News from January 20. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Paul George (Ind) Players of the Week for the week ending January 19. Durant averaged 39.3 points and 6.5 assists as Oklahoma City went 3-1. George averaged 30.7 points as Indiana went 3-0. Chicago signed Cartier Martin to a 2nd 10-day contract. Washington assigned Glen Rice to the NBADL. Brooklyn activated Deron Williams and placed Tornike Shengelia on IL. Houston activated Patrick Beverly and placed Omer Asik (right thigh contusion) on IL. Miami activated Chris Andersen and placed Dwyane Wade (sore knees) on IL. Toronto activated John Salmons and placed Landry Fields on IL. Dal 102, Cle 97 at Cle Shawn Marion (Dal) had 18 points including 7-8 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Cle) had 20 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 18 points and 21 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points including 10-27 FG and 9 assists. LAC 112, Det 103 at Det Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points including 7-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 8-11 FG, 21 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4 blocks. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 26 points including 9-13 FG. Josh Smith (Det) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points including 11-20 FG. Cha 100, Tor 95 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 22 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 23 points including 10-11 FT. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points on 4-11 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points. Cha shot 27-33 FT and Tor shot 7-10 FT. Was 107, Phi 99 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 31 points including 13-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points. Trevor Booker (Was, sprained left ankle) and Tony Wroten (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bro 103, NY 80 at NY Joe Johnson (Bro) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 8-13 FT and 12 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points including 4-12 FG. Bro shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and NY shot 33.8% (24-71) FG. Amare Stoudemire (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 95, Mem 92 at Mem Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Brian Roberts (NO) had 13 points on 5-7 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points and 20 rebounds including 10 offensive. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 19 points including 6-8 FG. Jrue Holiday (NO, fractured right tibia), Anthony Morrow (NO, ill), and Jason Smith (NO, injured right knee) did not play. Atl 121, Mia 114 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 26 points including 10-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Pero Antic (Atl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Chi 102, LAL 100 OT at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 13 points including 6-19 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 20 points, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (LAL) had 31 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, right knee bone bruise) did not play. Hou 126, Por 113 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 31 points including 12-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points and 5 assists. Greg Smith (Hou, sore right knee), Terrence Jones (Hou, left thigh bruise), and Francisco Garcia (Hou, sore left knee) did not play. Ind 102, GS 94 at GS Paul George (Ind) had 23 points. David West (Ind) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 14 points including 6-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. David Lee (GS) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 9 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, January 21 (All times Central) Orlando @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Boston @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 22 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Toronto 6:00 pm Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ New York 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:00 pm Detroit @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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