News from January 13. Golden State released Ish Smith. Sacramento named Alex English as an assistant coach. Boston activated JaJuan Johnson and placed Keyon Dooling on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Jordan Hamilton on IL. The LA Lakers activated Josh McRoberts and placed Steve Blake on IL. Blake is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks with a costochondral fracture in his chest. Dal 102, Mil 76 at Dal Vince Carter (Dal) had 16 points on 7-10 FG. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Shaun Livingston (Mil) had 15 points. Dal shot 52% (39-75) FG and Mil shot 37.2% (29-78) FG. Andrew Bogut (Mil, concussion) and Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, tendinitis) did not play. Chi 88, Bos 79 at Bos Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points and 16 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 25 points and 7 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 16 points. SA 99, Por 83 at SA DeJuan Blair (SA) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 9 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gerald Wallace (Por) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 7 rebounds. SA shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Por shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. LAL 97, Cle 92 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points on 15-31 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 11 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. LAL shot 48.7% (37-76) FG and Cle shot 37.6% (32-85) FG. Meta World Peace (LAL, rest) did not play. Den 117, Mia 104 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 24 points including 9-11 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points on 13-20 FG and 6-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Hou 103, Sac 89 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 13 points and 5 assists. Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Min 87, NO 80 at NO Kevin Love (Min) had 34 points including 17-18 FT, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 16 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 20 points. Min shot 33-38 FT and NO shot 8-16 FT. J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, right mid-foot sprain), Malcolm Lee (Min, torn meniscus left knee), and Eric Gordon (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Phi 120, Was 89 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 26 points on 10-11 FG. Louis Williams (Phi) had 19 points and 6 assists. Rashard Lewis (Was) had 16 points. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi shot 55.3% (47-85) FG and Was shot 44.4% (36-81) FG. Andray Blatche (Was, sore right shoulder) did not play. Ind 95, Tor 90 at Tor Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5 steals. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points including 7-11 FT. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), Andrea Bargnani (Tor, strained left calf), and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 98, Cha 81 at Cha Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Det) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points. Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore right ankle), DeSagana Diop (Cha, right knee inflammation), and Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. NJ 110, Pho 103 at Pho Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 35 points including 11-18 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 14 assists. Marshon Brooks (NJ) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Ronnie Price (Pho) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 assists. Dennis Horner (NJ, sprained left ankle), Grant Hill (Pho, strained right quad), and Steve Nash (Pho, right quad contusion) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, January 14 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Washington 6:00 pm Golden State at Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota at Atlanta 6:00 pm Boston at Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at Houston 7:00 pm New York at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Sacramento at Dallas 8:00 pm New Jersey at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 15 (All times Central) Golden State at Detroit 5:00 pm Utah at Denver 7:00 pm Phoenix at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN ---- 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