News from January 25. Houston activated Clint Capela and placed Terrence Jones (left leg nerve inflammation) on IL. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed C.J. Miles on IL. Orlando activated Maurice Harkless and placed Ben Gordon on IL. Phoenix activated T.J. Warren and placed Brandan Wright on IL. NO 109, Dal 106 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 steals. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 24 points including 11-19 FG and 12 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 36 points on 16-27 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Hou 99, LAL 89 at LAL James Harden (Hou) had 37 points on 12-20 FG, 4-11 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Josh Smith (Hou) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Hou) had 11 points. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (LAL) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained right ankle) and Kobe Bryant (LAL, torn right rotator cuff) did not play. Was 117, Den 115 OT at Den Paul Pierce (Was) had 19 points including 10-14 FT. John Wall (Was) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 16 assists. Kris Humphries (Was) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 14 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 31 points, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Was shot 53.3% (48-90) FG and Den shot 40.6% (41-101) FG. GS 114, Bos 111 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 31 points including 11-19 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points and 11 assists. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tor 114, Det 110 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 21 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 35 points including 12-20 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 8 assists. Brandon Jennings (Det, lower left leg injury) did not play. SA 101, Mil 95 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points on 4-1 FG and 10-12 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Boris Diaw (SA) had 14 points on 7-11 FG. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points on 9-14 FG. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 15 points and 5 assists. SA shot 26-30 FT and Mil shot 9-13 FT. Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Ind 106, Orl 99 at Orl David West (Ind) had 20 points. George Hill (Ind) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Damjan Rudez (Ind) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points. Ind out-scored Orl 31-17 in the 4th quarter. Atl 112, Min 100 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Maurice Williams (Min) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. LAC 120, Pho 100 at Pho Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 11-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points on 5-5 FG and 8-15 FT, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 23 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points and 7 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LAC out-rebounded Pho 50-31 including 14-5 offensive. Cle 108, OKC 98 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 10-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points including 7-26 FG, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Mia 96, Chi 84 at Chi Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points and 5 turnovers. Hassan Whitside (Mia) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 12 blocks. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 13 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points including 0-6 3-pointers. Schedule for Monday, January 26 (All times Central) 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 Schedule for Tuesday, January 27 (All times Central) Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Miami 6:30 pm Memphis @ Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago @ Golden State 9:30 pm Washington @ LA Lakers 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