News from January 1. Charlotte activated Spencer Hawes and placed Al Jefferson (right knee surgery) on IL. Dallas activated Deron Williams and placed Justin Anderson on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed Kobe Bryant (sore right shoulder) on IL. New York placed Cleanthony Early (injured right knee) on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Anthony Bennett on IL. Washington activated Drew Gooden and placed Bradley Beal (sore right leg) on IL. Mia 106, Dal 82 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 25 points including 12-16 FG and 19 rebounds. Gerald Green (Mia) had 19 points. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 12 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Mia shot 56.1% (46-82) FG and Dal shot 36.4% (32-88) FG. Was 103, Orl 91 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 24 points, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Victor Oladipio (Orl) had 20 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. DaJuan Blair (Was, sore right knee) and Gary Neal (Was, strained right quad) did not play. Tor 104, Cha 94 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 17 points. Spencer Hawes (Cha, sore lower back) and Jeremy Lin (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 108, NY 81 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 6 assists. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 17 points including 5-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (NY) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Derrick Rose (Chi, right hamstring tendinitis) did not play. LAL 93, Phi 84 at LAL Louis Williams (LAL) had 24 points including 10-12 FT. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 19 points including 6-17 FG. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 15 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 7 assists. Hollis Thompson (Phi, right eye corneal abrasion) did not play. All 5 home teams won. ---- 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