News from February 25. Miami signed DeAndre Liggins to a 10-day contract. Orlando signed Dewayne Dedmon and Adonis Thomas to a 10-day contract. Houston had signed Troy Daniels and released Ronnie Brewer on Feb. 21. Kendrick Perkins (OKC) is expected to be out 6 weeks after undergoing a medical procedure on his on his left groin. Orlando placed Arron Afflalo (sprained right ankle) on IL. Washington activated Glen Rice and placed Nene on IL. Hou 129, Sac 103 at Sac Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 6-10 FT. James Harden (Hou) had 43 points including 6-9 3-pointer and 15-16 FT, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Sac shot 40% (36-90) FG. Greg Smith (Hou, knee injury) did not play. Min 110, Pho 101 at Pho Corey Brewer (Min) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Kevin Love (Min) had 33 points including 10-14 FT, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists. Shabazz Muhammed (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 24 points. Ronny Turiaf (Min, bone bruise right knee), Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left big toe), and Sasha Kravtsov (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 100, Den 95 at Den Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Randy Foye (Den) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 16 points and 25 rebounds including 15 offensive. Den out-rebounded Por 64-41 including 27-7 offensive. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, strained left groin), Darrell Arthur (Den, strained left hip), Ty Lawson (Den, fractured left rib), and Nate Robinson (Den, sprained left ACL) did not play. Chi 107, Atl 103 at Atl Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi, rib contusion), Gustavo Ayon (Atl, right shoulder injury), and Paul Millsap (Atl, right knee contusion) did not play. Was 115, Orl 106 at Was Trevor Ariza (Was) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points. John Wall (Was) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 14 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 26 points and 5 assists. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Was shot 21-28 FT and Orl shot 12-14 FT. Kevin Seraphin (Was, sore right knee) did not play. Ind 118, LAL 98 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 20 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kent Bazemore (LAL) had 23 points and 3 steals. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Ind out-rebounded LAL 62-42 including 21-10 offensive. Tor 99, Cle 93 at Cle Terrence Ross (Tor) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 33 points including 9-13 FT and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points including 3-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points and 9 assists. Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) and Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 26 (All times Central) Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Boston 6:30 pm Golden State @ Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 pm Brooklyn @ Portland 9:00 pm Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, February 27 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Brooklyn @ Denver 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