News from January 21. The NBA fined Lance Stephenson (Ind) $5,000 for his flop during Monday's GS-Ind game (his 2nd flop ruling of the season). TRADE: Brooklyn traded Tornika Shengelia to Chicago for Marquis Teague. TRADE: Brookly traded Tyshawn Taylor to New Orleans for cash and the draft rights to 2006 #56 pick Edin Bavcic. Sacramento activated Ray McCallum. Utah activated Gordon Hayward and placed Derrick Favors (hip injury) on IL. Min 112, Uta 97 at Uta Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Corey Brewer (Min) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Gordan Hayward (Uta) had 27 points including 1-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Alec Burks (Uta) had 18 points. Min shot 22-24 FT and Uta shot 10-12 FT. OKC 105, Por 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 46 points including 17-25 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 10 points on 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Sac 114, NO 97 at NO Rudy Gay (Sac) had 41 points including 16-25 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Anthony Davis (NO) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 17 points. Jrue Holiday (NO, fractured tibia), Anthony Morrow (NO, ill), and Jason Smith (NO, right knee injury) did not play. Mia 93, Bos 86 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 29 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points on 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 13 points including 5-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points. Mia shot 51.4% (38-74) FG and Bos shot 39.3% (33-84) FG. Jerryd Bayless (Bos, sprained left big toe) did not play. Bro 101, Orl 90 at Bro Paul Pierce (Bro) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ronnie Price (Orl, sprained right foot) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, concussion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, January 23 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Miami 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Portland 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