News from January 7. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Boston traded away Courtney Lee and a 2016 2nd round draft pick and received Jerryd Bayless and Ryan Gomes; Memphis traded away Jerryd Bayless and a conditional 2017 2nd round draft pick and received Courtney Lee and a 2016 2nd round draft pick; and Oklahoma City traded away Ryan Gomes and received a conditional 2017 2nd round draft pick. Ryan Anderson (NO) has a herniated disc and is out indefinitely. Atlanta released Cartier Martin. Boston released Ryan Gomes. Chicago released Andrew Bynum. The LA Clippers released Stephen Jackson. The LA Lakers released Shawne Williams. Philadelphia released Daniel Orton. Utah released Mike Harris. Memphis recalled Jamaal Franklin from the NBADL. Cleveland activated Kyrie Irving and placed Jarrett Jack on IL. New Orleans activated Jason Smith. New York activated Raymond Felton and placed Metta World Peace (sore left knee) on IL. Phoenix activated Alex Len and placed Eric Bledsoe (injured right knee) on IL. Portland activated C.J. McCollum and placed Allen Crabbe on IL. San Antonio activated Boris Diaw and placed Nando de Colo on IL. Utah placed Rudy Gobert on IL. Dal 110, LAL 97 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 16 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Dal) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 24 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. Kendall Marshall (LAL) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dal shot 53.3% (48-90) FG and LAL shot 42% (34-81) FG. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Sac 123, Por 119 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 32 points including 10-16 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points including 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 41 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Sac shot 36-50 FT and Por shot 31-36 FT. Uta 112, OKC 101 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 37 points on 13-16 FG and 9-13 FT, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 48 points including 17-19 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Uta shot 58.8% (40-68) FG and OKC shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Andris Biedrins (Uta, flu) and Serge Ibaka (OKC, flu) did not play. Den 129, Bos 98 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 21 points on 6-8 FG and 9-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 23 points including 7-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 19 points and 13 assists. Jeff Green (Bos) had 17 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points on 3-10 FG and 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Den shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Bos shot 38.5% (35-91) FG. Andre Miller (Den, personal reasons) and Kris Humphries (Bos, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 101, Mil 80 at Mil David Lee (GS) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 15 points including 5-18 FG, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 11 points including 3-3 FG (all 3s), 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 18 points. John Henson (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 110, Mem 108 OT at Mem Tim Duncan (SA) had 24 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnover. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 19 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Tiago Splitter (SA, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Chi 92, Pho 87 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 19 points including 9-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive and 6 assists. D.J. Augustin (Chi) had 13 points and 9 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points. Gerald Green (Pho) had 15 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi, sore right knee) did not play. NY 89, Det 85 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 4 steals. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 12 points and 6 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points and 7 assists. Josh Smith (Det) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points including 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyson Chandler (NY, upper respiratory infection) and Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore shoulder) did not play. Mia 107, NO 88 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 13-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 15 points including 7-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Eric Gordon (NO) had 15 points. Mia out-scored NO 64-39 in the 2nd half. Mario Chalmers (Mia) did not play. Ind 86, Tor 79 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 22 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and 6 assists. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Cle 111, Phi 93 at Cle C.J. Miles (Cle) had 34 points on 11-18 FG and 10-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 33 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Anderson (Phi) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Cle shot 49.4% (44-89) FG and Phi shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. Tony Wroten (Phi, flu) did not play. Was 97, Cha 83 at Cha Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points. John Wall (Was) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 8 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Taylor (Cha, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, January 8 (All times Central) Dallas @ San Antonio 6:00 pm ESPN Detroit @ Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Golden State @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 8:30 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Houston 8:30 pm Orlando @ Portland 9:00 pm Boston @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, January 9 (All times Central) Miami @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Denver 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