News from January 8. Matt Barnes (LAL) is expected to be out several weeks with torn cartilage in his right knee. Atlanta signed Damien Wilkins to a 10-day contract. Detroit activated Chris Wilcox and placed DaJuan Summers on IL. Indiana activated A.J. Price and Solomon Jones and placed Lance Stephenson and Josh McRoberts on IL. Atlanta placed Etan Thomas on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.2 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.3 Monta Ellis (GS) 25.6 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.6 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.1 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.7 Blake Griffin (LAC) 12.7 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.4 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.5 Chris Paul (NO) 9.8 Orl 117, Dal 107 at Dal Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 13 points, 17 assists, and 5 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 13 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 20 points. DeShawn Stevenson (Dal) had 24 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Chi 90, Bos 79 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 36 points including 15-19 FT and 5 rebounds. Ronnie Brewer (Chi) had 10 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points. Ray Allen (Bos) had 19 points and 4 steals. OKC 109, Mem 100 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 40 points including 13-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 12-21 FG and 16 rebounds including 9 offensive. Uta 103, Hou 99 OT at Hou Paul Millsap (Uta) had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 13 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 15 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 20 points including 8-10 FT. Det 112, Phi 109 OT at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Phi) had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Evan Turner (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mil 115, NJ 92 at NJ Corey Maggette (Mil) had 20 points including 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Douglas-Roberts (Mil) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Mil shot 58.3% (42-72) FG and NJ shot 45% (36-80) FG. Andrew Bogut (Mil, virus), Brandon Jennings (Mil, left foot surgery), Drew Gooden (plantar fasciitis left foot), and Devin Harris (bruised right leg) did not play. Atl 108, Ind 93 at Atl Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 20 points. Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points. Darren Collison (Ind) had 13 points including 5-14 FG. Cha 104, Was 89 at Cha Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 20 points and 9 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kirk Hinrich (Was) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. 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 Schedule for Monday, January 10 (All times Central) Memphis @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 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