News from January 15. Nene (Den) underwent surgery to remove a testicular tumor. It is not yet known if the tumor was cancerous. There is no timetable for Nene's return. Chicago activated Joakim Noah and placed Kirk Hinrich on IL with back spasms. LAC 97, Pho 90 at LAC Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 9 points including 3-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 32 points including 15-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points and 17 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 29 points and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Pho shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. Grant Hill (Pho, appendectomy) did not play. Orl 102, Chi 88 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points including 7-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Joe Smith (Chi) had 13 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Cle 132, Mem 124 OT at Mem LeBron James (Cle) had 51 points on 18-28 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 9-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 30 points and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-16 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Juan Carlos Navarro (Mem) had 26 points including 9-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Cle shot 24-36 FT and Mem shot 11-18 FT. GS 105, Min 98 at Min Stephen Jackson (GS) had 21 points. Baron Davis (GS) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 17 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Min) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Det 103, Tor 89 at Det Antonio McDyess (Det) had 9 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 39 points including 16-22 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Tor) had 14 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Atl 104, Den 93 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh Childress (Atl) had 17 points. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 36 points including 8-12 FT, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Allen Iverson (Den) had 27 points including 7-11 FT. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Atl shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Den shot 40% (34-85) FG. Steven Hunter (Den, right knee surgery), Kenyon Martin (Den, staph infection), and Nene (Den, surgery) did not play. Phi 111, Hou 107 at Hou Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points on 3-9 FG and 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points and 6 assists. Shane Battier (Hou) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points on 8-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Phi out-scored Hou 37-22 in the 4th quarter. NY 105, Was 93 at NY Zach Randolph (NY) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Nate Robinson (NY) had 14 points and 8 assists. Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points including 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Roger Mason (Was) had 20 points. NY shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Was shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. NY shot 10-14 FT and Was shot 20-29 FT. Antonio Daniels (Was, sore right knee) did not play. On the lighter side: Richard Hamilton (Det) on hitting 5 3-pointers in a game: "That's my real estate in the corner. It's like Monopoly. I've got 4 houses and a hotel on there. It's what I do."