News from February 2. The NBA named Zach Randolph (Mem) and Kyrie Irving (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending February 1. Randolph averaged 20.5 points and 13.8 rebounds as Memphis went 4-0. Irving averaged 31.5 points and 5.3 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. The NBA named Steve Kerr (GS) and Mike Budenholzer (Atl) as Coaches of the Month for January. Golden State went 12-3 and Atlanta went 17-0. Boston signed Andre Dawkins to a 2nd 10-day contract. Detroit signed John Lucas to a 10-day contract. Golden State signed James Michael McAdoo to a 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis signed JaMychal Green to a 10-day contract. Memphis elected not to sign Tyrus Thomas to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta activated DeMarre Carroll. Brooklyn activated Deron Williams. Dallas activated Ricky Ledo and placed Rajon Rondo (orbital fracture left eye and nasal fracture) on IL. Minnesota activated Ricky Rubio. Oklahoma City activated Grant Jerrett and Mitch McGary and placed Kevin Durant and Perry Jones on IL. Orlando activated Victor Oladipo and placed Andrew Nicholson on IL. Phoenix activated Reggie Bullock and Archie Goodwin and placed Zoran Dragic and Tyler Ennis on IL. Dal 100, Min 94 at Min Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points on 7-21 FG and 6-11 FT. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mem 102, Pho 101 at Pho Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 4-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (Mem) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and the game winning 3-point play with 4.5 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 24 points. OKC 104, Orl 97 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and 4 steals. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 24 points including 9-15 FG. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. NO 115, Atl 100 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Eric Gordon (NO) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 21 points and 7 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. NO out-rebounded Atl 52-32 including 17-9 offensive. The loss ended Atl's win streak at 19 games. Mil 82, Tor 75 at Tor Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Giannis Antetokunmpo (Mil) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Mil) had 14 points and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points including 5-16 FG. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 12 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Knight (Mil, sore right quad) did not play. Bro 102, LAC 100 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points on 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 15 points. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 6 points including 3-11 FG and the game winning jumper with 1.3 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 22 points on 10-13 FG and 2-12 FT and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 point, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 18 points including 7-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Cha 92, Was 88 at Was Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 13 points including 5-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 18 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 10 assists. Bismack Biyombo (Cha, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Cle 97, Phi 84 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Robert Covington (Phi) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 steals. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Schedule for Tuesday, February 3 (All times Central) Denver @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Boston @ New York 6:30 pm Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 4 (All times Central) Detroit @ Indiana 6:00 pm Washington @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver @ Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Toronto 6:30 pm Chicago @ Houston 7:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Miami @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Orlando @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Memphis @ Utah 8:00 pm Dallas @ Golden State 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