News from January 31. Ian Mahinmi (SA) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove a bone fragment. Mahinmi, who has been on IL the entire season with pain in his ankle, will be out 6 to 10 weeks. San Antonio activated Malik Harrison and recalled him from the NBADL. Phoenix elected not to pick up a 2nd 10-day contract for Courtney Sims. New Orleans elected not to pick up a 2nd 10-day contract for Anthony Toliver. Indiana activated Roy Hibbert and placed Marquis Daniels on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 28.5 LeBron James (Cle) 27.7 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.6 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.9 Marcus Camby (LAC) 13.2 Andris Biedrins (GS) 11.9 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 10.9 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.1 Steve Nash (Pho) 9.6 Dal 111, Mia 96 at Mia Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 12-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points and 6 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dal shot 60.3% (47-78) FG and Mia shot 45.5% (35-77) FG. Por 122, Uta 108 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists. Joel Przybilla (Por) had 14 points including 4-5 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 18 points including 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 35 points on 12-18 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Chi 122, Pho 111 at Pho Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 26 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 32 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. SA 106, NO 93 at SA Michael Finley (SA) had 20 points on 8-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points including 12-18 FG and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points and 5 assists. David West (NO) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 38 points including 15-22 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mil 110, Atl 107 at Mil Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 20 points on 4-10 FG and 11-12 FT. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 27 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 20 points and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points including 8-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Hou 110, GS 93 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 22 points and 9 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 16 points and 5 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 17 points. Tracy McGrady (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Kelenna Azubuike (GS, left knee tendinitis) did not play. Was 106, LAC 94 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 16 points including 6-22 FG, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. JaVale McGee (Was) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nick Young (Was) had 22 points including 8-11 FG. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 25 points. Brian Skinner (LAC) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was, strained left knee) and Mardy Collins (LAC, strained left calf) did not play. LAL 115, Mem 98 at Mem Pau Gasol (LAL) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. NJ 85, Phi 83 at Phi Brook Lopez (NJ) had 24 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 17 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jarvis Hayes (NJ) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. NJ out-scored Phi 20-8 in the 4th quarter. NY 122, Ind 113 at Ind Al Harrington (NY) had 31 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 23 points and 17 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 36 points including 8-10 FT and 5 assists. Jerome James (NY, torn right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, February 1 (All times Central) Orlando @ Toronto 11:00 am Minnesota @ Boston 12:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 1:30 pm ABC Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 2:00 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