News from February 5. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Month for January. Durant averaged 35.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists as Oklahoma City went 13-4. Anthony averaged 28.7 points and 9 rebounds as New York went 10-6. The NBA named Dave Joerger (Mem) and Jason Kidd (Bro) as Coaches of the Month for January. Memphis went 12-3 and Brooklyn went 10-3. The NBA named Trey Burke (Uta) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) as Rookies for the Month for January. Burke averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 assists as Utah went 6-6. Carter-Williams averaged 16.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.6 assists as Philadelphia went 6-11. The LA Lakers elected not to sign Manny Harris for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia recalled Lorenzo Brown from the NBADL. Boston placed Vitor Faverani on IL. Dallas activated Shawn Marion. The LA Clippers activated Byron Mullens and placed J.J. Redick on IL. Milwaukee activated John Henson and placed Caron Butler on IL. Minnesota activated Robbie Hummel and placed Corey Brewer on IL. New Orleans placed Jrue Holiday (fractured tibia) on IL. Phoenix placed Archie Goodwin on IL. Toronto activated Austin Daye and placed Dwight Buycks on IL. Washington activated Trevor Booker and placed Glen Rice on IL. Dal 110, Mem 96 at Mem Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Dal) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 22 points including 101-5 FG and 5 rebounds. Mia 116, LAC 112 at LAC LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 43 points including 10-17 FT, 15 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 31 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sac 109, Tor 101 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 9-14 FT and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 23 points on 4-12 FG and 15-16 FT and 5 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points including 5-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Sac shot 41-51 FT and Tor shot 19-24 FT. Den 110, Mil 100 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 24 points including 11-19 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Randy Foye (Den) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 5-10 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Larry Sanders (Mil) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL), Andre Miller (Den, personal reasons), O.J. Mayo (Mil, ill), and Ekpe Udoh (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. OKC 106, Min 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Dante Cunningham (Min) had 18 points on 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 19 points including 6-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC shot 8-11 FT and Min shot 17-23 FT. Kevin Love (Min, stiff neck) did not play. NO 105, Atl 100 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 18 points. Brian Roberts (NO) had 19 points and 6 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Hou 122, Pho 108 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 34 points on 11-17 FG and 12-18 FT, 14 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 23 points including 12-12 FT. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Gerald Green (Pho) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 33-42 FT and Pho shot 16-21 FT. Greg Smith (Hou, sore right knee) did not play. Por 94, NY 90 at NY Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points on 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points including 5-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 18 points, 6 assist, and 5 turnovers. Orl 112, Det 98 at Orl Glen Davis (Orl) had 18 points. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 20 points including 8-10 FG. Josh Smith (Det) had 25 points on 11-19 FG and 3-9 FT and 12 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. SA 125, Was 118 2OT at Was Danny Green (SA) had 22 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 13-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Patrick Mills (SA) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. SA out-scored Was 10-3 in the 2nd overtime. Bos 114, Phi 108 at Phi Jeff Green (Bos) had 36 points on 11-18 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Davis (Phi, fractured right small finger) did not play. LAL 119, Cle 108 at Cle Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Ryan Kelly (LAL) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Blake (LAL) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jordan Farmar (LAL) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 15 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 27 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 9-10 FT. LAL shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Cle shot 37.6% (38-101) FG. Pau Gasol (LAL, strained right groin), Jordan Hill (LAL, cervical strain), Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained right ankle), and Steve Nash (LAL, rest) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, February 6 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Chicago @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, February 7 (All times Central) Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Orlando 6:00 pm LA Lakers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Washington 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ New York 6:30 pm Utah @ Dallas 7:30 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Toronto @ LA Clippers 9:30 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