News from January 19. Joakim Noah (Chi) underwent surgery on his dislocated left shoulder. He is out 4 to 6 months. Minnesota activated Damjan Rudez and placed Nikola Pekovic (rest) on IL. Mil 91, Mia 79 at Mia Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points on 8-9 FG and 7-11 FT and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mil shot 48.6% (36-74) FG and Mia shot 36.5% (27-74) FG. O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore left hamstring) and Beno Udrih (Mia, neck strain) did not play. NO 114, Min 99 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 35 points on 13-22 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 13 points and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 9 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 3 steals. OKC 110, Den 104 at Den Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ind 97, Pho 94 at Pho Paul George (Ind) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 20 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 4 blocks. Devin Booker (Pho) had 32 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. George Hill (Ind, personal reasons), Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sprained right ankle), and Jon Leuer (Pho, back spasms) 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