News from January 11. After 78 games played and in his third season, Yinka Dare (NJ) finally netted his first NBA assist. Dal 104, Den 99 - at Dal Chris Gatling (Dal) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Derek Harper (Dal) had 13 points and 8 assists. George McCloud (Dal) had 21 points including 6-9 FG. Dale Ellis (Den) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 28 points and 6 rebounds. Ricky Pierce (Den) had 18 points including 9-10 FT. Dal shot 53.6% (37-69) FG and Den shot 42.5% (34-80) FG. Antonio McDyess (Den, calcium deposit right ankle) did not play. Sea 92, Ind 82 - at Sea Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 17 points on 4-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 19 points including 9-12 FG. Antonio Davis (Ind) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind, sore neck) did not play. Sac 109, Van 101 - at Van Olden Polynice (Sac) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 32 points including 11-17 FG and 13 assists. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sac) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 37 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Bryant Reeves (Van) had 30 points and 10 rebounds. Billy Owens (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. Chi 110, Hou 86 - at Chi Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 29 points and 8 rebounds. Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 7 points on 3-11 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Atl 87, SA 82 OT - at Atl Christian Laettner (Atl) had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 15 points including 7-11 FT and 21 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Will Perdue (SA) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 17 rebounds. Avery Johnson (SA) had 21 points and 5 assists. Atl shot 21-31 FT and SA shot 9-17 FT. Sean Elliott (SA, right quadricep injury) and Dominique Wilkins (SA, strained right patella) did not play. Min 95, LAC 93 - at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 14 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 28 points including 6-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Stephon Marbury (Min) had 20 points and 6 assists. Lorenzen Wright (LAC) had 15 points on 7-9 FG and 15 rebounds. Darrick Martin (LAC) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tor 123, NJ 106 - at NJ Walt Williams (Tor) had 28 points. Damon Stoudamire (Tor) had 28 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Camby (Tor) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 30 points and 10 rebounds including 8 offensive. Robert Pack (NJ) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 15 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zan Tabak (Tor, sore left heel), Shawn Bradley (Phi, pneumonia), and Reggie Williams (NJ, sore leg) did not play. Det 87, Uta 77 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 19 points on 6-9 FG and 7-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 19 points including 5-18 FG and 3 steals. Terry Mills (Det) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 12 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jamie Watson (Uta, swollen right knee) did not play. NY 112, Bos 99 - at NY John Wallace (NY) had 19 points including 7-8 FG. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 30 points on 10-13 FG and 10-12 FT and 12 rebounds. John Starks (NY) had 20 points and 5 assists. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Greg Minor (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. NY shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Bos shot 42.7% (38-89) FG. Dino Radja (Bos, surgery left patella), Frank Brickowski (Bos, sore right shoulder), and Larry Johnson (NY, pulled left hamstring) did not play. Was 98, Cle 85 - at Cle Juwan Howard (Was) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chris Webber (Was) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Rod Strickland (Was) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Calbert Cheaney (Was) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tyrone Hill (Cle) had 16 points including 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Terrell Brandon (Cle) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 9 assists. Was shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and Cle shot 40% (30-75) FG. ---- Admin note: Once again I'm going out of town. Hopefully I'll be back Wednesday, so I probably won't be sending anything out until Thursday (and I probably won't have a day and a half of dead time like I did last week).