News from January 17. Dallas activated John Jenkins and placed Salah Mejri on IL. Denver placed J.J. Hickson on IL. The LA Lakers activated Brandon Bass and Robert Sacre and placed Metta World Peace and Larry Nance on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Martin and placed Damjan Rudez on IL. SA 112, Dal 83 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 15 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Boris Diaw (SA) had 16 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 12 points. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 15 points. SA shot 46.7% (42-90) FG and Dal shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Hou 112, LAL 95 at LAL James Harden (Hou) had 31 points on 10-17 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Clint Capala (Hou) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (LAL) had 20 points. Julius Randle (LAL) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Den 129, Ind 126 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 23 points including 10-10 FT. Gary Harris (Den) had 20 points. Will Barton (Den) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 25 points including 11-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Den out-scored Ind 45-35 in the 4th quarter. George Hill (Ind, personal reasons), Ian Mahinmi (Ind, sore left heel), and Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. OKC 99, Mia 74 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points on 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 13 points including 5-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 15 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points on 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Chris Andersen (Mia, sore left knee) and Beno Udrih (Mia, strained neck) did not play. Min 117, Pho 87 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 18 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 20 points and 6 turnovers. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Min shot 56.5% (39-69) FG and Pho shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Alex Len (Pho, sprained left hand) did not play. ---- 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