News from January 9. TRADE: Boston traded Brandan Wright to Phoenix for a protected 1st round draft pick (originally belonging to Minnesota). Philadelphia suspended Andrei Kirilenko for not reporting to the team. Kirilenko was traded to Philadelphia on December 11 and has yet to report. Milwaukee signed Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract and releaed Nate Wolters. Phoenix released Tony Mitchell. Boston activated James Young. Brooklyn activated Cory Jefferson and placed Deron Williams (fractured rib) on IL. Golden State placed Ognjen Kuzmic on IL. Memphis activated Zach Randolph and placed Jordan Adams on IL. San Antonio activated Kyle Anderson and placed Aron Baynes on IL. Washington activated Paul Pierce and placed DeJuan Blair on IL. Former NBA player Roy Tarpley died at age 50. Tarpley played 6 seasons in the NBA with Dallas from 86-87 - 94-95. LAL 101, Orl 84 at LAL Ryan Kelly (LAL) had 13 points including 3-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 18 points including 5-10 FT, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 17 points including 7-10 FT. LAL out-rebounded Orl 60-36 including 18-4 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL, rest) and Wesley Johnson (LAL, strained right hip flexor) did not play. GS 112, Cle 94 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points and 10 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 10 points including 0-6 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points and 14 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 27 points and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Shawn Marion (Cle, strained left hip) and Iman Shumpert (Cle, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Den 118, Sac 108 at Sac Arron Afflalo (Den) had 22 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 22 points including 7-10 FT and 8 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 32 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, 4 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (Den, strained right knee) did not play. SA 100, Pho 95 at SA Tiago Splitter (SA) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patrick Mills (SA) had 15 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. SA out-scored Pho 41-26 in the 4th quarter. Mil 98, Min 84 at Mil Brandon Knight (Mil) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. John Henson (Mil) had 12 points. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 12 points on 4-4 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 12 points and 5 steals. Mil shot 52% (39-75) FG and Min shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Was 102, Chi 86 at Was Nene (Was) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 13 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points and 12 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Was out-scored Chi 30-13 in the 1st quarter. OKC 99, Uta 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 14-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiter (OKC) had 15 points and 4 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 27 points including 11-18 FG, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC shot 8-9 FT and Uta shot 15-22 FT. Enes Kanter (Uta, sprained right ankle) did not play. NO 106, Mem 95 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 23 points and 8 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Atl 106, Det 103 at Det Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points and 16 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 14 points and 11 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 20 points on 8-23 FG and 4-16 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Phi 90, Bro 88 at Bro Robert Covington (Phi) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 16 points and 3 steals. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) and Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest) did not play. Ind 107, Bos 103 OT at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 17 points including 4-11 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points. Evan Turner (Bos) had 9 points including 3-15 FG, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ind shot 30-34 FT and Bos shot 11-16 FT. George Hill (Ind, strained left groin) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, January 10 (All times Central) Charlotte @ New York 12:00 pm Dallas @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Boston @ Toronto 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Chicago 7:00 pm Utah @ Houston 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Orlando @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 11 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 2:00 pm Miami @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 8:00 pm NBATV Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 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