News from January 13. Jarrett Jack (Bro) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a ligament and is out for the season. Atlanta activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Lamar Patterson on IL. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and John Jenkins and placed Wesley Matthews (rest) and Chandler Parsons (rest) on IL. Denver activated Kenneth Faried and Jameer Nelson and placed J.J. Hickson on IL. Golden State activated Leandro Barbosa and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. The LA Clippers activated C.J. Wilcox and placed Branden Dawson on IL. Miami placed Goran Dragic on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Kevin Garnett on IL. Washington activated Bradley Beal and placed Marcin Gortat (sore left knee) on IL. OKC 109, Dal 89 at OKC Kevin Druant (OKC) had 29 points including 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Sege Ibaka (OKC) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 18 points and 5 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points and 6 assists. Salah Mejri (Dal) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, rest), Deron Williams (Dal, rest), and Zaza Pachulia (Dal, sore right Achilles) did not play. LAC 104, Mia 90 at LAC Cole Aldrich (LAC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (LAC) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 11 points including 3-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Gerald Green (Mia) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC, ill) did not play. NO 109, Sac 97 at Sac Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points including 8-23 FG and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 24 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Norris Cole (NO) had 18 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 32 points including 13-30 FG and 12 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Por 99, Uta 85 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 15 points including 6-20 FG and 8 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 19 points. Derrick Favors (Uta, back spasms) did not play. Den 112, GS 110 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 28 points on 5-14 FG and 17-19 FT and 5 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 8 point including 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 38 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 18 points. Draymond Green (GS, rest) did not play. Hou 107, Min 104 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 27 points on 8-22 FG, 2-10 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points on 5-7 FG and 5-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 28 points. Kevin Martin (Min) had 22 points. Patrick Beverley (Hou, personal reasons) did not play. Bos 103, Ind 94 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 25 points on 11-15 FG. Amir Johnson (Bos) had 14 points, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Paul George (Ind) had 23 points including 7-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 13 points. Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore right foot) did not play. Bro 110, NY 104 at Bro Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 18 points. Derrick Williams (NY) had 31 points on 11-17 FG and 9-11 Ft and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 106, Mil 101 at Was John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jared Dudley (Was) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Was) had 15 points and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Cha 107, Atl 84 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Cody Zeller (Cha) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 19 points and 5 rebound. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 6 points including 3-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. ---- 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