News from January 3. The NBA named Steve Kerr (GS) and Dwane Casey (Tor) as Coaches of the Month for December. Golden State went 13-2 and Toronto went 11-3. Washington released Mike Young. Boston activated Semi Ojeleye. Brooklyn activated Jacob Wiley and placed Carvis LeVert (strained left groin) on IL. Detroit activated Avery Bradley and placed Stanley Johnson (strained right hip flexor) on IL. Golden State activated Kevon Looney and placed Omri Casspi (bruised rib) and Andre Iguodala (lower back stiffness) on IL. Houston placed James Harden (strained hamstring) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Brook Lopez and placed Vander Blue on IL. New York activated Ron Baker and placed Joakim Noah on IL. Oklahoma City activated Daniel Hamilton and placed Alex Abrines (strained right groin) on IL. San Antonio activated Darrun Hillard and Derrick White and placed Danny Green (left groin tightness) and Kawhi Leonard (rest) on IL. Washington placed Chris McCullough on IL. GS 125, Dal 122 at Dal Kevin Durant (GS) had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points on 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 6-13 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointers with 3.4 seconds, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. OKC 133, LAL 96 at LAL Paul George (OKC) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Terrence Ferguson (OKC) had 24 points on 9-12 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points on 10-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 18 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 60.2% (56-93) FG and LAL shot 41.3% (38-92) FG. NO 108, Uta 98 at Uta Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 24 points on 6-17 FG, 3-11 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT. Joe Johnson (Uta) had 20 points on 9-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Den 134, Pho 111 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points on 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 36 points including 14-17 FG. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Greg Monroe (Pho) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 17 points including 4-13 FG and 5 assists. Den out-scored Pho 73-44 in the 2nd half. Den shot 62.2% (51-82) FG and Pho shot 42.4% (39-92) FG. Mil 122, Ind 101 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 27 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 31 points including 12-18 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 17 points and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 24 points including 10-13 FG. Tor 124, Chi 115 at Chi DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 35 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Delon Wright (Tor) had 25 points including 10-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 26 points including 7-10 FG and 6-9 3-pointers, Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Bos 102, Cle 88 at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Cle, right hip) did not play. Mia 111, Det 104 at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 25 points on 11-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Boban Marjanovic (Det) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Justise Winslow (Mia, strained left knee) and Andre Drummond (Det, right rib contusion) did not play. Bro 98, Min 97 at Bro Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 26 points including 9-14 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and the game winning jumper with 10.1 seconds left and 9 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Joe Harris (Bro) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 30 points including 16-18 FT. Bro shot 10-11 FT and Min shot 24-30 FT. Was 121, NY 103 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 11-14 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 25 points and 9 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Beasley (NY) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Was shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and NY shot 47.7% (41-86) FG. Phi 112, SA 106 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 21 points including 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 26 points including 10-15 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Patty Mills (SA) had 26 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA, rest) and Manu Ginobili (SA, rest) did not play. Hou 116, Orl 98 at Orl Clint Capela (Hou) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 3-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gerald Green (Hou) had 27 points on 9-15 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 16 points on 7-23 FG and 8 rebounds. Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, January 4 (All times Central) Golden State at Houston 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 5 (All times Central) New York at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Detroit at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Minnesota at Boston 6:30 pm Toronto at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago at Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix at San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah at Denver 8:00 pm Washington at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Atlanta at Portland 9:00 pm Charlotte at LA Lakers 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