News from February 23. Brooklyn signed Jason Collins to a 10-day contract. Sacramento released Roger Mason. Cleveland activated Sergey Karasev and placed Anderson Varejao (sore back) on IL. Miami activated James Jones and placed LeBron James (Mia, broken nose) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Kendrick Perkins (left groin injury) on IL. Toronto placed Julyan Stone on IL. Washington activated Al Harrington. LAC 125, OKC 117 at OKC Matt Barnes (LAC) had 24 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 36 points including 13-20 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 42 points including 10-12 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Mia 93, Chi 79 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 7 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 12 points and 9 assists. Noakim Noah (Chi) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jimmy Butler (Chi, bruised ribs) did not play. Was 96, Cle 83 at Cle Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 21 points and 9 assists. Luol Deng (Cle) had 17 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Was shot 6-10 FT and Cle shot 21-26 FT. C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) and Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Tor 105, Orl 90 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points and 5 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 28 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. E'Twaun Moore (Orl) had 16 points. Arron Afflalo (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 109, Den 95 at Den Rudy Gay (Sac) had 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 27 points including 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 33 points including 12-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Randy Foye (Den) had 27 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Den) had 27 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Darrell Arthur (Den, strained left hip), Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib), and Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Hou 115, Pho 112 at Pho James Harden (Hou) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Patrick Beverly (Hou) had 20 points and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 35 points including 14-20 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Gerald Green (Pho) had 23 points. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Hou out-scored Pho 32-19 in the 4th quarter. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left big toe) did not play. Bro 108, LAL 102 at LAL Paul Pierce (Bro) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 30 points including 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Andrei Kirilenko (Bro) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 19 points. Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest), Marcus Thornton (Bro, food poisoning), and Steve Nash (LAL, nerve root irritation) did not play. Por 108, Min 97 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points including 11-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Thomas Robinson (Por) had 14 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kevin Love (Min) had 31 points and 10 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, strained left groin) and Ronny Turiaf (Min, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Schedule for Monday, February 24 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston @ Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, February 25 (All times Central) Toronto @ Cleveland 6:00 pm LA Lakers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm Chicago @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Houston @ 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