News from January 4. Dallas activated Shawne Williams and placed Gerald Green on IL. Orlando activated Jeremy Richardson and placed Adonal Foyle on IL. The LA Clippers activated Ricky Davis and placed Zach Randolph (sore left knee) on IL. [Note: a league suspended player has to be on the active roster (for the first 5 games of a suspension)]. The LA Lakers activated DJ Mbenga and placed Luke Walton on IL. Walton is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with inflammation in his right big toe. Mem 102, Dal 82 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points. Quinton Ross (Mem, back spasms) did not play. NY 100, Bos 88 at NY Wilson Chandler (NY) had 31 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 31 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 16 points including 0-9 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (NY, sore lower back) did not play. Tor 108, Orl 102 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 23 points including 13-14 FT and 11 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 26 points on 13-16 FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points including 6-13 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 39 points on 14-19 FG and 11-18 FT and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor, strained right hamstring) did not play. Was 80, Cle 77 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 26 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Dominic McGuire (Was) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. LAL 100, Por 86 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points including 11-19 FG. Vladimir Radmanovic (LAL) had 16 points. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points on 11-19 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. LAL shot 49.3% (33-67) FG and Por shot 39% (32-82) FG. Det 88, LAC 87 at LAC Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Det) had 18 points including 7-22 FG and the game winning runner (on a goaltending call) with 4.9 seconds left and 10 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 24 points and 6 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 31 points including 12-12 FT. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 14 points and 20 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Det, sore right foot), Baron Davis (LAC, bruised tailbone), Ricky Davis (LAC, suspended), and Jason Hart (LAC, sore right elbow) did not play. Schedule for Monday, January 5 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Sacramento @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Indiana @ Denver 8:00 pm Golden State @ Utah 8:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html