News from January 25. The NBA named Chauncey Billups (Den) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week. Billups averaged 25.7 points and 7.7 assists and Denver went 3-0. James averaged 34 points and 10.7 assists as Cleveland went 3-0. TRADE: New Orleans traded Devin Brown to Chicago for Aaron Gray. Utah signed Sundiata Gaines for the rest of the season. New Orleans activated David West and placed Aaron Gray on IL. Portland activated Nicolas Batum. Phoenix activated Taylor Griffin and placed Leandro Barbosa (wrist surgery) on IL. Utah activated Kyrylo Fesenko and placed Koufos Kosta on IL. Denver activated Johan Petro and placed Carmelo Anthony (sprained left ankle) on IL. Memphis activated Hamed Haddadi and placed Lester Hudson on IL. Cleveland activated Jamario Moon and placed Delonte West (broken finger) on IL. Philadelphia activated Royal Ivey and placed Jason Kapono on IL. Chi 98, SA 93 at SA Luol Deng (Chi) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chi shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and SA shot 41.9% (39-93) FG. Cle 92, Mia 91 at Mia LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 12-17 FT and the game winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 32 points including 9-16 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Atl 102, Hou 95 at Hou Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 17 points. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 15 points including 6-20 FG and 5 assists. Carl Landry (Hou) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Mem 99, Orl 94 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-11 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Bos 95, LAC 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Baron Davis (LAC) had 16 points and 7 assists. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 17 points. Brian Scalabrine (Bos, sore right shoulder) did not play. Uta 124, Pho 115 at Uta Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 25 points including 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 21 points including 7-10 FG, 20 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points and 11 assists. Wes Matthews (Uta) had 21 points and 5 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 32 points including 10-13 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Channing Frye (Pho) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 104, Cha 93 at Den Nene (Den) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 27 points including 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 24 points on 9-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 22 points. NO 98, Por 97 at Por David West (NO) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 24 points including the game winning jumper with 3.8 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 19 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Juwan Howard (Por) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por, strained right hamstring) did not play. Ind 109, Phi 98 at Phi Danny Granger (Ind) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 18 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 20 points and 6 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, January 26 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Washington 6:00 pm Minnesota @ New York 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 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