News from January 18. Golden State signed C.J. Watson to a 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Clippers signed Guillermo Diaz to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York activated Jerome James and placed Wilson Chandler on IL. Minnesota activated Chris Richard and placed Michael Doleac on IL. Sacramento activated Dahntay Jones and placed Justin Williams on IL. Memphis activated Brian Cardinal and Andre Brown and placed Rudy Gay (flu-like symptoms) and Casey Jacobsen on IL. Golden State activated Marco Belinelli and placed Austin Croshere on IL with a sore back. Sac 100, Det 93 at Det Brad Miller (Sac) had 17 points including 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Ron Artest (Sac) had 18 points. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 28 points including 11-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tor 89, Atl 78 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 35 points on 12-18 FG and 11-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tony Parker (Tor) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 11-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 7 assists. GS 119, Chi 111 at Chi Stephen Jackson (GS) had 24 points including 6-17 FG and 8 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 40 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, and 4 steals. Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Uta 106, LAC 88 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points and 6 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 20 points. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Por 98, Mia 91 at Mia LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points and 5 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 37 points and 5 rebounds. Por out-scored Mia 29-15 in the 4th quarter. NO 112, Cha 84 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. David West (NO) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 13 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 12 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. NO shot 60.3% (47-78) FG and Cha shot 42% (37-88) FG. NO shot 11-17 FT and Cha shot 6-7 FT. Othella Harrington (Cha, sore left knee) did not play. Pho 115, Min 95 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 1-1 3-pointers, and 4-4 FT and 13 assists. Raja Bell (Pho) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashad McCants (Min) had 19 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pho shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and Min shot 42.9% (39-91) FG. Grant Hill (Pho, appendectomy) did not play. Bos 116, Phi 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Eddie House (Bos) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Bos shot 58.9% (43-73) FG and Phi shot 45.3% (34-75) FG. Bos out-scored Phi 62-36 in the 2nd half. Was 111, NY 98 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 32 points including 14-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 11 points including 5-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Quinton Richardson (NY) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 19 points. Was shot 56.8% (46-81) FG and NY shot 43% (34-79) FG. Mem 124, Sea 100 at Mem Mike Miller (Mem) had 25 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Bobby Jones had 20 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. Juan Carlos Navarro (Mem) had 21 points on 9-12 FG and 5 assists. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 22 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Sea) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Delonte West (Sea) did not play.