News from January 5. Justise Winslow (Mia) underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn labrum and is out for the season. Denver activated Kenneth Faried and Alonzo Gee and placed Michael Beasley and Juan Hernangomez on IL. Houston activated Chinanu Onuaku and placed Bobby Brown on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed Georges Niang on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed Ivaca Zubac on IL. New Orleans placed Donatas Motiejunas on IL. Portland activated Damian Lillard and placed Tim Quarterman on IL. Utah activated Dante Exum and placed George Hill (concussion) on IL. Pho 102, Dal 95 at Dal Devin Booker (Pho) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 26 points including 9-16 FG and 7 assists. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 3 points and 18 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 20 points and 6 assists. SA 127, Den 99 at Den Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 28 points including 11-18 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points including 10-11 FG and 9 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 19 points including 8-10 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points. SA shot 56.7% (51-90) FG and Den shot 45.3% (39-86) FG. Kenneth Faried (Den, lower back pain) did not play. Por 118, LAL 109 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 27 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 7 assists. Damion Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Evan Turner (Por) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 22 points on 6-18 FG and 10-11 FT. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Por shot 53.1% (43-81) FG and LAL shot 41.9% (36-86) FG. Luol Deng (LAL, right biceps tendinitis) did not play. Hou 118, OKC 116 at Hou Nene (Hou) had 18 points on 6-6 FG and 6-10 FT including the game winning free throws with .7 seconds left. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points on 6-16 FG and 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 49 points on 16-34 FG, 8-15 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Atl 99, NO 94 at NO Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points including 6-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Det 115, Cha 114 at Det Marcus Morris (Det) had 20 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 22 points and 11 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 25 points including 10-16 FG. Boban Marjanovic (Det) had 15 points on 3-4 FG and 9-11 FT and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 32 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Arron Baynes (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 101, Uta 93 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 33 points on 10-17 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points on 8-26 FG and 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Jonas Valaniciunas (Tor) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points on 3-10 FG and 9-10 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Patrick Patterson (Tor, strained left knee) did not play. Ind 121, Bro 109 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 26 points and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Justin Hamilton (Bro) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro, right hip tendinitis) did not play. 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 Schedule for Saturday, January 7 (All times Central) New York @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Boston 6:30 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Utah @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Detroit @ Portland 9:00 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