News from January 4. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Philadelphia traded Marreese Speights and received 2 2nd round draft picks; Memphis traded Xavier Henry and a 2012 2nd round draft pick and received Marreese Speights; and New Orleans traded a 2013 2nd round draft pick and received Xavier Henry. Golden State signed Nate Robinson. Zach Randolph (Mem) suffered a torn MCL in his right knee and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Ryan Reid (OKC) underwent surgery to repair a broken nose and is expected to be 2 to 4 weeks. Portland assigned Armon Johnson and Luke Babbitt to the NBADL. Boston activated Jermaine O'Neal and placed Ray Allen (illness) on IL. Cleveland activated Mychel Thompson and placed Christian Eyenga and Samardo Samuels on IL. Eyenga was assigned to the NBADL. Dallas activated Brandan Wright and placed Sean Williams on IL. Golden State activated David Lee and placed Chris Wright on IL. Houston activated Jeff Adrien and placed Courtney Lee on IL. The LA Clippers placed Eric Bledsoe (torn right lateral meniscus) on IL. New York activated Iman Shumpert and placed Jared Jeffries on IL. San Antonio activated Gary Neal and placed Manu Ginobili and Cory Joseph on IL. Ginobili is scheduled to under go surgery on Thursday on his left hand to repair a broken bone. He is expected to be out 2 months. Dal 98, Pho 89 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lamar Odom (Dal) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Chi 99, Det 83 at Det Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points and 10 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 13 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Chi shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Det shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. C.J. Watson (Chi, sprained left elbow) did not play. SA 101, GS 95 at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 17 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points and 8 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 38 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Mia 118, Ind 83 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 33 points on 12-21 FG and 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 14 points on 2-8 FG and 10-11 FT. Mia shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and Ind shot 34.8% (24-69) FG. Mickell Gladness (Mia, left foot infection) and Dwyane Wade (Mia, left foot contusion) did not play. Bos 89, NJ 70 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 17 points. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 11 points and 6 assists. Bos shot 13-21 FT and NJ shot 6-10 FT. Deron Williams (NJ, sore right side) did not play. Den 110, Sac 83 at Den Kosta Koufos (Den) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Al Harrington (Den) had 15 points on 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez (Den) had 12 points and 8 assists. Al Thornton (Sac) had 23 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points including 9-12 FG, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Den shot 60.5% (46-76) FG and Sac shot 32.6% (30-92) FG. Cha 118, NY 110 at NY Boris Diaw (Cha) had 27 points on 12-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 14 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 24 points including 10-13 FG. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas (Cha, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 103, Was 85 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 23 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 11-13 FG and 6-14 FT, 20 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 14 points and 5 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 17 points including 5-15 FG. LAC 117, Hou 89 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Randy Foye (LAC) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 14 points. Reggie Evans (LAC, sprained right foot) did not play. Tor 92, Cle 77 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 12 points including 3-13 FG. Tor shot 46.8% (36-77) FG and Cle shot 29.6% (24-81) FG. Tor shot 10-13 FT and Cle shot 22-26 FT. Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 90, Min 86 at Min Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including 3-13 FG, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Allen (Mem) had 20 points on a perfect 8-8 FG and 4-4 FT. Kevin Love (Min) had 27 points and 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons), J.J. Barea (Min, strained left hamstring), and Malcolm Lee (Min, torn left meniscus) did not play. Phi 101, NO 93 at NO Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Carl Landry (NO) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Vuvcevic (Phi, strained back) and Trevor Ariza (NO, strained groin) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 5 (All times Central) Miami at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Dallas at San Antonio 7:30 pm Milwaukee at Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 6 (All times Central) New Jersey at Toronto 6:00 pm Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York at Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta at Charlotte 6:00 pm Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm Chicago at Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN Denver at New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Cleveland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Golden State at LA Lakers 9:30 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