News from February 19. The NBA fined P.J. Tucker (Pho) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Tuesday's Den-Pho game. TRADE: Sacramento traded Marcus Thornton to Brooklyn for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans. None of the players were available for Wednesday's games. The LA Lakers elected not to sign Shawne Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his first 10-day contract. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) is expected to be out at least a week with a strained left groin. Boston activated Vitor Faverani and placed Avery Bradley on IL. Golden State activated Jermaine O'Neal. Houston activated Greg Smith and placed Robert Covington on IL. Portland activated Victor Claver and placed Meyers Leonard on IL. Leonard is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained left ankle. Sacramento placed DeMarcus Cousins on IL. Utah activated Malcolm Thomas and placed Derrick Favors (sprained right hip) on IL. Hou 135, LAL 108 at LAL Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 19 points. Kendall Marshall (LAL) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 16 assists, and 3 steals. Hou out-rebounded LAL 56-32 including 19-3 offensive. Ronnie Brewer (Hou, sprained right ankle), Pau Gasol (LAL, strained right groin), Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee) did not play. GS 101, Sac 92 at Sac David Lee (GS) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 8 assists. Isaiah Thomas(Sac) had 26 points, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Travis Outlaw (Sac) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. SA 111, Por 109 at Por Marco Belinelli (SA) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Patrick Mills (SA) had 29 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 13-21 FG and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Por) had 19 points. Tim Duncan (SA, rest), Aron Bayless (SA, left knee contusion), and LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, strained left groin) did not play. Bro 105, Uta 99 at Uta Joe Johnson (Bro) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Bro) had 19 points and 7 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Alec Burks (Uta) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Pho 100, Bos 94 at Pho Gerald Green (Pho) had 17 points 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 17 points and 6 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. NY 98, NO 91 at NO Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 42 points on 16-29 FG and 8-12 FT and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (NY) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 16 points. Eric Gordon (NO) had 28 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore left knee) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) on IL. Min 104, Ind 91 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 42 points on 14-22 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 16 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 6 points including 2-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 17 assists. Corey Brewer (Min) had 12 points and 3 steals. Paul George (Ind) had 35 points including 10-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 10 points on 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Was 114, Atl 97 at Atl John Wall (Was) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Trevor Ariza (Was) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Atl) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Was shot 9-11 FT and Atl shot 25-30 FT. Gustavo Ayon (Atl, stress fracture right ankle) did not play. Cle 101, Orl 93 at Cle Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Tyler Zeller (Cle) had 16 points including 4-5 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 23 points. Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextended left knee) and Anderson Varejao (Cle, sore back) did not play. Cha 116, Det 98 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 16 assists. Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det) had 14 points and 8 assists. Chi 94, Tor 92 at Tor Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 32 points including 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 16 points including 4-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Schedule for Thursday, February 20 (All times Central) Denver @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Miami @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, February 21 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm Boston @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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