News from January 17. TRADE: Indiana traded Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarujnas Jasikevicius, and Josh Powell to Golden State for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod. The NBA fined Eddie Jordan (Was) $15,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Saturday's Was-SA game. Dallas assigned J.J. Barea to the NBADL. Atlanta signed Dijon Thompson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State signed Renaldo Major to a 10-day contract. Charlotte activated Melvin Ely and placed Sean May on IL with right knee pain. Sacramento activated Brad Miller and placed Maurice Taylor on IL. Detroit activated Chauncey Billups and placed Ronald Dupree and Will Blalock on IL. Chicago activated Chris Duhon and placed Malik Allen on IL with a calf injury. Phoenix activated Sean Marks and placed Kurt Thomas on IL with a hyperextended left elbow. Houston activated Bonzi Wells and placed Tracy McGrady on IL with a sore lower back. Cleveland activated Scot Pollard and placed Ira Newble on IL. Golden State activated Patrick O'Bryant and placed Jason Richardson (fractured right hand) and Mickael Pietrus (sprained left ankle) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Yaroslav Korolev and placed Shaun Livingston on IL with a sprained right ankle. LAL 100, SA 96 at SA Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points on 12-19 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Vladimir Radmanovic (LAL) had 13 points on 5-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Maurice Evans (LAL) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Pho 100, Hou 91 at Hou Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Shane Battier (Hou) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 29 points and 8 assists. Chi 99, Mil 90 at Mil Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points and 6 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 21 points including 8-11 FG. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Chi shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and Mil shot 38.5% (30-78) FG. Michael Redd (Mil, strained left patellar tendon) did not play. Was 99, NY 98 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 27 points including the game winning dunk with 2.2 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Eddy Curry (NY) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 35 points including 7-12 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. NJ 92, Cha 85 at Cha Vince Carter (NJ) had 26 points on 12-22 FG and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) had 10 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 14 points, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 5 turnovers. Uta 100, Det 99 at Det Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 10 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Mem 118, Phi 102 at Mem Mike Miller (Mem) had 30 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Willie Green (Phi) had 23 points. Kyle Korver (Phi) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Tor 101, Sac 85 at Tor Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Ron Artest (Sac) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points. Por 94, Cle 76 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 26 points including 6-10 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Brandon Roy (Por) had 19 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points on 8-21 FG and 6-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 17 points on 3-12 FG and 11-14 FT. Por shot 46.2% (37-80) FG and Cle shot 35.4% (23-65) FG. Por shot 14-21 FT and Cle shot 28-45 FT. Jarrett Jack (Por, concussion) did not play. LAC 115, GS 109 at LAC Quinton Ross (LAC) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Elton Brand (LAC) had 27 points including 11-13 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 23 points and 13 assists. Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Harrington (GS, trade), Stephen Jackson (GS, trade), Sarunas Jasikevicius (GS, trade), and Josh Powell (GS, trade) did not play. Atl 105, Min 88 at Min Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 29 points on 12-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Josh Childress (Atl) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mark Blount (Min) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Atl shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and Min shot 43.8% (39-89) FG. Eddie Griffin (Min, suspended) did not play.