News from January 15. Philadelphia assigned Craig Brackins to the NBADL. The LA Clippers signed Jarron Collins to a 2nd 10-day contract. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) is expected to be out 1-2 weeks with a strained right hamstring. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Tyson Chandler (flu) on IL. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Kenyon Martin (sore knee) on IL. Miami activated Jamaal Magloire and place LeBron James (sprained left ankle) on IL. Charlotte activated Nazr Mohammed and placed Derrick Brown on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.5 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.0 Monta Ellis (GS) 25.7 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.7 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.3 Zach Randolph (Mem) 13.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.4 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.8 Chris Paul (NO) 9.6 Mem 89, Dal 70 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ian Mahinmi (Dal) had 17 points including 6-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 112, Atl 106 at Atl Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 assists. Jordan Hill (Hou) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points including 11-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Den 127, Cle 99 at Den Nene (Den) had 22 points including 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 21 points including 7-10 FG. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points including 7-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 21 points and 9 assists. Den shot 58.3% (49-84) FG and Cle shot 37.8% (37-98) FG. Christian Eyenga (Cle, sprained left ankle), Daniel Gibson (Cle, sprained right ankle), Joey Graham (Cle, right quad strain), and Ryan Hollins (Cle, personal reasons) did not play. Orl 108, Min 99 at Min Jason Richardson (Orl) had 21 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 21 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 19 points and 6 assists. Corey Brewer (Min) had 23 points and 5 steals. NO 88, Cha 81 at Cha David West (NO) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kwame Brown (Cha) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chi 99, Mia 96 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 34 points, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Por 96, NJ 89 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 9-12 FT, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Por) had 19 points and 8 assists. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 32 points including 12-19 FG. Por shot 20-25 FT and NJ shot 11-12 FT. Anthony Morrow (NJ, strained right hamstring) did not play. Was 98, Tor 95 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 13 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Nick Young (Was) had 29 points and 6 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 21 points on 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 15 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Tor, strained right hamstring) and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sore left ankle) did not play. Det 110, Sac 106 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points. Will Bynum (Det) had 18 points and 7 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Schedule for Sunday, January 16 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Denver @ San Antonio 10:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, January 17 (All times Central) Phoenix @ New York 12:00 pm Utah @ Washington 12:00 pm Chicago @ Memphis 12:00 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Philadelphia 1:00 pm Milwaukee @ Houston 2:00 pm Toronto @ New Orleans 2:00 pm Dallas @ Detroit 2:30 pm Indiana @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Sacramento @ Atlanta 3:00 pm NBATV New Jersey @ Golden State 3:00 pm Orlando @ Boston 7:00 pm TNT Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html