News from January 4. Utah released Toure Murry. New York activated Tim Hardaway and placed Carmelo Anthony (sore left knee) on IL. Phoenix activated Tyler Ennis and placed Zoran Dragic on IL. Dal 109, Cle 90 at Cle Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 30 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Shawn Marion (Cle) had 13 points. Dal shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and Cle shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. Det 114, Sac 95 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 35 points including 14-21 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points on 5-17 FG and 8-11 FT, 15 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 17 points including 5-7 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Det shot 12-16 FT and Sac shot 28-36 FT. Mia 88, Bro 84 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 11 points including 5-7 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points including 8-22 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mia shot 21-28 FT and Bro shot 9-13 FT. Mil 95, NY 82 at NY Brandon Knight (Mil) had 17 points and 5 assists. Johnny O'Bryant (Mil) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 17 points. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion), Andrea Bargnani (NY, strained right calf), and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Pho 125, Tor 109 at Pho Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 18 points, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. LAL 88, Ind 87 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points including the game winning jump hook with 12.4 seconds left, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 22 points on 4-12 FG and 12-12 FT. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 12 points. Donald Sloan (Ind) had 16 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 19 points. George Hill (Ind, strained left groin) and C.J. Watson (Ind, sore left foot) did not play. Schedule for Monday, January 5 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Dallas @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston @ Chicago 7:00 pm New York @ Memphis 7:00 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Washington @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Indiana @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Atlanta @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, January 6 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm NBATV Detroit @ San Antonio 7:30 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