News from January 24. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) elected not to undergo surgery on his left thumb to repair a torn ligament and played in Saturday's Por-Was game. The LA Clippers signed Dahntay Jones to a 2nd 10-day contract. New Orleans signed Nate Wolters to a 2nd 10-day contract. Brooklyn placed Mirza Teletovic (blood clots in lungs) on IL. Charlotte activated Noah Vonleh and placed Kemba Walker (injured left knee) on IL. Detroit activated Spencer Dinwiddie. New York activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Jose Calderon on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 27.3 Anthony Davis (NO) 24.2 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 23.3 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.4 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.0 Tyson Chandler (Dal) 12.2 Assists John Wall (Was) 10.0 Ty Lawson (Den) 9.9 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.8 Cha 76, NY 71 at Cha Brian Roberts (Cha) had 17 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 10 points including 2-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Lance Thomas (NY) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY, recovery) did not play. Mil 101, Det 86 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 16 points on 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 8 points and 16 rebounds including 10 offensive. Mil shot 50.6% (41-81) FG and Det shot 36% (31-86) FG. Mil shot 8-10 FT and Det shot 18-25 FT. Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Mem 101, Phi 83 at Mem Jeff Green (Mem) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Vince Carter (Mem) had 13 points. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 10 points including 3-12 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Uta 108, Bro 73 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points including 10-14 FG, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Trey Burke (Uta) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 11 points including 5-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Uta shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and Bro shot 38.7% (29-75) FG. Por 103, Was 96 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Was) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 9 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por, sprained right wrist) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 25 (All times Central) Miami @ Chicago 12:00 pm ABC Oklahoma City @ Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC LA Clippers @ Phoenix 5:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 5:00 pm Minnesota @ Atlanta 5:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Detroit @ Toronto 6:00 pm Boston @ Golden State 7:00 pm Washington @ Denver 7:00 pm NBATV Houston @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 26 (All times Central) Portland @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento @ New York 6:30 pm Orlando @ Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Boston @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ LA Clippers 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