News from January 2. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 27.4 points and 7 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 5-0. James averaged 29.6 points and 6.6 assists as Miami went 5-0. The NBA fined Josh Howard (Uta) $25,000 for his flagrant foul on James Anderson (SA) during Saturday's Uta-SA game. Phoenix released Garret Siler. San Antonio assigned Gary Neal to the NBADL. Manu Ginobili (SA) suffered a broken bone in his left hand during Monday's SA-Min game. Boston activated Chris Wilcox and placed Jermaine O'Neal (sore left hamstring) on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Nene (bruised left heel) on IL. Golden State activated Monta Ellis and placed David Lee (illness) on IL. Milwaukee activated Luc Mbah a Moute. New Jersey activated Jordan Williams and placed Kris Humphries (sore left shoulder) on IL. Washington activated Jan Vesely and placed Ronny Turiaf on IL. Turiaf is expected to be out 5 to 6 weeks with a broken left hand. With Oklahoma City's and Miami's losses, there are no more undefeated teams. Dal 100, OKC 87 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Atl 100, Mia 92 at Mia Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Atl) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Mickell Gladness (Mia, left foot infection) did not play. Uta 94, NO 90 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points on 11-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 19 points including 6-10 FT and 5 assists. Josh Howard (Uta) had 13 points. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 17 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Smith (NO) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee) did not play. Pho 102, GS 91 at Pho Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 9 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Dominic McGuire (GS) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Det 89, Orl 78 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 14 points on 2-8 FG and 10-13 FT. Ben Gordon (Det) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Tor 90, NY 85 at NY Rasual Butler (Tor) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points including 13-31 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Tony Douglas (NY) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 100, Was 92 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 27 points including 6-7 3-pointers. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 14 rebounds. Min 106, SA 96 at Min Michael Beasley (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 9 assists. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 5 assists. Min shot 57.7% (41-71) FG and SA shot 43.9% (36-82) FG. J.J. Barea (Min, strained left hamstring) and Malcolm Lee (Min, torn left meniscus) did not play. Den 91, Mil 86 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points including 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 16 points and 6 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Mil) had 17 points. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Den shot 21-27 FT and Mil shot 7-11 FT. Mike Dunleavy (Mil, illness) did not play. Ind 108, NJ 94 at NJ Danny Granger (Ind) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 21 points on 8-10 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Deron Williams (NJ) had 22 points including 9-11 FT and 8 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and NJ shot 37.1% (33-89) FG. Schedule for Tuesday, January 3 (All times Central) Charlotte at Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm Sacramento at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Milwaukee at Utah 8:00 pm Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, January 4 (All times Central) Cleveland at Toronto 6:00 pm Washington at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV New Jersey at Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte at New York 6:30 pm Indiana at Miami 6:30 pm Chicago at Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia at New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis at Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm Golden State at San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento at Denver 8:00 pm Houston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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