (bone bruise left knee) on IL. OKC 111, Dal 110 OT at Dal Paul George (OKC) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 9 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 21 points including 10-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. NO 121, SA 116 at SA Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 25 points including 11-18 FG. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rudy Gay (SA) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Hou 105, LAC 92 at LAC Clint Capela (Hou) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points including 3-10 3-pointer and 7 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 22 points including 5-14 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (LAC) had 24 points and 6 turnovers. Montrezl Harrell (LAC) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sore left hip), Brandan Wright (Hou, sore right knee, and Danilo Gallinari (LAC, sprained right hand) did not play. Pho 110, Mem 102 at Mem Josh Jackson (Pho) had 29 points including 10-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 34 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elfrid Payton (Pho) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points including 7-21 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. GS 109, Was 101 at Was Kevin Durant (GS) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points on 5-15 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 14 points including 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Otto Porter (Was) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. GS shot 52.1% (37-71) FG and Was shot 40% (36-90) FG. Bos 134, Cha 106 at Bos Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 34 points including 13-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 21 points including 10-15 FG. Bos shot 62.1% (54-87) FG and Cha shot 46.2% (42-91) FG. Daniel Theis (Bos, sore right hamstring) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha, sore left hamstring) did not play. Atl 107, Ind 102 at Atl Taurean Prince (Atl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. John Collins (Atl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 15 points on 6-8 FG, and 3-3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 22 points including 9-25 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeAndre Bembry (Atl, abdominal strain) did not play. Tor 117, Orl 104 at Orl DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points including 9-11 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jakob Poeltl (Tor) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 17 points. Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Det 110, Mil 87 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 16 rebounds including 10 offensive. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Moreland (Det) had 10 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 17 points on 3-10 FG and 10-10 FT. Tony Snell (Mil, right thigh contusion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, March 2 (All times Central) Detroit at Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State at Atlanta 6:30 pm Toronto at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Phoenix 8:00 pm Minnesota at Utah 9:30 pm ESPN New York at LA Clippers 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