News from January 6. TRADE: Cleveland traded a 2017 1st round draft pick to Portland for a 2018 1st round draft pick. Atlanta released Ryan Kelly. Dallas released Pierre Jackson. Denver released Alonzo Gee. Orlando released Arinze Onuaku. Phoenix released John Jenkins. Cleveland placed J.R. Smith (fractured right thumb) on IL. Golden State activated Anderson Varejao and placed Damian Jones on IL. Minnesota activated John Lucas and placed Shabazz Muhammad on IL. New York activated Kristaps Porzingis and placed Marshall Plumlee on IL. Was 112, Min 105 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points including 9-9 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 18 points and 18 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 41 points on 16-30 FG and 8-10 FT. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Was shot 58.2% (46-79) FG and Min shot 47.7% (42-88) FG. Hou 100, Orl 93 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 0-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Bos 110, Phi 106 at Bos Avery Bradley (Bos) had 26 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 24 points including 10-11 FT and 7 turnovers. Al Horford (Bos) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 20 points including 8-21 FG and 4-14 3-pointers. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points including 10-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Sergio Rodriquez (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 116, Bro 108 at Bro LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points on 14-20 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 17 points on 5-16 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 32 points. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 19 points and 5 assists. Cle shot 31-43 FT and Bro shot 17-19 FT. NY 116, Mil 111 at Mil Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 8 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 19 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. LAL 127, Mia 100 at LAL Luol Deng (LAL) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (LAL) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Willie Reed (Mia) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. James Johnson (Mia) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Justise Winslow (Mia, right shoulder surgery) did not play. Mem 128, GS 119 OT at GS Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 27 points and 12 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 12-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 27 points including 13-18 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points including 15-27 FG and 5-13 3-pointers and 6 assists. Mem out-scored GS 17-8 in overtime. Mem shot 15-19 FT and GS shot 29-39 FT. LAC 106, Sac 98 at Sac Austin Rivers (LAC) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 9 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Sac) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Sunday, January 8 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Brooklyn 11:00 am Miami @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 2:30 pm Houston @ Toronto 5:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Phoenix 7:30 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Orlando @ LA Lakers 8:30 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