News from February 3. The NBA named Goran Dragic (Pho) and Kyle Lowry (Tor) as Players of the Week. Dragic averaged 26.8 points and 6 assists as Phoenix went 4-0. Lowry averaged 25 points and 8 assists as Toronto went 3-1. John Jenkins (Atl) underwent surgery on his lower back and is out for the season. Memphis signed Darius Morris to a 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Sasha Vujacic to a 10-day contract. Philadelphia elected not to signed DeWayne Dedmon for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas placed Ricky Ledo on IL. The LA Clippers placed Byron Mullens on IL. New York activated Iman Shumpert and placed Kenyon Martin on IL. Oklahoma City activated Andre Roberson. Sacramento activated Jimmer Fredette. San Antonio activated Danny Green. Toronto activated Greivis Vasquez and placed Austin Daye on IL. Washington activated Glen Rice and placed Trevor Booker on IL. Dal 124, Cle 107 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Dal) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Cle) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ind 98, Orl 79 at Ind Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points. Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 point. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Was 100, Por 90 at Was Trevor Ariza (Was) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Bro 108, Phi 102 at Bro Paul Pierce (Bro) had 25 points including 14-14 FT. Deron Williams (Bro) had 21 points and 6 assists. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 20 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and 6 turnovers. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko (Bro, sore right calf) did not play. Mia 102, Det 96 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 13-19 FG, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 26 points including 10-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Mil 101, NY 98 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left and 7 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 30 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil, ill) and Ekpe Udoh (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 102, NO 95 at NO Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points and 9 assists. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 13 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 17 points including 6-21 FG, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (NO) had 19 points. Anthony Morrow (NO) had 20 points including 7-9 FG. SA out-scored NO 38-19 in the 4th quarter. Jrue Holiday (NO, fractured tibia) and Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. OKC 86, Mem 77 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 12 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points. Den 116, LAC 115 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Randy Foye (Den) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 36 points on 13-21 FG and 10-16 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points and 5 assists. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) and Andre Miller (Den, personal reasons) did not play. Tor 94, Uta 79 at Uta DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points. Jonas Valancius (Tor) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 11 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Alec Burks (Uta) had 20 points. Sac 99, Chi 70 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 9-15 FT and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 19 points including 7-9 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points on 4-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 3 steals. Tony Snell (Chi) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. Sac shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and Chi shot 28.2% (22-78) FG. Sac out-rebounded Chi 53-30 including 10-8 offensive. Schedule for Tuesday, February 4 (All times Central) Indiana @ Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Chicago @ Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 5 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Washington 6:00 pm Portland @ New York 6:30 pm ESPN Phoenix @ Houston 7:00 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ Orlando 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Denver 8:00 pm Toronto @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Miami @ LA Clippers 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