News from February 5.

The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan (Tor) $15,000 for excessive contact with Bojan
Bogdanovic during Wednesday's Tor-Bro game.

Orlando fired head coach Jacque Vaughn.  Assistant James Borrego was named
as interim coach.

New Orleans signed Toney Douglas to a 10-day contract.

Philadelphia signed Tim Frazier to a 10-day contract.

Philadelphia elected not to sign Larry Drew for the rest of the season
after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract.

The NBA announced the contestants for the 3-Point Shooting contest to take
place February 14 in New York City.  The contestants are:
  Marco Belinelli (SA)     Kyle Korver (Atl)
  Stephen Curry (GS)       Wesley Matthews (Por)
  James Harden (Hou)       J.J. Redick (LAC)
  Kyrie Irving (Cle)       Klay Thompson (GS)

The NBA announced the contestants for the Skills Challenge contest to take
place February 14 in New York City.  The contestants are:
  Trey Burke (Uta)               Kyle Lowry (Tor)
  Jimmy Butler (Chi)             Jeff Teague (Atl)
  Michael Carter-Williams (Phi)  Isaiah Thomas (Pho)
  Brandon Knight (Mil)           John Wall (Was)

The NBA announced the contestants for the Shooting Stars competition to
take placed February 14 in New York City.  The teams consist of a NBA
player, a former NBA player, and a WNBA player
  Stephen Curry (GS), Dell Curry, Sue Bird
  Chris Bosh (Mia), Dominique Wilkins, Swin Cash
  Anthony Davis (NO), Scottie Pippen, Elena Delle Donne
  Russell Westbrook (OKC), Anfernee Hardaway, Tamika Catchings

Charlotte activated Janeero Pargo and placed Bismack Biyombo (bone bruise
right knee) on IL.

Phoenix activated Zoran Dragic and placed T.J. Warren on IL.

Portland activated Victor Claver and placed Chris Kaman on IL.

Washington activated DeJuan Blair and placed Drew Gooden on IL.


Dal 101, Sac 78  at Sac
Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 16 rebounds.
Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
J.J. Barea (Dal) had 15 points and 5 assists.
DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Rudy Gay (Sac) had 11 points including 2-13 FG and 9 rebounds.
Dal shot 7-10 FT and Sac shot 17-22 FT.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, rest) did not play.

Por 108, Pho 87  at Por
Nicolas Batum (Por) had 20 points and 7 assists.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Wesley Matthews (Por) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Por out-scored Pho 42-22 in the 4th quarter.

Cle 105, LAC 94  at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points and 9 assists.
Kevin Love (Cle) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 9 rebounds.
J.R. Smith (Cle) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5
steals.
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Chris Paul (LAC) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 9 assists.
Cle shot 35-44 FT and LAC shot 13-20 FT.
J.J. Redick (LAC, back spasms) did not play.

Cha 94, Was 87  at Cha
Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 27 points including 10-15 FG.
Brian Roberts (Cha) had 12 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Jason Maxiell (Cha) had 11 points including 3-4 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7
blocks.
Paul Pierce (Was) had 19 points.
John Wall (Was) had 15 points and 13 assists.
Cha out-scored Was 25-13 in the 4th quarter.
Kevin Seraphin (Was, sprained right ankle) did not play.


Schedule for Friday, February 6  (All times Central)
  New York @ Brooklyn           6:00 pm
  Cleveland @ Indiana           6:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Orlando           6:00 pm
  LA Clippers @ Toronto         6:00 pm  ESPN
  Golden State @ Atlanta        6:30 pm
  Philadelphia @ Boston         6:30 pm
  Denver @ Detroit              6:30 pm
  Milwaukee @ Houston           7:00 pm
  Memphis @ Minnesota           7:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Oklahoma City   7:00 pm
  Utah @ Phoenix                8:00 pm
  Miami @ San Antonio           8:30 pm  ESPN

Schedule for Saturday, February 7  (All times Central)
  Chicago @ New Orleans         6:00 pm  NBATV
  Brooklyn @ Washington         6:00 pm
  Golden State @ New York       6:30 pm
  Charlotte @ Philadelphia      6:30 pm
  Portland @ Dallas             7:30 pm
  Boston @ Milwaukee            7:30 pm
  Sacramento @ Utah             8:00 pm


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