News from February 21. Atlanta signed Cartier Martin for the rest of the season. Atlanta released Antawn Jamison. Orlando reached a buy-out agreement and released Glen Davis. Philadelphia released Earl Clark. Boston placed Avery Bradley on IL. Detroit activated Josh Harrellson and placed Tony Mitchell on IL. New York placed Iman Shumpert on IL. Phoenix activated Archie Goodwin. Dal 124, Phi 112 at Phi Shawn Marion (Dal) had 22 points on 11-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. DeJuan Blair (Dal) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 30 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, 6 assists, 7 steals, and 5 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 21 points including 9-13 FT and 5 turnovers. Dal shot 62.3% (48-77) FG and Phi shot 44.7% (42-94) FG. LAL 101, Bos 92 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 16 points. Chris Kaman (LAL) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 21 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. LAL out-scored Bos 38-18 in the 4th quarter. Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee) did not play. Por 102, Uta 94 at Por Robin Lopez (Por) had 12 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points and 7 assists. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, strained left groin) did not play. Pho 106, SA 85 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steal. Ish Smith (Pho) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 15 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Pho shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and SA shot 34.9% (29-83) FG. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left big toe) did not play. Mem 102, LAC 96 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. James Johnson (Mem) had 15 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 28 points including 8-14 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Mem shot 13-15 FT and LAC shot 27-43 FT. Chi 117, Den 89 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tony Snell (Chi) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Randy Foye (Den) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Aaron Brooks (Den) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Chi out-scored Den 69-46 in the 1st half. Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib) and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL). Det 115, Atl 107 at Det Josh Smith (Det) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points on 10-11 FG and 0-8 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Kyle Singer (Det) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Shelvin Mack (Atl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Mike Scott (Atl) had 20 points on 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Gustavo Ayon (Atl, right shoulder injury) and Jeff Teague (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 98, Cle 91 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 20 points and 3 steals. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Luol Deng (Cle) had 21 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 17 points on 3-16 FG and 10-12 FT and 9 assists. Tor shot 11-13 FT and Cle shot 21-29 FT. C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle), Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextension left knee), and Anderson Varejao (Cle, sore back) did not play. Orl 129, NY 121 2OT at Orl Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 14 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 44 points including 16-28 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 11 rebounds in 50 minutes. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cha 90, NO 87 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 33 points and 10 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 13 points on 3-11 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brian Roberts (NO) had 20 points. Cha shot 25-36 FT and NO shot 8-11 FT. Schedule for Saturday, February 22 (All times Central) Memphis @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Dallas @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Boston @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, February 23 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Chicago @ Miami 2:30 pm ABC Washington @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Orlando @ Toronto 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Denver 5:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ LA Lakers 8:00 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Portland 8:00 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