News from January 18. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and John Wall (Was) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 17. Durant averaged 26 points and 8.3 rebounds as Oklahoma City went 4-0. Wall averaged 25 points, 9.8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals as Washington went 3-1. Phoenix signed Lorenzo Brown to a 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis elected not to sign Elliot Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Orlando signed Keith Appling to a 10-day contract. Utah signed J.J. O'Brien to a 10-day contract on January 16. Chicago activated Cristiano Felicio and placed Joakim Noah (left shoulder surgery) on IL. Cleveland activated Maurice Williams and placed Sasha Kaun on IL. Dallas activated Justin Anderson and placed John Jenkins on IL. Orlando placed Victor Oladipo (sprained knee) on IL. Washington activated Bradley Beal and placed Drew Gooden on IL. Dal 118, Bos 113 OT at Dal Deron Williams (Dal) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 12-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 5 points and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 20 points and 7 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. LAC 140, Hou 132 OT at LAC DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 15 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 40 points including 11-19 FG and 9-12 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 28 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 6 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 36 points on 11-16 FG and 14-18 FT and 26 rebounds including 10 offensive. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points including 8-13 Ft and 8 assists. Marcus Thornton (Hou) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. GS 132, Cle 98 at Cle Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 12-18 FG and 7-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 20 points including 7-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 14 points. GS out-scored Cle 70-44 in the 1st half. Tor 112, Bro 100 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points and 5 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 31 points including 10-13 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 12 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 29 points including 13-22 FG and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Bro, sore right ankle) did not play. Atl 98, Orl 81 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Thabo Sefolosha (Atl) had 17 points and 3 steals. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 11 points and 8 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Atl shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and Orl shot 34.5% (30-87) FG. Atl shot 7-10 FT and Orl shot 15-20 FT. Chi 111, Det 101 at Det Pau Gasol (Chi) had 31 points including 13-18 FT and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 16 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 19 points and 6 assists. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, left quad contusion) did not play. Mem 101, NO 99 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points and 10 assists. Jeff Green (Mem) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points including 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 9 assists. Jarell Martin (Mem, left foot bone bruise) and Tyreke Evans (NO, right knee) did not play. Por 108, Was 98 at Was C.J. McCollum (Por) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Meyers Leonard (Por) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Garrett Temple (Was) had 18 points. Otto Porter (Was, sore right hip) did not play. Cha 124, Uta 119 2OT at Cha Marvin Williams (Cha) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 52 points on 16-34 FG, 6-11 3-pointers, and 14-15 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 36 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Trey Burke (Uta) had 25 points. Derrick Favors (Uta, sore lower back) did not play. NY 119, Phi 113 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points including 7-28 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Jose Calderon (NY) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kevin Seraphin (NY, bruised right rib) and Nik Stauskas (Phi, injured left shoulder) 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