News from January 15. The NBA fined P.J. Hairston (Cha) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Wednesday's Cha-SA game. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Boston traded away Austin Rivers and received Shavlik Randolph, Chris Douglas-Roberts, and a 2017 2nd round draft pick; the LA Clippers traded away Reggie Bullock, Chris Douglas-Roberts, and a 2017 2nd round draft pick and received Austin Rivers; and Phoenix traded away Shavlik Randolph and received Reggie Bullock. Utah signed Elijah Millsap to a 2nd 10-day contract. New York activated Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire and placed Cleanthony Early and Andrea Bargnani on IL. Mil 95, NY 79 at London, England Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Travis Wear (NY) had 13 points. Mil shot 31-42 FT and NY shot 15-20 FT. Hou 112, OKC 101 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points and 4 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 31 points including 9-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 8 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou, left leg nerve inflammation) did not play. Cle 109, LAL 102 at LAL LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points including 4-12 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 20 points on 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 17 assists. Schedule for Friday, January 16 (All times Central) Detroit @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ Orlando 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Washington 6:00 pm Chicago @ Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Toronto 6:30 pm Golden State @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm Portland @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Miami @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, January 17 (All times Central) Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm Washington @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:00 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