News from January 20. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) was named as a replacement for Brandon Jennings (Mil) for the slam dunk contest to take placed February 19 in LA. Marcus Camby (Por) is expected to be out 3 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus. Toronto reached a buyout agreement with Peja Stojakovic and released him. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and Derrick Brown and placed Sherron Collins and Tyrus Thomas on IL. Thomas is expected to be out 8 weeks with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Chi 82, Dal 77 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 7 points including 3-13 FG and 12 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (Chi) had 9 points including 4-5 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26 points including 8-28 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carlos Boozer (Chi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 100, Phi 97 at Cha D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 14 points including 5-16 FG. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Nick Young (Phi) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Por 108, LAC 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 28 points including 13-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Por) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points on 6-17 FG and 8-13 FT, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 35 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Por shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and LAC shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Marcus Camby (Por, injured left knee) did not play. Schedule for Friday, January 21 (All times Central) Detroit @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Toronto @ Orlando 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Utah @ Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Washington 7:00 pm Houston @ Memphis 7:00 pm New York @ San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, January 22 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Dallas @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto @ Miami 6:30 pm Utah @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Orlando @ Houston 7:30 pm Memphis @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Indiana @ Portland 9:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- 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