News from January 31. The LA Lakers activated D'Angelo Russell and placed Julius Randle (ill) on IL. San Antonio activated Jonathan Simmons and placed Bryn Forbes on IL. Toronto activated Delon Wright and placed DeMar DeRozan (sprained ankle) on IL. LAL 120, Den 116 at LAL D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Nick Young (LAL) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Louis Williams (LAL) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. LAL shot 52.8% (47-89) FG and Den shot 41.4% (41-99) FG. Will Barton (Den, sore left ankle) did not play. Por 115, Cha 98 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points and 5 assists. SA 108, OKC 94 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 36 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 14 assists, and 6 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hou 105, Sac 83 at Hou Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 25 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Clint Capela (Hou) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 17 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tor 108, NO 106 OT at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Norman Powell (Tor) had 18 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 33 points including 6-14 3-pointers and the game winning jumper with 4.3 second and 10 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 30 points including 13-21 FG. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points on 4-18 FG and 10-12 FT, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Was 117, NY 101 at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 12-28 FG. John Wall (Was) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 13 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 15 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 1-1 FT and 10 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Willy Hermangomez (NY) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Jennings (NY) had 21 points including 5-16 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Was shot 55.7% (49-88) FG and NY shot 36.6% (34-93) FG. Was shot 12-15 FT and NY shot 28-35 FT. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, ill) did not play. All 6 home teams won. Schedule for Wednesday, February 1 (All times Central) Indiana @ Orlando 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm New York @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Dallas 7:30 pm Memphis @ Denver 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Chicago @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, February 2 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Houston 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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