News from January 23. The NBA fined Kevin Martin (OKC) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping ruling. The flop occurred during the January 20 OKC-Den game. Milwaukee extended the contract of GM John Hammond for 3 years, through 2016. Memphis signed Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract. Jordan Hill (LAL) underwent surgery on his left hip to remove loose fragments, repair a torn labrum, and microfracture to repair damaged cartilage. He is expected to be out 6 months. San Antonio assigned Cory Joseph to the NBADL. Memphis activated Quincy Pondexter and placed Jon Leuer on IL. Phoenix placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL. Chi 85, Det 82 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points and 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Knight (Det) had 13 points and 7 assists. Kyle Singler (Det) had 12 points. Bro 91, Min 83 at Min Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 11 points and 8 assists. Bro shot 11-16 FT and Min shot 4-6 FT. Kevin Love (Min, right hand surgery), Nikola Pekovic (Min, right thigh contusion), and Alexey Shved (Min, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 106, LAL 93 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 6 assists. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 29 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Mem shot 8-10 FT and LAL shot 24-32 FT. Den 105, Hou 95 at Hou Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den) had 21 points and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 23 points, 7 assists, and 7 turnover. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 15 points. Den shot 17-25 FT and Hou shot 10-13 FT. SA 106, NO 102 at SA Stephen Jackson (SA) had 15 points. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 25 points including 10-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points and 13 assists. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Mia 123, Tor 116 OT at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 35 points on 13-19 FG and 9-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 20 points including 4-12 3-pointers. Mia shot 24-38 FT and Tor shot 14-18 FT. Mia out-rebounded Tor 53-28 including 16-7 offensive. Uta 92, Was 88 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 11 points including 5-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Martell Webster (Was) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Emeka Okafor (Was) had 6 points on 3-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Atl 104, Cha 92 at Cha Josh Smith (Atl) had 30 points on 15-24 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 8 assists, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Ivan Johnson (Atl) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 27 points and 5 assists. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Atl shot 6-12 FT and Cha shot 24-29 FT. Devin Harris (Atl, sprained left ankle), Al Horford (Atl, sore left calf), and Zaza Pachulia (Atl, sore right Achilles) did not play. GS 104, OKC 99 at GS David Lee (GS) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 3-14 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Carl Landry (GS) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points on 10-17 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 16 points and 4 steals. Por 100, Ind 80 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 8 assists. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Por shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Ind shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Pho 106, Sac 96 at Sac Luis Scola (Pho) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Pho) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 12 points and 11 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Friday, January 25 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Washington 6:00 pm Boston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Golden State @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Memphis 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Utah @ 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