News from January 15. Dallas signed Pierre Jackson to a 10-day contract. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and placed Brook Lopez (rest) on IL. Dallas activated Nicolas Brussino and placed Andrew Bogut (strained right hamstring) on IL. Houston activated Clint Capela and placed Chinanu Onuaku on IL. Minnesota activated Zach LaVine. Dal 98, Min 87 at Dal Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 13 points and 10 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 21 points including 10-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Tor 116, NY 101 at Tor DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Norman Powell (Tor) had 21 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points. Justin Holiday (NY) had 17 points. Patrick Patterson (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 111, Mil 98 at Atl Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Atl) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 33 points including 13-22 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 13 points. Hou 137, Bro 112 at Bro Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. OKC 122, Sac 118 at Sac Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 23 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 29 points including 9-11 FT and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points including 6-18 FG and 10 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 14-17 FT, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 21 points including 7-9 FG. Chi 108, Mem 104 at Mem Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 31 points on 9-16 FG and 10-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Chi, rest) did not play. Det 102, LAL 97 at LAL Tobias Harris (Det) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marcus Morris (Det) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Louis Williams (LAL) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Schedule for Monday, January 16 (All times Central) Atlanta @ New York 12:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Washington 1:00 pm Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 2:30 pm New Orleans @ Indiana 3:00 pm NBATV Orlando @ Denver 4:00 pm Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Golden State 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, January 17 (All times Central) Toronto @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Dallas @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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