News from January 20. The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $35,000 for his comments regarding the refs following Monday's Dal-Bos game. Blake Griffin (LAC) underwent surgery on his left kneecap and is out for 3 to 4 months. Phoenix recalled Taylor Griffin from the NBADL. Milwaukee assigned Joe Alexander to the NBADL. Portland elected not to signed Shavlik Randolph to a 2nd 10-day contract. Golden State signed Cartier Martin to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dallas activated Eduardo Najera and placed Josh Howard (stomach flu) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Al Thornton and placed Brian Skinner on IL. San Antonio activated Richard Jefferson and placed Marcus Haislip on IL. Toronto activated Sonny Weems and placed Patrick O'Bryant on IL. Milwaukee placed Dan Gadzuric on IL. Dal 94, Was 93 at Was Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 9-16 FG. Drew Gooden (Dal) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Caron Butler (Was) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 10 rebounds. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 13 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Randy Foye (Was) had 26 points including 9-14 FG. Uta 105, SA 98 at SA Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 31 points including 12-17 FG, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points on 3-10 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Orl 109, Ind 98 at Orl Matt Barnes (Orl) had 10 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 32 points including 16-24 FT, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Por 98, Phi 90 at Phi LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 24 points. Jerryd Bayless (Por) had 18 points and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 10 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Atl 108, Sac 97 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points and 7 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 20 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 24 points and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 23 points and 5 assists. Det 92, Bos 86 at Det Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 27 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 19 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Ben Gordon (Det, right groin) did not play. NO 113, Mem 111 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 18 points. David West (NO) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points including 11-16 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Den 123, GS 118 OT at GS Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points on 9-22 FG and 9-11 FT, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 19 points on 6-8 FG and 7-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 37 points on 11-19 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 33 points including 12-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 39 points including 12-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anthony Morrow (GS, sprained right knee), Vladimir Radmanovic (GS, sore right Achilles), Ronny Turiaf (GS, sprained right ankle), and C.J. Watson (GS, right hand laceration) did not play. OKC 94, Min 92 at Min Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 11-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. James Harden (OKC) had 12 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 20 points on 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. OKC shot 18-21 FT and Min shot 9-10 FT. Pho 118, NJ 94 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Robin Lopez (Pho) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 15 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 26 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Cha 104, Mia 65 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 24 points on 7-10 FG and 10-12 FT. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 16 points. Dorell Wright (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 48.6% (35-72) FG and Mia shot 28.9% (22-76) FG. Mil 113, Tor 107 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 27 points including 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 16 points including 5-21 FG and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 44 points on 15-26 FG and 14-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points and 5 assists. LAC 104, Chi 97 at LAC Marcus Camby (LAC) had 6 points on 3-9 FG and 25 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points including 6-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 23 points and 6 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. John Salmons (Chi, flu like symptoms) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 21 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 22 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland @ Boston 6:30 pm Indiana @ Detroit 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Houston @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Jersey @ Golden State 9:30 pm Chicago @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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