News from January 26. The NBA named Andrew Bynum (LAL) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week. Bynum averaged 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as the Lakers went 4-0. James averaged 30.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 8.8 assists as Cleveland went 3-1. Atlanta activated Acie Law and placed Thomas Gardner on IL. Milwaukee activated Charlie Bell and placed Michael Redd (torn left MCL and ACL, out for season) on IL. Philadelphia activated Reggie Evans and placed Donyell Marshall on IL. New Orleans activated Hilton Armstrong and placed Anthony Toliver on IL. New Jersey activated Trenton Hassell and placed Stromile Swift on IL. Portland activated Steve Blake and placed Shavlik Randolph on IL. Pho 103, Was 87 at Was Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 29 points on 10-14 FG and 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 27 points including 9-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mia 95, Atl 79 at Mia Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 35 points on 13-19 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Daequan Cook (Mia) had 16 points. Marcus Williams (Atl) had 17 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. NY 104, Hou 98 at NY David Lee (NY) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 20 points and 6 assists. Jerome James (NY, torn right Achilles) did not play. Min 90, Mil 83 at Mil Ryan Gomes (Min) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Randy Foye (Min) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 18 points and 3 steals. NO 101, Phi 86 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 26 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Chris Paul (NO) had 27 points including 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, and 7 steals. James Posey (NO) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points on 11-16 FG. Andre Miller (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. OKC 94, NJ 85 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Nick Collison (OKC) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 10 points including 4-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. OKC shot 30-38 FT and NJ shot 13-18 FT. Por 113, LAC 88 at LAC Greg Oden (Por) had 16 points including 7-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 33 points on 11-15 FG and 9-10 FT. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 20 points including 8-9 FG. Al Thornton (LAC) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Fred Jones (LAC) had 19 points and 7 assists. Steve Novak (LAC) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone), Marcus Camby (LAC, sprained left ankle), and Mardy Collins (LAC, strained left calf) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 27 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 6:00 pm Denver @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Charlotte @ LA Lakers 9:30 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