News from January 25. The NBA suspended Robin Lopez (Pho) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Tuesday's Pho-Tor game. Minnesota signed Kevin Love to a 4 year, $60 million contract extension with a player option for the 4th year. Denver signed Danilo Gallinari to a 4 year, $42 million contract extension. Denver signed Kosta Koufos to a 3 year, $9 million contract extension. Charlotte exercised their 12-13 option for Gerald Henderson. New York exercised their 12-13 option for Toney Douglas. Atlanta activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Donald Sloan on IL. Denver activated Arron Afflalo and placed Timofey Mozgov on IL. The LA Clippers activated Chris Paul and placed Travis Leslie on IL. New Orleans activated Xavier Henry and placed Chris Kaman on IL. Sacramento activated Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside was recalled from the NBADL. Toronto activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Anthony Carter on IL. Min 105, Dal 90 at Dal Kevin Love (Min) had 31 points on 9-16 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 17 points including 4-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 16 points including 5-15 FG. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Min shot 28-33 FT and Dal shot 6-10 FT. J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, sprained right midfoot), Malcolm Lee (Min, left knee surgery), and Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sore right knee) did not play. Tor 111, Uta 106 2OT at Uta Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 25 points including 10-26 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 31 points and 11 rebounds. Devin Harris (Uta) had 24 points including 7-11 FT and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta, inflamed right ankle) did not play. Cle 91, NY 81 at Cle Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 10 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 steals. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 13 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 6 assists. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 19 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. SA 105, Atl 83 at SA DeJuan Blair (SA) had 17 points and 6 turnovers. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points and 7 assists. Matt Bonner (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. NJ 97, Phi 90 OT at Phi Kris Humphries (NJ) had 13 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (NJ) had 34 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 16 points. Elton Brand (Phi) had 16 points. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points and 6 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ, sore left Achilles), Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles), and Nikola Vucevic (Phi, strained left quad) did not play. Mil 105, Hou 99 at Hou Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 18 points. Stephen Jackson (Mil) had 20 points. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 13 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 29 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Ind 95, Chi 90 at Chi Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. David West (Ind) had 14 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ronnie Brewer (Chi) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), A.J. Price (Ind, strep throat), and Luol Deng (Chi, torn ligament left wrist) did not play. Mia 101, Det 98 at Det LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 13-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 27 points including 12-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 16 points including 5-7 FG. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Austin Daye (Det) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot), Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder), and Tayshaun Prince (Det, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 101, NO 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 18 points on 4-5 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 20 points and 5 assists. Gustova Ayon (NO) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 3 steals. Was 92, Cha 75 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points. Tyrue Thomas (Cha) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 9 blocks, and 4 steals. Matt Carroll (Cha) had 17 points including 7-10 FG. Gerald Henderson (Cha, lower back contusion) did not play. Den 122, Sac 93 at Sac Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 23 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 16 points. Jimmer Fredette (Sac) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Den shot 54.9% (50-91) FG and Sac shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Arron Afflalo (Den, strained right groin) and Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. LAL 96, LAC 91 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points on 13-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Caron Butler (LAC) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. GS 101, Por 93 at GS David Lee (GS) had 26 points including 12-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Brandon Rush (GS) had 14 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. GS shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Por shot 41% (34-83) FG. Schedule for Thursday, January 26 (All times Central) Boston at Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 27 (All times Central) Charlotte at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta at Detroit 6:30 pm New Jersey at Cleveland 6:30 pm New York at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm Orlando at New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington at Houston 7:00 pm San Antonio at Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah at Dallas 7:30 pm Toronto at Denver 8:00 pm Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City 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