News from February 7. Commissioner Adam Silver named Anthony Davis (NO) to replaced the injured Kobe Bryant (LAL) for the All-Star game. West coach Scott Brooks (OKC) will select which player from the All-Star reserves will start in Bryant's place. Miles Plumlee (Pho) was named to replace the injured Pero Antic (Atl) in the Rookie-Sophomore game. Detroit placed Josh Harrellson on IL. Indiana activated Solomon Hill and placed Orlando Johnson on IL. Minnesota activated Corey Brewer. Oklahoma City placed Andre Roberson on IL. Portland activated Allen Crabbe and placed Maurice Williams on IL. Sacramento placed Rudy Gay and Marcus Thornton on IL. Utah activated Derrick Favors and Jeremy Evans and placed Ian Clark and Malcolm Thomas on IL. Dal 103, Uta 81 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 12 points on 4-7 3-pointers (and 0-4 2-pointers) and 7 assists. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 13 points on 5-15 FG and 5 assists. LAC 118, Tor 105 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 36 points on 13-18 FG and 10-13 FT and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points including 10-22 FT and 13 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points on 4-13 FG and 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 36 points including 17-19 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 6 rebounds. LAC shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Tor shot 40% (34-85) FG. Hedo Turkoglu (LAC, bruised right knee) did not play. NO 98, Min 91 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 20 points and 3 steals. Brian Roberts (NO) had 16 points and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 26 points on 6-20 FG, 0-6 3-pointers, and 14-17 FT and 19 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 16 points. NO shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and Min shot 37.3% (28-75) FG. NO shot 12-16 FT and Min shot 31-37 FT. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. NY 117, Den 90 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 31 points including 12-21 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jeremy Tyler (NY) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 24 points and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. NY shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Den shot 42.1% (32-76) FG. Nate Robinson (Den, torn left ACL) did not play. Det 111, Bro 95 at Det Josh Smith (Det) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points and 22 rebounds including 8 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jason Terry (Bro) had 18 points on 6-9 3-pointers (and 0-2 2-pointers). Det out-scored Bro 67-44 in the 1st half. Det shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Bro shot 36% (32-89) FG. Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest) did not play. Bos 99, Sac 89 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 31 points including 14-24 FG and 16 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 17 points including 6-20 FG. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points on 11-19 FG and 9-11 FT and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 24 points and 6 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos, sore right ankle) and Rajon Rondo (Bos, rest) did not play. Cle 115, Was 113 at Was C.J. Miles (Cle) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 13-13 FT and 12 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 24 points including 11-18 FG. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 32 points including 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Luol Deng (Cle, flu) did not play. LAL 112, Phi 98 at Phi Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 17 points, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (LAL) had 19 points and 5 assists. Chris Kaman (LAL) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Evan Turner (Phi) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (LAL, rest), Pau Gasol (LAL, strained right groin), Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained right ankle), Nick Young (LAL, left knee injury), and Brandon Davis (Phi, fractured right finger) did not play. Orl 103, OKC 102 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and the game winning dunk at the buzzer and 5 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 16 points on 3-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 26 points including 10-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Ind 118, Por 113 OT at Ind Pau George (Ind) had 17 points including 5-23 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. David West (Ind) had 30 points including 13-16 FG and 10 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 37 points on 12-19 FG and 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 point including 7-22 FG. Damian Lillard (Por) had 38 points on 15-26 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 11 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, February 8 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Memphis @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver @ Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Golden State @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, February 9 (All times Central) New York @ Oklahoma City 12:00 pm ABC Chicago @ LA Lakers 2:30 pm ABC Dallas @ Boston 5:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Memphis @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Washington 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Clippers 8:30 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