News from January 23. Larry Miller (Uta owner) underwent surgery to amputate both legs below the knee as a result of complications from type 2 diabetes. Cleveland signed Jawad Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. Indiana activated Maceo Baston and placed Roy Hibbert on IL. Milwaukee activated Damon Jones and placed Charlie Bell on IL. Atlanta activated Marvin Williams and placed Acie Law on IL. Golden State activated Monta Ellis and placed Marcus Williams on IL. Dal 112, Det 91 at Det Josh Howard (Dal) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 12 points on 1-4 FG and 10-10 FT. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 17 points. Dal shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Det shot 42.5% (31-73) FG. Cha 98, Pho 76 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Pho shot 36% (27-75) FG. Ind 107, Hou 102 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points on 5-19 FG and 12-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 21 points on 4-12 FG and 13-14 FT and 6 assists. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 25 points on 9-16 FG and 7-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Luther Head (Hou, sore right foot) did not play. Atl 117, Mil 87 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 24 points including 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 12 points including 3-10 FG, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Flip Murray (Atl) had 25 points including 11-13 FG. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 16 points. Atl shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Mil shot 38% (30-79) FG. Min 116, NO 108 at Min Al Jefferson (Min) had 24 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Randy Foye (Min) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mike Miller (Min) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (NO) had 23 points and 12 assists. James Posey (NO) had 24 points including 7-11 3-pointers. Min shot 26-34 FT and NO shot 11-13 FT. Cle 106, GS 105 at GS LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 10-16 FT and the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 24 points including 10-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points. Corey Maggette (GS) had 23 points including 11-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (GS, right hamstring contusion) did not play. SA 94, NJ 91 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 13-21 FG, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points. Roger Mason (SA) had 14 points. Devin Harris (NJ) had 27 points and 4 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 26 points and 6 assists. Tor 114, Chi 94 at Chi Chris Bosh (Tor) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 23 points including 9-10 FG and 10 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tor shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Chi shot 46.4% (32-69) FG. NY 108, Mem 88 at NY David Lee (NY) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 16 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. NY shot 50% (38-76) FG and Mem shot 39% (30-77) FG. Jerome James (NY, torn right Achilles) did not play. LAC 107, OKC 104 at LAC Al Thornton (LAC) had 34 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 41 points on 12-19 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 12-14 FT. Fred Jones (LAC) had 12 points on 5-7 FG and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 46 points including 24-26 FT and 15 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Camby (LAC, sprained left ankle) and Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, January 24 (All times Central) New York @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV New Jersey @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Utah 8:00 pm Washington @ Portland 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