News from February 16. TRADE: The LA Clippers traded Marcus Camby to Portland for Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. George Karl (Den) announced that his is suffering from neck and throat cancer and will miss some games while he undergoes radiation and chemotherapy over the next 6 weeks. Assistant coach Adrian Dantley will fill in for games that Karl misses. The LA Clippers released Ricky Davis. Chicago signed Chris Richard to a 2nd 10-day contract. Jeff Foster (Ind) underwent surgery on his back and is out for the rest of the season. Dallas activated Erick Dampier. Boston activated Ray Allen and placed Bill Walker on IL. Sacramento activated Francisco Garcia and placed Sergio Rodriguez on IL. The LA Clippers activated Brian Skinner and placed Travis Outlaw (foot surgery) on IL. Minnesota activated Nathan Jawai and placed Oleksiy Pecherov on IL. Philadelphia activated Allen Iverson and Rodney Carney and placed Jason Smith (sprained right ankle) and Primoz Brezec on IL. New Jersey activated Josh Boone and placed Tony Battie (ill) on IL. Charlotte activated Raymond Felton and placed Acie Law on IL. OKC 99, Dal 86 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 9-28 FG, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC shot 42.7% (35-82) FG and Dal shot 32.3% (30-93) FG. LAL 104, GS 94 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers. C.J. Watson (GS) had 20 points. Luke Walton (LAL), Monta Ellis (GS, sprained left knee), and Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles) did not play. Bos 95, Sac 92 at Sac Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points including 5-15 FG. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. Rasheed Wallace (Bos) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points including 6-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chi 118, NY 85 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 29 points including 14-18 FG and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. David Lee (NY) had 24 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Harrington (NY) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Chi shot 60.5% (52-86) FG and NY shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Chi shot 9-13 FT and NY shot 22-28 FT. Nate Robinson (NY, flu like symptoms) did not play. Pho 109, Mem 95 at Mem Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points including 8-21 FG and 10 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Pho) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Pho shot 50% (41-82) FG and Mem shot 35.6% (32-90) FG. Uta 104, Hou 95 at Hou Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 15 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 18 points including 5-17 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Uta shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Hou shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Por 109, LAC 87 at Por Martell Webster (Por) had 28 points including 9-13 FG and 7-11 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points including 9-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Por) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 18 points. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 20 points. Por shot 25-32 FT and LAC shot 8-15 FT. NJ 103, Cha 94 at Cha Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. Devin Harris (NJ) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Courtney Lee (NJ) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Mia 105, Phi 78 at Phi Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 11 points and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points. Mia shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Phi shot 37.9% (33-87) FG. Det 108, Min 85 at Det Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 12 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 15 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, February 17 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Orlando 6:00 pm Memphis @ Toronto 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Chicago @ New York 6:30 pm Houston @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm Atlanta @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html