News from January 26. Blake Griffin (LAC) suffered a broken hand reportedly during a fight outside a restaurant. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Griffin has been out since December 25 with a partially torn left quad. Utah elected not to sign J.J. O'Brien to a 2nd 10-day contract after the 1st 10-day contract expired. Utah signed Erick Green to a 10-day contract. Dallas activated Jeremy Evans and placed Devin Harris (left big toe injury) on IL. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed Rodney Stuckey (sprained right ankle) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Larry Nance and placed Kobe Bryant (sore shoulder) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Mitch McGary and placed Andre Roberson on IL. Philadelphia activated Elton Brand and placed Jahlil Okafor on IL. Washington placed Bradley Beal (broken nose and concussion) on IL. Dal 92, LAL 90 at LAL Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and the game winning baseliner with 2.1 seconds left and 6 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Julius Randle (LAL) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. LAC 91, Ind 89 at Ind DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 9 points, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 31 points and 11 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Phi 113, Pho 103 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 26 points including 11-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Alex Len (Pho) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. JaKarr Sampson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) and Jon Leuer (Pho, lower back spasms) did not play. Mia 102, Bro 98 at Bro Chris Bosh (Mia) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwayne Wade (Mia) had 27 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Justise Winslow (Mia) had 13 points on 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 15 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrea Bargnani (Bro) had 20 points including 9-12 FG. Mia shot 9-10 FT and Bro shot 17-23 FT. Hassan Whiteside (Mia, strained left hip) did not play. OKC 128, NY 122 OT at NY Kevin Durant (OKC) had 44 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 16-18 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Williams (NY) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Langston Galloway (NY) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sore left knee) did not play. Tor 106, Was 89 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 29 points including 5-9 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Otto Porter (Was) had 15 points on 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Mil 107, Orl 100 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 25 points including 12-16 FT and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 21 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points including 10-11 FT and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore left hamstring) did not play. Por 112, Sac 97 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Gerald Henderson (Por) had 15 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points on 4-21 FG and 9-17 FT and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Sac, left eye injury) 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