News from February 10. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Jared Sullinger (Bos) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 31.8 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-1. Sullinger averaged 20.3 points and 12.7 rebounds as Boston went 2-1. Detroit named John Loyer as interim head coach. Larry Sanders (Mil) was diagnosed with a fractured bone near right eye. Golden State activated David Lee and placed Jermaine O'Neal (sore right wrist) on IL. Houston activated Robert Covington and placed Greg Smith (sore right knee) on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Amir Johnson on IL. Ind 119, Den 80 at Ind David West (Ind) had 25 points including 11-13 FG. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 14 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Ind shot 57.5% (46-80) FG and Den shot 31.5% (28-89) FG. Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib) and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. GS 123, Phi 80 at GS David Lee (GS) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Marreese Speights (GS) had 32 points including 12-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 24 points including 7-10 FT. Evan Turner (Phi) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 3 steals. GS shot 48.9% (43-88) FG and Phi shot 36.7% (33-90) FG. GS out-rebounded Phi 60-38 including 13-7 offensive. Nemanja Nedovic (GS, right foot inflammation) and Hollis Thompson (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Hou 107, Min 89 at Min Chandler Parson (Hou) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 18 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 19 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 31 points including 12-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Chase Budinger (Min) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Hou shot 47.6% (39-82) FG and Min shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. Bos 102, Mil 86 at Mil Jeff Green (Bos) had 29 points. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Neal (Mil) had 17 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos, rest), Avery Bradley (Bos, sore right ankle), O.J. Mayo (Mil, conditioning), and Larry sanders (Mil, fractured orbital bone) did not play. Det 109, SA 100 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 21 points and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points. Cory Joseph (SA) had 11 points and 9 assists. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Det shot 18-26 FT and SA shot 9-11 FT. Tiago Splitter (SA, right shin contusion) did not play. Tor 108, NO 101 at Tor Patrick Patteron (Tor) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 22 point on 7-21 FG and 7-10 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, February 11 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm Washington @ Memphis 7:00 pm Miami @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 12 (All times Central) Dallas @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ Orlando 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Toronto 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Sacramento @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Washington @ Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm Miami @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Portland @ 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