News from January 7. Yao Ming (Hou) underwent surgery on his left ankle to repair a stress fracture. Cleveland activated Jamario Moon and Anthony Parker and placed Daniel Gibson (ankle injury) and Leon Powe on IL. Powe underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus. He is expected to be out about 6 weeks. Minnesota activated Anthony Tolliver and placed Sebastian Telfair on IL. Memphis activated DeMarre Carroll and placed Xavier Henry on IL. Toronto activated Sonny Weems and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. Washington activated Cartier Martin and placed Josh Howard (sore left knee) on IL. Philadelphia activated Darius Songaila and placed Tony Battie (right rotator cuff tendinitis) on IL. Indiana activated Lance Stephenson and placed Solomon Jones on IL. SA 90, Ind 87 at Ind Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 25 points including 10-13 FT. George Hill (SA) had 16 points. Danny Granger (Ind) had 15 points. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. SA out-scored Ind 26-12 in the 4th quarter. Bos 122, Tor 102 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Luke Harangody (Bos) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points. Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) and Sonny Weems (Tor, back spasms) did not play. LAL 101, NO 97 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points on 6-8 FG and 9-12 FT, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. David West (NO) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mia 101, Mil 95 OT at Mil LeBron James (Mia) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 9-11 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points including 4-19 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 12 points including 4-17 FG, 27 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Mil) had 30 points including 12-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil, left foot surgery) and Drew Gooden (Mil, plantar fasciitis) did not play. Orl 110, Hou 95 at Orl Brandon Bass (Orl) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 18 points on 7-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 27 points including 9-11 FT. Orl shot 51.7% (45-87) FG and Hou shot 41.5% (34-82) FG. Orl shot 12-12 FT and Hou shot 22-28 FT. Por 108, Min 98 at Min LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 28 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andre Miller (Por) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 36 points including 7-10 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Min) had 17 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 30 points including 10-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Was 97, NJ 77 at Was Rashard Lewis (Was) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. JaVale McGee (Was) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 16 points and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 14 points and 3 blocks. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Mem 110, Uta 99 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 28 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points and 4 blocks. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 19 points including 4-13 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Phi 105, Chi 99 at Phi Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points and 6 turnovers. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 31 points including 14-19 FG and 13 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 9 assists, and 3 steals. GS 116, Cle 98 at GS Dorell Wright (GS) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 32 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Manny Harris (Cle) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anthony Parker (Cle, lower back strain) and Anderson Varejao (Cle, sprained right ankle) did not play. NY 121, Pho 96 at Pho Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Landry Fields (NY) had 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 2-2 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Pho) had 19 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points and 9 assists. NY out-rebounded Pho 59-34 including 14-4 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, January 8 (All times Central) Indiana @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Detroit 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Orlando @ Dallas 7:30 pm Utah @ Houston 7:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 9 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Toronto 12:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Phoenix 7:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Denver 8:00 pm Miami @ Portland 8:00 pm New York @ LA Lakers 8:30 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