News from January 22. TRADE: Cleveland traded Jon Leuer to Memphis for Josh Selby, Wayne Ellington, Marreese Speights, and a future 1st round draft pick. The pick would only be traded in 2015 if it was between #6-14 and then top 5 protected for 2017 and 2018. [It was a salary reducing move for Memphis.] [The traded players were unavailable for Wednesday's game.] Cleveland released Jeremy Pargo. Houston assigned Donatas Motiejunas to the NBADL and recalled Terence Jones from the NBADL. Milwaukee activated Joel Przybilla and placed Marquis Daniels on IL. Oklahoma City placed Jeremy Lamb on IL. Orlando activated Gustavo Ayon and placed Hedo Turkoglu on IL. OKC 109, LAC 97 at LAC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points on 11-19 FG and 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 14 points including 6-18 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC, bruised right kneecap) did not play. Cle 95, Bos 90 at Cle Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 40 points including 16-24 FG, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Cle, ill) did not play. Det 105, Orl 90 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebound. Brandon Knight (Det) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det) had 15 points and 6 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 14 points on 6-18 FG and 2-10 3-pointers and 9 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 26 points including 9-10 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Det shot 14-21 FT and Orl shot 6-8 FT. Mil 110, Phi 102 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 27 points including 10-17 FG, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Nick Young (Phi) had 20 points. Mil shot 21-33 FT and Phi shot 10-13 FT. Jason Richardson (Mil, left knee synovitis) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, January 23 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Toronto @ Miami 6:30 pm Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Denver @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ Utah 8:00 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Indiana @ Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, January 24 (All times Central) Toronto @ Orlando 6:00 pm New York @ Boston 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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