News from January 26. The NBA announced the reserves for the All-Star game. The reserves were selected by coaches in each conference who were asked to select 2 guards, 3 front court players, and 2 from any position (and could not vote for players on their own team). The All-Star game takes place February 19 in New Orleans. The reserves are: West East DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) Paul George (Ind) Marc Gasol (Mem) Kevin Love (Cle) Draymond Green (GS) Kyle Lowry (Tor) Gordon Hayward (Uta) Paul Millsap (Atl) DeAndre Jordan (LAC) Isaiah Thomas (Bos) Klay Thompson (GS) Kemba Walker (Cha) Russell Westbrook (OKC) John Wall (Was) Denver signed Johnny O'Bryant to a 10-day contract. Enes Kanter (OKC) suffered a fractured right arm after punching a chair. Dallas activated A.J. Hammons and placed Deron Williams (sprained left big toe) on IL. Indiana activated Aaron Brooks and placed Kevin Seraphin on IL. Phoenix activated Jared Dudley and placed Dragan Bender on IL. Utah activated Rodney Hood and placed Raul Neto on IL. OKC 109, Dal 98 at OKC Steven Adams (OKC) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 17 points and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 45 points on 16-29 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 31 points. Justin Anderson (Dal) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. OKC shot 26-36 FT and Dal shot 11-13 FT. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, rest) and Wesley Matthews (Dal, strained right hip) did not play. Ind 109, Min 103 at Min Paul George (Ind) had 32 points including 12-22 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 33 points including 13-23 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 23 points and 5 assists. Den 127, Pho 120 at Den Danilo Galinari (Den) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 29 points including 12-21 FG, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 8 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 28 points and 5 assists. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Den shot 30-35 FT and Pho shot 14-17 FT. Uta 96, LAL 88 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 9-10 FT. George Hill (Uta) had 12 points including 4-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAL) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ivica Zubac (LAL) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Uta shot 24-28 FT and LAL shot 12-13 FT. Schedule for Friday, January 27 (All times Central) Houston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Indiana 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:30 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm Miami @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN San Antonio @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Memphis @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Saturday, January 28 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 7:30 pm ABC Memphis @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Brooklyn @ Minnesota 8:00 pm ---- 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