News from January 7. Michael Beasley (Min) is expected to be out 3 games with a sprained right foot. Jason Kidd (Dal) is expected to be out 3 games with a strained lower back. Atlanta activated Tracy McGrady and placed Donald Sloan on IL. Milwaukee activated Tobias Harris and placed Mike Dunleavy (groin injury) on IL. New Jersey activated Kris Humphries and placed Mehmet Okur (back spasms) on IL. Philadelphia activated Lavoy Allen. Dal 96, NO 81 at Dal Delonte West (Dal) had 12 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 13 points. Ian Mahinmi (Dal) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal, lower back injury), Trevor Ariza (NO, gruin strain), Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee), and Jason Smith (NO, personal reasons) did not play. SA 121, Den 117 at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 6 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 31 points on 10-16 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points and 10 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 19 points including 7-10 FG. Nene (bruised left heel) did not play. NY 103, Det 80 at Det Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Bibby (NY) had 16 points including 4-5 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 19 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Austin Daye (Det, sore right ankle), Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore groin), and Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore right ankle) did not play. Phi 97, Tor 62 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points including 3-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 14 points and 6 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 13 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 12 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Phi shot 43.4% (36-83) FG and Tor shot 31.8% (27-85) FG. Phi shot 20-27 FT and Tor shot 7-12 FT. Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mia 101, NJ 90 at NJ LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points on 11-17 FG and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (NJ) had 10 points on 4-16 FG, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia shot 50% (38-76) FG and NJ shot 33.7% (28-83) FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia, left foot contusion) and Damion James (NJ, sore right foot) did not play. Ind 99, Cha 77 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 20 points on 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Ind shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and Cha shot 32.6% (29-89) FG. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. OKC 98, Hou 95 at Hou Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points and 6 assists. Nazr Mohammed (OKC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Kyle Lowry (Hou, bruised right foot) did not play. Atl 109, Chi 94 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points and 5 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (Atl) had 17 points including 5-5 3-pointers. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 13 points and 5 assists. John Lucas (Chi) had 16 points. Atl shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and Chi shot 43.9% (36-82) FG. Atl shot 6-6 FT and Chi shot 16-20 FT. C.J. Watson (Chi, sprained left elbow) did not play. Uta 88, GS 87 at GS Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points including the game winning free throws with 11 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 32 points on 8-22 FG and 16-17 FT, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. David Lee (GS) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. LAC 92, Mil 86 at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 6-11 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (LAC) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, right knee tendinitis) and Beno Udrih (Mil, sprained left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 8 (All times Central) Minnesota at Washington 12:00 pm Orlando at Sacramento 5:00 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee at Phoenix 7:00 pm Cleveland at Portland 8:00 pm Memphis at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 9 (All times Central) Minnesota at Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta at New Jersey 6:30 pm Charlotte at New York 6:30 pm NBATV Detroit at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Denver 8:00 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