News from January 4. The NBA named Mike D'Antoni (Hou) and Dwane Casey (Tor) as Coaches of the Month for December. Houston wet 15-2 and Toronto went 10-4. Philadelphia released Hollis Thompson. Charlotte activated Marco Belinelli. Chicago activated Dwyane Wade and placed Denzel Valentine on IL. Golden State activated Patrick McCaw and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Memphis activated Troy Williams. Miami activated Dion Waiters and placed Josh McRoberts (stress fracture left foot) on IL. New York activated Marshall Plumlee and placed Maurice Ndour on IL. Orlando activated Evan Fournier and placed Chris Wilcox on IL. GS 125, Por 117 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 5-13 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 35 points including 13-31 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 18 points including 4-11 FG and 5 assists. Mia 107, Sac 102 at Sac Goran Dragic (Mia) had 19 points and 7 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 6 assists. Matt Barnes (Sac) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia, right retinal contusion), Justise Winslow (Mia, right shoulder), and Rudy Gay (Sac, strained right hip flexor (Sac, strained right hip flexor) did not play. LAC 115, Mem 106 at LAC Austin Rivers (LAC) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-11 FT and 20 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Chris Paul (LAC, sore left hamstring) and JaMychael Green (Mem, fractured manuilla) did not play. Chi 106, Cle 94 at Cle Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points on 9-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jordan McRae (Cle) had 21 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle, right hamstring tightness), Kevin Love (Cle, ill), and J.R. Smith (Cle, fractured right thumb) did not play. Mil 105, NY 104 at NY Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 10-18 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Rose (NY) had 15 points and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 22-31 FT and NY shot 7-12 FT. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Atl 111, Orl 92 at Orl Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Milsap (Atl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Atl shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and Orl shot 43% (37-86) FG. Cha 123, OKC 112 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 28 points including 13-15 FT. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points and 9 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points on 10-31 FG, 2-13 3-pointers, and 11-13 FT, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, January 5 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Indiana 6:00 pm Utah @ Toronto 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Houston 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Portland 9:00 pm San Antonio @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 6 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Washington 6:00 pm Houston @ Orlando 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm New York @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm ESPN Miami @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Memphis @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:30 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