News from February 6. The NBA suspended Willie Reed (Det) for 6 games for his criminal domestic violence incident involving his wife on August 5. The NBA fined the LA Lakers $50,000 for team president Magic Johnson's public praising of Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil), citing it as a violation of the anti-tampering rules. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) suffered a torn left ACL during Tuesday's NY-Mil game. Atlanta activated Ersan Ilyasova and placed DeAndre Bembry (left adductor strain) on IL. Boston activated Kyrie Irving and placed Shane Larkin (sore right knee) on IL. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and placed Quincy Acy (strained right middle finger) on IL. Golden State activated David West and placed Damian Jones on IL. Houston activated Eric Gordon and placed Troy Williams on IL. The LA Lakers activated Ivica Zubac. Milwaukee activated Marshall Plumlee and Xavier Munford and placed Matthew Dellavedova (sprained right ankle) on IL. Phoenix activated Marquese Chriss and Alex Len and placed Danuel House and Devin Booker (left hip pointer) on IL. Washington activated Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. OKC 125, GS 105 at GS Paul George (OKC) had 38 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 34 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 33 points including 14-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. GS had 25 turnovers on which OKC scored 38 points. Phi 115, Was 102 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 27 points and 13 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Otto Porter (Was) had 17 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bradley Beal (Was) had 30 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Was shot 44.1% (41-93) FG. LAL 112, Pho 93 at LAL Josh Hart (LAL) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 26 points including 9-12 FG and 5 assists. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 24 points including 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 16 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Orl 116, Cle 98 at Orl Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 34 points including 12-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Orl) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Orl out-scored Cle 65-31 in the 2nd half including 24-9 in the 4th quarter. Aaron Gordon (Orl, strained left hip flexor) did not play. Tor 111, Bos 91 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Tor) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 17 points. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tor shot 50% (40-80) FG and Bos shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Hou 123, Bro 113 at Bro Clint Capela (Hou) had 18 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (Hou) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 36 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 5 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Atl 108, Mem 82 at Atl Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Tyler Dorsey (Atl) had 10 points and 7 assists. John Collins (Atl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mem) had 13 points. Ivan Rabb (Mem) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Deyonta Davis (Mem, sore knees) did not play. Mil 103, NY 89 at NY Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 23 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Enes Kanter (NY) had 19 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Courtney Lee (NY) had 14 points. John Henson (Mil, sore right hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 7 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Detroit 6:00 pm Houston at Miami 6:30 pm Minnesota at Cleveland 7:00 pm ESPN Utah at Memphis 7:00 pm Indiana at New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, February 8 (All times Central) Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm New York at Toronto 6:30 pm Boston at Washington 7:00 pm TNT Charlotte at Portland 9:00 pm Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 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