News from January 25. Eric Gordon (LAC) is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks with a sprained right wrist. The LA Clippers elected not to sign Jarron Collins for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Milwaukee signed Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract. Dallas placed Peja Stojakovic (sore knee) on IL. Utah activated Francisco Elson and placed Kyrylo Fesenko on IL. Boston activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Jermaine O'Neal (sore left knee) on IL. Dal 112, LAC 105 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 21 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 11-11 FT. Jason Terry (Dal) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 8-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC, sprained right wrist) did not play. LAL 120, Uta 91 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LAL shot 62% (44-71) FG and Uta shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. Bos 112, Cle 95 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points. Christian Eyenga (Cle) had 15 points. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 12 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Marquis Daniels (Bos, personal reasons) and Shaquille O'Neal (Bos, sore right leg) did not play. Den 120, Was 109 at Was Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Harrington (Den) had 21 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nick Young (Was) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) did not play. Cha 94, Sac 89 at Sac Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kwame Brown (Cha) had 13 points including 7-10 FT and 18 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 21 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carl Landry (Sac) had 19 points. Schedule for Wednesday, January 26 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Denver @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Houston 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:30 pm ESPN New Orleans @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, January 27 (All times Central) Miami @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm Boston @ Portland 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