News from January 12. Malcolm Lee (Min) is scheduled to undergo 2 surgeries next week on his injured right knee and right hip. He is expected to miss the rest of the season. Indiana activated Miles Plumlee and placed Paul George (ill) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Grant Hill. Sacramento activated Tyler Honeycutt and placed Aaron Brooks (ill) on IL. Washington activated John Wall and Trevor Booker and placed Cartier Martin on IL. Dal 104, Mem 83 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 12 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 12 points. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Dal shot 48.8% (39-80) FG and Mem shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Quincy Pondexter (Mem, sprained left MCL) did not play. Mia 128, Sac 99 at Sac LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 34 points on 12-16 FG and 10-13 FT. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 34 points including 13-22 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Mia shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Sac shot 43.7% (38-87) FG. Phi 107, Hou 100 at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 30 points, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Uta 90, Det 87 at Det Paul Millsap (Uta) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Randy Foye (Uta) had 17 points and 5 turnovers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Brandon Knight (Det) had 16 points. Marvin Williams (Uta, right knee inflammation) did not play. Orl 104, LAC 101 at LAC Nikcola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 30 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 15-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 10 points, 16 assists, and 4 steals. Orl shot 15-19 FT and LAC shot 6-6 FT. Gustavo Ayon (Orl, right thigh contusion) did not play. Pho 97, Chi 81 at Chi Luis Scola (Pho) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Pho) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Michael Beasley (Pho) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ind 96, Cha 88 at Ind David West (Ind) had 14 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 10 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 19 points. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. D.J. Augustin (Ind) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Was 93, Atl 83 at Was C.J. Price (Was) had 16 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 14 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points. Jordan Crawford (Was, sore left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 13 (All times Central) New Orleans @ New York 11:00 am Milwaukee @ Toronto 12:00 pm Indiana @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Golden State @ Denver 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 8:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 14 (All times Central) Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 9:00 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