News from January 6. Houston released Bobby Brown and Demetrius Jackson. The LA Clippers signed Tyrone Wallace and released Jamil Wilson. The LA Lakers released Andrew Bogut. Boston activated Marcus Morris. Golden State activated Omri Casspi. Indiana activated Victor Oladipo and placed Bojan Bogdanovic (sprained left ankle) and Ike Anigobogu on IL. Sacramento activated JaKarr Sampson and Jack Cooley and placed Zach Randolph (oral surgery) and George Hill (personal reasons) on IL. Washington placed Otto Porter (strained right hip) on IL. GS 121, LAC 105 at LAC Stephen Curry (GS) had 45 points including 8-16 3-pointers and 15-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. JaVale McGee (GS) had 11 points including 4-5 FG. Nick Young (GS) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Lou Williams (LAC) had 23 points. Milos Teodosic (LAC, sore plantar facitiis) did not play. Bos 87, Bro 85 at Bro Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Aron Baynes (Bos) had 10 points on 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 20 points. Joe Harris (Bro) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos, sore left calf) did not play. Det 108, Hou 101 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 27 points including 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Ish Smith (Det) had 17 points. Dwight Bucks (Det) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Paul (Hou) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Det shot 20-27 FT and Hou shot 10-11 FT. Andre Drummond (Det, right rib contusion) did not play. Ind 125, Chi 86 at Ind Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. T.J. Leaf (Ind) had 15 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 3-3 3=-pointers and 6 rebounds. Denzel Valentin (Chi) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 15 points and 3 blocks. Ind out-scored Chi 33-11 in the 2nd quarter. Ind shot 55.8% (48-86) FG and Chi shot 37.5% (30-80) FG. Cle 131, Orl 127 at Orl LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points including 6-1 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Cle) had 19 points and 5 turnovers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 30 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jonathon Simmons (Orl, back spasms) did not play. Mil 110, Was 103 at Was Khris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 34 points on 12-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 21 points and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 20 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points including 5-19 FG, 16 assists, and 6 turnovers. Min 116, NO 98 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 16 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Sac 106, Den 98 at Sac De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 18 points and 7 assists. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 17 points and 7 steals. Vince Carter (Sac) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Murray (Den) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Trey Lyles (Den) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, January 7 (All times Central) Utah at Miami 2:30 pm New York at Dallas 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Phoenix 7:00 pm San Antonio at Portland 8:00 pm NBATV Atlanta at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 8 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston at Chicago 7:00 pm Cleveland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit at New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm Atlanta at LA Clippers 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