News from January 26. The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $35,000 for his actions surrounding his ejection during Monday's Cha-Den game. Dallas activated Jason Kidd and Erick Dampier and placed Matt Carroll and Eduardo Najera on IL. The LA Lakers activated DJ Mbenga and placed Adam Morrison on IL. Washington activated Dominic McGuirre and placed Nick Young on IL. Minnesota activated Alando Tucker and placed Oleksiy Pecherov on IL. Sacramento activated Sean May and placed Jon Brockman on IL. Dal 108, Mil 107 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 11 points and 12 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 32 points including 13-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Cha 114, Pho 109 OT at Pho Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 21 points including 9-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 24 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 23 points including 7-22 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Channing Frye (Pho) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho, heel bruise) did not play. LAL 115, Was 103 at Was Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Lama Odom (LAL) had 15 points on 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Sac 99, GS 96 at Sac Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 10 points on 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Corey Maggette (GS) had 19 points on 3-22 FG and 13-16 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Cartier Martin (GS) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS, sprained right ankle) and Anthony Morrow (GS, sprained right knee) did not play. NY 132, Min 105 at NY Wilson Chandler (NY) had 20 points. David Lee (NY) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 22 points on 9-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, January 27 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Cleveland 6:00 pm LA Lakers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Miami @ Toronto 6:00 pm Memphis @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver @ Houston 7:30 pm Atlanta @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, January 28 (All times Central) Toronto @ New York 6:30 pm Boston @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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