News from January 6. Phoenix released Dee Brown. Milwaukee released Austin Croshere. Boston activated Sam Cassell and placed Tony Allen (sprained right ankle) on IL. Charlotte activated Ryan Hollins and placed Shannon Brown on IL. Orlando activated Adonal Foyle and placed Keith Bogans on IL. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Kevin Ollie on IL. Oklahoma City activated Joe Smith and placed Nick Collison (fractured left thumb) on IL. Sacramento activated Spencer Hawes and placed Quincy Douby on IL. New Orleans activated Melvin Ely and placed Ryan Bowen on IL. Dal 107, LAC 102 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Brandon Bass (Dal) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds. Al Thornton (LAC) had 25 points including 9-24 FG and 8 rebounds. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 10 points including 6-10 FT, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 32 points including 13-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone), Jason Hart (LAC, right elbow tendinitis), and Ricky Davis (LAC, suspended) did not play. Dal shot 17-19 FT and LAC shot 31-40 FT. Cha 114, Bos 106 OT at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 13 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 25 points, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 20 points including 12-12 FT and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 7-20 FG. Orl 89, Was 80 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 13 points including 5-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Phi 104, Hou 96 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 28 points including 12-19 FG and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 15 points and 8 assists. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 0-5 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Ron Artest (Hou, sore right ankle) did not play. Min 94, Mem 87 at Mem Al Jefferson (Min) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Randy Foye (Min) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. OKC 107, NY 99 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 27 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Chris Duhon (NY) had 18 points and 6 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dan Gallinari (NY, sore lower back) and Jerome James (NY, left knee pain) did not play. Chi 99, Sac 94 at Chi Ben Gordon (Chi) had 24 points including 11-11 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points and 8 assists. Drew Gooden (Chi) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 29 points including 11-14 FT and 7 turnovers. Chi shot 38.6% (32-83) FG and Sac shot 50.7% (36-71) FG. Luol Deng (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 116, LAL 105 at LAL David West (NO) had 40 points on 14-23 FG and 12-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 32 points and 15 assists. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 12 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 6-6 FT and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points including 14-22 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 6-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Schedule for Wednesday, January 7 (All times Central) Orlando @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Houston @ Boston 6:30 pm Memphis @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Miami @ Denver 8:00 pm ESPN Indiana @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 pm Detroit @ Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 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