News from January 17. Utah activated Paul Millsap and placed Morris Almond on IL. New York activated Danilo Gallinari and placed Eddy Curry (sore right knee) on IL. Dal 115, Uta 108 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 39 points including 16-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points including 9-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 30 points including 11-12 FT and 9 assists. Bos 105, NJ 85 at NJ Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 8 points, 9 rebounds, and 14 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 15 points. Bos shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and NJ shot 40.5% (30-74) FG. Cha 102, Por 97 OT at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 31 points including 10-13 FT and 16 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 17 points including 3-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. NO 91, Det 85 at Det David West (NO) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 11 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 5-5 FT and 11 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 10 points on 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Phi 107, NY 97 at NY Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 28 points including 10-17 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 27 points including 7-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tim Thomas (NY, flu) did not play. SA 92, Chi 87 at Chi Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 8 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 15 rebounds. Hou 93, Mia 86 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 26 points including 12-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Von Wafer (Hou) had 17 points including 0-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Mia) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Hou shot 56.5% (39-69) FG and Mia shot 40% (36-90) FG. Luther Head (Hou, sore right foot) did not play. Orl 106, Den 88 at Den Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 31 points on 9-16 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 23 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 20 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. Linas Kleiza (Den) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den, fractured bone right hand) did not play. LAC 101, Mil 92 at LAC Marcus Camby (LAC) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Brian Skinner (LAC) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mardy Collins (LAC) had 12 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 26 points including 9-11 FT. Michael Redd (Mil) had 21 points. LAC shot 54.5% (42-77) FG and Mil shot 38.8% (31-80) FG. Jason Hart (LAC, sore right elbow) and Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 18 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Toronto 11:30 am Miami @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV ---- 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