News from January 23. The NBA named Kawhi Leonard (SA) and Joel Embiid (Phi) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 22. Leonard averaged 36.3 points, and 6 rebounds as San Antonio went 3-0. Embiid averaged 22 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks as Philadelphia went 3-1. Steve Kerr (GS) will coach the Western Conference in the All-Star game on February 19 in New Orleans. Golden State clinched having the best record through Feb 5 (the point where the All-Star coaches are determined) excluding San Antonio (as Gregg Popovich is ineligible for All-Star coach having coached last year). San Antonio signed Joel Anthony to a 10-day contract. Jeremy Lin (Bro) is expected to be out 3 to 5 weeks longer with a strained left hamstring. Brooklyn activated Chris McCullough and placed Joe Harris on IL. Detroit activated Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and placed Henry Ellenson on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed Andre Iguodala (rest) on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed Aaron Brooks on IL. New Orleans activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Anthony Davis (right quad contusion) on IL. OKC 97, Uta 95 at Uta Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 18 points including 8-11 FG. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 38 points including 13-17 FT and the game winning jumper with 1.4 seconds left , 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Godon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. NY 109, Ind 103 at Ind Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 20 points and 6 assists. Willy Hermangomez (NY) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 31 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. NO 124, Cle 122 at NO Terrence Jones (NO) had 36 points on 13-18 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 33 points including 12-19 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Langston Galloway (NO) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 22 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 49 points on 8-14 FG and 11-11 FT. Mil 127, Hou 114 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 31 points including 11-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 12-14 FT, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 11 turnovers. Nene (Hou) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Mil shot 58.8% (47-80) FG and Hou shot 50.6% (39-77) FG. Sac 109, Det 104 at Det DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points and 11 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mia 105, GS 102 at Mia Dion Waiters (Mia) had 33 points including 13-20 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointers with .6 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 8-13 FT and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 15 rebounds. Kevin Durant (GS) had 27 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia, strained left shoulder) and Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained left foot) did not play. LAC 115, Atl 105 at Atl Austin Rivers (LAC) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 25 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Paul (LAC, torn ligament left thumb) did not play. SA 112, Bro 86 at Bro LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patty Mills (SA) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. David Lee (SA) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Isaiah Whitehead (Bro) had 19 points. Manu Ginobili (SA, back spasms) and Kawhi Leonard (SA, sore left hand) did not play. Was 109, Cha 99 at Cha Markieff Morris (Was) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points including 7-24 FG and 2-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 18 points. Was shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Cha shot 38.9% (35-90) FG. Brian Roberts (Cha, ill) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 24 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Toronto 6:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Utah @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 25 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Houston @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Toronto @ Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ Charlotte 7:00 pm ESPN New York @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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