News from February 9. Detroit fired head coach Maurice Cheeks. The LA Clippers activated Chris Paul and placed Byron Mullens on IL. Philadelphia activated Arnett Moultrie and placed Brandon Davies (injured right small finger) on IL. Moultrie was recalled from the NBADL. Sacramento activated Rudy Gay and Marcus Thornton. Dal 102, Bos 91 at Bos Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. OKC 112, NY 100 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 41 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 13-18 FT, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 19 points and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 15 points including 5-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. OKC shot 54.8% (40-73) FG and NY shot 44.2% (38-86) FG. Chi 92, LAL 86 at LAL Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Kaman (LAL) had 27 points including 13-23 FG and 10 rebounds. Kendall Marshall (LAL) had 13 points on 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Chi, left calf injury), Jordan Farmar (LAL, sore hamstring), Pau Gasol (LAL, strained right groin), Jodie Meeks (LAL, sprained right ankle), and Nick Young (LAL, fractured left knee) did not play. Bro 93, NO 81 at Bro Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 1-8 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 22 points including 8-10 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 13 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brian Roberts (NO) had 12 points and 4 steals. Bro out-scored NO 51-28 in the 1st half. Bro shot 53% (35-56) FG and NO shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Jason Smith (NO, right knee cartilage) did not play. Cle 91, Mem 83 OT at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 4 points on 2-6 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Nick Calathes (Mem) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Orl 93, Ind 92 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) had 23 points. Paul George (Ind) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jason Maxiell (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. Was 93, Sac 84 at Was Nene (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 30 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 14 points including 3-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. LAC 123, Phi 78 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 11-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 20 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. LAC out-scored Phi 69-30 in the 1st half and held a 56 point lead (89-33) during the 3rd quarter. LAC shot 56.2% (50-89) FG and Phi shot 27% (27-100) FG. Schedule for Monday, February 10 (All times Central) Denver @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Toronto 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Detroit 6:30 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Houston @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, February 11 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm Washington @ Memphis 7:00 pm Miami @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 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