News from February 1. Adam Silver became commissioner of the NBA after David Stern's retirement became official. Stern retired after 30 years as commissioner. Atlanta signed Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. Atlanta elected not to sign James Nunnally for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Boston elected not to sign Vander Blue to a 2nd 10-day contract. Chicago elected not to sign Mike James to a 2nd 10-day contract. Indiana signed Andrew Bynum for the rest of the season. San Antonio signed Shannon Brown to a 10-day contract and released Othyus Jeffers. Dallas assigned Shane Larkin and Ricky Ledo to the NBADL. Golden State assigned Kent Bazemore and Marshon Brooks to the NBADL. Cleveland activated Anderson Varejao and placed Sergey Karasev on IL. Detroit activated Chauncey Billups and placed Tony Mitchell on IL. Memphis placed Mike Conley on IL. Conley is expected to be out at least a week with a sprained ankle. Milwaukee activated Zaza Pachulia and placed John Henson (sprained right wrist) on IL. New York activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Iman Shumpert (sprained right shoulder) on IL. Phoenix activated Archie Goodwin. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Jimmer Fredette on IL. San Antonio activated Tiago Splitter. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Greivis Vasquez on IL. Utah activated Marvin Williams and placed Jeremy Evans on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 31.1 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.1 LeBron James (Mia) 26.3 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.0 Kevin Love (Min) 13.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.8 Assists Stephen Curry (GS) 9.0 Ty Lawson (Den) 8.9 John Wall (Was) 8.6 Ind 97, Bro 96 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 17 points including 5-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 24 points. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 15 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. Andrei Kirilenko (Bro, sore right calf) did not play. Was 96, OKC 81 at Was Trevor Ariza (Was) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 17 points, 15 assists, and 6 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 0-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Atl 120, Min 113 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 24 points including 7-9 FG. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 43 points including 17-18 FT and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 17 points including 5-14 FG. Det 113, Phi 96 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andre Drummond (Det) had 22 points including 10-11 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points including 6-17 FG. Kyle Singler (Det) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Evan Turner (Phi) had 15 points. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, sore right shoulder) and Brandon Davies (Phi, injured right small finger) did not play. Hou 106, Cle 92 at Hou Dwight Howard (Hou) had 26 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 10-17 FG. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Luol Deng (Cle) had 24 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 19 points. Hou shot 17-24 FT and Cle shot 8-10 FT. Francisco Garcia (Hou, sore left knee), Greg Smith (Hou, sore right knee), and Anderson Varejao (Cle, left knee contusion) did not play. Mem 99, Mil 90 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Nick Calathes (Mem) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil, ill) and Ekpe Udoh (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 88, Chi 79 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 6 assists. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 23 points and 7 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. NO shot 8-10 FT and Chi shot 22-33 FT. Jrue Holiday (NO, fractured tibia) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. SA 95, Sac 93 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 7-12 FT, 17 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 10 assists. Patrick Mills (SA) had 15 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 26 points and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 106, NY 91 at NY LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 13-22 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Shane Battier (Mia) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 9-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. J.R. Smith (NY) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Pho 105, Cha 95 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 15 points. Jannero Pargo (Cha) had 12 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Cha) had 14 points. Kemba Walker (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Por 106, Tor 103 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points on 8-22 FG and 11-14 FT and 15 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 36 points and 12 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. LAC 102, Uta 87 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points including 7-12 FT and 11 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 23 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. LAC shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Uta shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Schedule for Sunday, February 2 (All times Central) Orlando @ Boston 12:00 pm Schedule for Monday, February 3 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm Portland @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm New York @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 8:00 pm Toronto @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ Sacramento 9:00 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