News from February 11. Atlanta signed Cartier Martin to a 2nd 10-day contract. Miami activated James Jones and placed Dwyane Wade on IL. Cha 114, Dal 89 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 30 points including 14-23 FG and 8 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points including 7-11 FG. Anthony Tolliver (Cha) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 16 points and 7 assists. Cha shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Dal shot 45.1% (37-82) FG. Cle 109, Sac 99 at Cle Luol Deng (Cle) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Anthony Bennett (Cle) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 20 points and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points including 11-16 FT and 10 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 16 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. C.J. Miles (Cle, sore right foot) and Anderson Varejao (Cle, sore back) did not play. Chi 100, Atl 85 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 24 points on 12-19 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 19 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, 11 assists, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points. Louis Williams (Atl) had 13 points. Chi out-rebounded Atl 57-28 including 17-5 offensive. Carlos Boozer (Chi, left calf) did not play. Mem 92, Was 89 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Nick Calathes (Mem) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points including 4-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 37 points including 15-24 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Nene (Was) had 17 points and 3 steals. Mia 103, Pho 97 at Pho LeBron James (Mia) had 37 points including 11-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 13 points. Gerald Green (Pho) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 15 points including 4-12 FG, 9 assists, and 4 steals. OKC 98, Por 95 at Por Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeremy lamb (OKC) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points. Robin Lopez (Por) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. OKC shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Por shot 37.6% (32-85) FG. Uta 96, LAL 79 at LAL Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alec Burks (Uta) had 24 points on 8-11 FG and 7-11 FT. Jeremy Evans (Uta) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (LAL, sore hamstring), Pau Gasol (LAL, strained right groin), Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained right ankle), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, February 13 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ 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