News from January 12.

The NBA fined 2 unnamed teams $10,000 each for not enforcing the rule that
does not allow players along the bench to stand for long periods of time.

Washington suspended Andray Blatche for 1 game for complaining about not
getting enough plays called for him.

Atlanta signed Mario West to a 10-day contract.

Houston recalled Joey Dorsey from the NBADL.

Sacramento placed Hilton Armstrong on IL.

The LA Lakers activated Luke Walton and placed Pau Gasol (strained
hamstring) on IL.

The LA Clippers activated Sebastian Telfair and placed Chris Kaman (back
injury) on IL.

Washington activated Mike James and placed Mike Miller (strained right
calf) on IL.


SA 105, LAL 85  at SA
Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 12-19 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 6 assists.
George Hill (SA) had 13 points on 6-7 FG and 6 assists.
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 10 points including 2-6 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 23 points and 8 rebounds.
SA shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and LAL shot 44.2% (34-77) FG.

Orl 109, Sac 88  at Sac
Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 9-15 FG and 12-17 FT, 16 rebounds, 5
assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals.
Mickeal Pietrus (Orl) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds.
Jason Williams (Orl) had 12 points and 6 assists.
Omri Casspi (Sac) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points including 5-16 FG.
Orl shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and Sac shot 34.9% (30-86) FG.

Mem 104, LAC 102  at Mem
Rudy Gay (Mem) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 15 rebounds.
DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Baron Davis (LAC) had 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 steals.

Det 99, Was 90  at Was
Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points including 8-23 FG and 7 rebounds.
Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 9
rebounds.
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds.
Randy Foye (Was) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Ben Gordon (Det, strained right groin) did not play.
Andray Blatche (Was, suspended) did not play.

Cha 102, Hou 94  at Cha
Boris Diaw (Cha) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 43 points on 15-22 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds,
and 3 steals.
Flip Murray (Cha) had 14 points.
Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds.
Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.


Schedule for Wednesday, January 13  (All times Central)
  Washington @ Atlanta          6:00 pm
  Phoenix @ Indiana             6:00 pm
  New York @ Philadelphia       6:00 pm
  Boston @ New Jersey           6:30 pm
  LA Clippers @ New Orleans     7:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Oklahoma City   7:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Dallas            7:30 pm
  Minnesota @ Houston           7:30 pm
  Orlando @ Denver              8:00 pm  NBATV
  Milwaukee @ Portland          9:00 pm
  Miami @ Golden State          9:30 pm


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  Patricia Bender                       pbender@eskimo.com
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