News from February 26. Philadelphia bought out Danny Granger and released him. Memphis claimed Beno Udrih off waivers after New York had released him. Sacramento signed Orlando Johnson to a 10-day contract. Washington signed Drew Gooden to a 10-day contract. Detroit activated Tony Mitchell. Golden State activated David Lee. Dal 108, NO 89 at Dal Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 17 points. Eric Gordan (NO) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 turnovers. Brian Roberts (NO) had 17 points. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. LAC 101, Hou 93 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points including 6-7 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (LAC) had 19 points and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Greg Smith (Hou, sore right knee) did not play. Por 124, Bro 80 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Por) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Will Barton (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 12 points and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. Por shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Bro shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Por out-rebounded Bro 53-29 including 13-7 offensive. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, strained left groin) and Thomas Robinson (Por, strained left patella) did not play. Uta 109, Pho 86 at Uta Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 17 points. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Uta shot 56.8% (42-74) FG and Pho shot 38.8% (31-80) FG. Leandro Barbosa (Pho, sprained left big toe) and Sasha Kravtsov (Pho, sprained right ankle) did not play. SA 120, Det 110 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 20 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Josh Smith (Det) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det) had 18 points and 9 assists. Cle 114, OKC 104 at OKC Spencer Hawes (Cle) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Cle) had 21 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points and 9 assist. Cle out-scored OKC 42-28 in the 4th quarter. C.J. Miles (Cle, sprained left ankle) and Dion Waiters (Cle, hyperextended left knee) did not play. Mem 108, LAL 103 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 18 points and 5 assists. Tony Allen (Mem) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Chris Kaman (LAL, sore back), Steve Nash (LAL, nerver root irritation), and Nick Young (LAL, sore knee) did not play. Chi 103, GS 83 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 8 points including 3-10 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 7 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (GS) had 16 points. Bos 115, Atl 104 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 22 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained left big toe), Jared Sullinger (Bos, concussion), Gustavo Ayon (Atl, right shoulder injury), and Paul Millsap (Atl, right knee contusion) did not play. Orl 101, Phi 90 at Phi Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 17 points and 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 19 points. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Friday, February 28 (All times Central) Utah @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm New Orleans @ Phoenix 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