News from January 21. The NBA fined Derrick Favors (Uta) $25,000 for throwing the ball in to the standings during Thursday's Dal-Uta game. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) will miss the next 4 games for conditioning and rehab on his sore right knee. Damion James (NJ) is scheduled to undergo surgery on right foot to replace a screw in his foot that was inserted on 12/13/10. Charlotte activated Eduardo Najera and placed Corey Maggette (strained left hamstring) on IL. Cleveland activated Anthony Parker and placed Mychel Thompson on IL. Denver activated Jordan Hamilton and placed Arron Afflalo (groin injury) on IL. Houston activated Jordan Hill and placed Hasheem Thabeet on IL. Miami activated Mickell Gladness and placed Dexter Pittman on IL. Dal 83, NO 81 at NO Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Lamar Odom (Dal) had 16 points. Delonte West (Dal) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 16 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Carl Landry (NO) had 19 points including 9-13 FT. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sore right knee) and Vince Carter (Dal, sprained left foot) did not play. Hou 105, SA 102 at Hou Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 25 points. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 14 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 13 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 25 points including 11-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Hou shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and SA shot 44.7% (42-94) FG. Tim Duncan (SA, rest) did not play. Den 119, NY 114 2OT at NY Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 37 points including 18-20 FT and 11 rebounds in 52 minutes. Nene (Den) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (Den) had 24 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 18 points and 7 assists. Landry Fields (NY) had 18 points and 7 assists. Chi 95, Cha 89 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Richard Hamilton (Chi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi, sprained left ankle), Taj Gibson (Chi, sprained left ankle), and John Lucas (Chi, strained left groin) did not play. Mia 113, Phi 92 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 12-17 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 30 points including 11-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 11 points and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mia out-rebounded Phi 52-31 including 12-7 offensive. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles) did not play. Atl 121, Cle 94 at Atl Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jannero Pargo (Atl) had 14 points and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points including 8-10 FG. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 84, NJ 74 at NJ Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 12 points on 6-17 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (NJ) had 14 points including 5-18 FG and 6 assists. OKC shot 41.6% (32-77) FG and NJ shot 31% (27-87) FG. Shawne Williams (NJ, shin splints) did not play. Mem 128, Sac 95 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Donte Greene (Sac) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jimmer Fedette (Sac) had 20 points and 6 assists. Mem shot 54.3% (50-92) FG and Sac shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. John Salmons (Sac, ill) and Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Uta 108, Min 98 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 18 points including 6-10 FT. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 17 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Derrick Williams (Min) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Howard (Uta, strained left quad), J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, sprained right midfoot), and Malcolm Lee (Min, left knee surgery) did not play. Det 94, Por 91 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points. Brandon Knight (Det) had 14 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 28 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points. Raymond Felton (Por) had 20 points and 9 assists. Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot) and Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 22 (All times Central) Boston at Washington 12:00 pm NBATV Toronto at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Charlotte at New Jersey 5:00 pm Milwaukee at Miami 5:00 pm Indiana at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 23 (All times Central) Washington at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV New Jersey at Chicago 7:00 pm Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio at New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento at Portland 9:00 pm Memphis at Golden State 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