News from January 12. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 28.8 points and 8 assists as the Lakers went 3-1. Howard averaged 19.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks as Orlando went 4-0. Tracy McGrady (Hou) is expected to be out 2 weeks with a sore left knee. Cleveland signed Jawad Williams to a 10-day contract. Boston activated Bill Walker and placed Kendrick Perkins (sore left shoulder, out 4-6 weeks) on IL. Milwaukee activated Malik Allen and placed Charlie Bell (sore right ankle) on IL. New Jersey activated Devin Harris and placed Yi Jianlian (broken right pinkie finger) on IL. Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Bobby Simmons on IL. Bos 115, Tor 109 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 39 points including 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor, strained right hamstring) Mil 97, Was 91 at Was Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 29 points. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 10 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Nick Young (Was) had 30 points including 12-19 FG. NJ 103, OKC 99 OT at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 31 points on 10-17 FG and 11-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points and 6 steals. Devin Harris (NJ) had 17 points including 7-22 FG and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points. Joe Smith (NJ, sore left knee) did not play. NY 101, NO 95 at NO Wilson Chandler (NY) had 19 points. David Lee (NY) had 24 points on 12-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 20 points including 6-19 FG and 10 rebounds. David West (NO) had 25 points on 6-20 FG and 13-14 FT and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eddy Curry (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Por 109, Chi 95 at Chi Greg Oden (Por) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Steve Blake (Por) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 33 points on 9-14 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Drew Gooden (Chi) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 17 points. Uta 120, Ind 113 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 23 points on 6-18 FG and 11-12 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 43 points on 13-19 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 14-15 FT and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 23 points and 11 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Uta shot 34-37 FT and Ind shot 16-19 FT. Paul Millsap (Uta, bruised right knee) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 13 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Memphis 7:00 pm Miami @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Houston 7:30 pm Dallas @ Denver 8:00 pm Atlanta @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Orlando @ Sacramento 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html