News from January 28. The NBA announced the contestants of the Rookie-Sophomore game, to take place Feb 13. The teams are: Rookies Sophomores Michael Beasley (Mia) Aaron Brooks (Hou) Rudy Fernandez (Por) Wilson Chandler (NY) Marc Gasol (Mem) Kevin Durant (OKC) Eric Gordon (LAC) Jeff Green (OKC) Brook Lopez (NJ) Al Horford (Atl) O.J. Mayo (Mem) Luis Scola (Hou) Greg Oden (Por) Al Thornton (LAC) Derrick Rose (Chi) Rodney Stuckey (Det) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Thaddeus Young (Phi) Coach: TBA Coach: TBA Assistant: Dwyane Wade (Mia) Assistant: Dwight Howard (Orl) Golden State activated Jamal Crawford and placed Marcus Williams on IL. Indiana activated Rasho Nesterovic and placed Danny Granger (sore right knee) on IL. Boston activated Tony Allen and placed Brian Scalabrine (concussion, out 7-10 days) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Mouhamed Sene and placed Kyle Weaver on IL. Philadelphia activated Donyell Marshall and placed Kareem Rush on IL. Charlotte activated Sean May and placed Gerald Wallace (fractured rib and partially collapsed lung) on IL. Portland activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Steve Blake (shoulder injury) on IL. Dal 117, GS 93 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Corey Maggette (GS) had 21 points. Dal shot 49.4% (44-89) FG and GS shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Ind 107, Mil 99 at Ind T.J. Ford (Ind) had 34 points including 14-21 FG and 5 turnovers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 11 points on 4-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 14 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 19 points including 7-10 FT. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 28 points including 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bos 119, Sac 100 at Bos Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 9 assists. Eddie House (Bos) had 28 points on 10-13 FG and 8-9 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bos shot 55% (44-80) FG and Sac shot 44% (33-75) FG. Mia 93, Was 71 at Mia Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Daequan Cook (Mia) had 16 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andray Blatche (Was, strained left knee) and DeShawn Stevenson (Was, lower back pain) did not play. Tor 107, NJ 106 at NJ Chris Bosh (Tor) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 10 assists, and 3 steals. NY 112, Atl 104 at NY David Lee (NY) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chris Duhon (NY) had 16 points and 11 assists. Nate Robinson (NY) had 24 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 26 points including 2-10 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 28 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Flip Murray (Atl) had 20 points. Jerome James (NY, torn right Achilles) did not play. Det 98, Min 89 at Min Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 25 points including 9-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Allen Iverson (Det) had 19 points on 5-15 FG and 9-10 FT. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Det shot 23-30 FT and Min shot 13-16 FT. NO 94, Den 81 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 12 points including 3-12 FG, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Devin Brown (NO) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 6 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den, fractured right hand) did not play. OKC 114, Mem 102 OT at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Jeff Green (OKC) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points and 5 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. OKC out-scored Mem 14-2 in overtime. Phi 95, Hou 93 at Hou Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points. Andre Miller (Phi) had 16 points including 4-13 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por 88, Cha 74 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including 11-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Greg Oden (Por) had 14 points including 6-10 FT, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Brandon Roy (Por) had 17 points. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Raja Bell (Cha) had 16 points. Por out-rebounded Cha 45-26 including 17-7 offensive. Sean May (Cha, sore right knee) did not play. Chi 95, LAC 75 at LAC Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Fred Jones (LAC) had 11 points and 4 steals. Chi shot 47.4% (37-78) FG and LAC shot 36% (27-75) FG. Mardy Collins (LAC, strained left calf) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 29 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio @ Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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