News from January 19. The NBA announced that Rudy Fernandez (Por) will join Dwight Howard (Orl), Rudy Gay (Mem), and Nate Robinson (NY) in the Slam Dunk contest. Fernandez was selected by fan voting from himself, Russell Westbrook (OKC), and Joe Alexander (Mil). Jerome James (NY) is out for the rest of the season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon. The LA Clippers signed Fred Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Shawne Williams and Gerald Green on IL. Toronto activated Nathan Jawai and placed Kris Humphries on IL. Atlanta activated Thomas Gardner and placed Marvin Williams (concussion) on IL. Charlotte activated Sean May and placed DeSagana Diop on IL. Indiana activated Marquis Daniels and Maceo Baston and placed Brandon Rush and Josh McRoberts on IL. New Orleans activated Melvin Ely and placed Davis West (sore back) on IL. Washington activated DeShawn Stevenson and placed Etan Thomas (torn left MCL) on IL. Golden State activated C.J. Watson and placed Marco Belinelli (sprained right ankle) on IL. Dal 95, Phi 93 at Phi Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points on 7-23 FG and 10-10 FT and the game winning 18-footer at the buzzer and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 22 points on 8-11 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points and 4 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LAL 105, Cle 88 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points on 11-13 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 9-25 FG, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bos 104, Pho 87 at Bos Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 12 points on 5-7 FG, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. NY 102, Chi 98 at NY Chris Duhon (NY) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Quentin Richardson (NY) had 24 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 11 points including 3-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Loul Deng (Chi) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points and 8 assists. Jerome James (NY, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Atl 87, Tor 84 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor, strained right hamstring) and Jermaine O'Neal (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. SA 86, Cha 84 at Cha Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points including 5-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 10 assists. Roger Mason (SA) had 12 points. Raja Bell (Cha) had 25 points including 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Hou 115, Den 113 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 31 points including 13-19 FG and 6 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 18 points and 11 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Den) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Luther Head (Hou, sore right foot) and Carmelo Anthony (Den, fractured bone right hand) did not play. Min 94, LAC 86 at LAC Craig Smith (Min) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 20 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Randy Foye (Min) had 17 points. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 25 points. Steve Novak (LAC) had 18 points. Marcus Camby (LAC, sprained left ankle), Jason Hart (LAC, sore right elbow), and Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone) did not play. NO 103, Ind 100 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Rasual Butler (NO) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 30 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. GS 119, Was 98 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (GS) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 16 points including 5-7 FG. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 22 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Caron Butler (Was) had 22 points. DeShawn Stevenson (Was, lower back pain) did not play. Det 87, Mem 79 at Mem Richard Hamilton (Det) had 14 points and 6 assists. Allen Iverson (Det) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 8 points including 3-3 FG and 16 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Quinton Ross (Mem, back spasms) did not play. Por 102, Mil 85 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Oden (Por) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-11 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Por shot 24-34 FT and Mil shot 13-18 FT. Schedule for Tuesday, January 20 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Chicago 7:30 pm Indiana @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 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