News from January 19. The NBA fined Shawn Marion (Dal) $25,000 for his criticism of the refs following Friday's Dal-OKC game. Minnesota signed Mickael Gelabale and Chris Johnson to 10-day contracts and elected not to sign Lazar Hayward to a 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Anthony Morrow and placed Louis Williams on IL. Williams (Atl) suffered a torn right ACL and is out for the season. Minnesota placed Malcolm Lee (right knee surgery) on IL. Portland activated Meyers Leonard and placed Sasha Pavlovic on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.3 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 29.2 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.7 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.8 Nikola Vuvcevic (Orl) 11.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.0 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.7 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.1 SA 98, Atl 93 at Atl Tiago Splitter (SA) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points and 12 assists. Matt Bonner (SA) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. SA shot 8-11 FT and Atl shot 15-22 FT. Tim Duncan (SA, rest) did not play. LAC 94, Was 87 at LAC Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points and 11 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points on 5-18 FG and 7-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 10-14 FT and 6 assists. Min 92, Hou 79 at Min Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 21 points including 8-11 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 16 points. Chris Johnson (Min) had 15 points including 4-4 FG and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points on 5-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 15 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Min shot 46.9% (30-64) FG and Hou shot 32.1% (25-78) FG. Dante Cunningham (Min, ill), Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery), Nikola Pekovic (Min, right thigh contusion), and Alexey Shved (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 85, Chi 82 OT at Chi Rudy Gay (Mem) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points including 6-20 FG and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Luol Deng (Chi, injured right hamstring) did not play. Mil 110, Por 104 at Por Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 30 points including 12-15 FT, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points and 10 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points. Uta 109, Cle 98 at Uta Al Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Randy Foye (Uta) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 9 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 23 points including 10-12 FT. GS 116, NO 112 at NO Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points on 5-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 25 points including 10-11 FT and 12 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS, sore ankle) did not play. Sac 97, Cha 93 at Cha DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 15 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points including 6-17 FG, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, January 20 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Toronto 12:00 pm Dallas @ Orlando 5:00 pm Boston @ Detroit 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 7:00 pm Schedule for Monday, January 21 (All times Central) Indiana @ Memphis 12:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ New Orleans 12:00 pm Houston @ Charlotte 1:00 pm Minnesota @ Atlanta 1:00 pm Brooklyn @ New York 2:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Golden State 3:00 pm San Antonio @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm TNT LA Lakers @ Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Washington @ Portland 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