News from January 1. The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Orl) $35,000 for his comments about the refs following Thursday's Orl-NY game. The NBA fined Paul Pierce (Bos) $15,000 for throwing an object into the stands during Wednesday's Bos-Ind game. New Orleans activated Aaron Gray and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Washington activated Kevin Seraphin and placed Josh Howard (sore left knee) on IL. Cleveland activated Samardo Samuels and placed Anderson Varejao (broken cheekbone) on IL. Minnesota activated Sundiata Gaines and placed Jonny Flynn (sprained right ankle) on IL. Denver activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Melvin Ely on IL. Utah activated Andrei Kirilenko and placed Mehmet Okur (back injury) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.9 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.4 Monta Ellis (GS) 25.4 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.3 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.0 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.7 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.8 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.5 Chris Paul (NO) 9.9 Mil 99, Dal 87 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 16 points and 17 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Earl Boykins (Mil) had 26 points and 6 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 29 points. Drew Gooden (Mil, plantar fasciitis) and Shawn Marion (Dal, thigh contusion) did not play. SA 101, OKC 74 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 10 assists. George Hill (SA) had 16 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 16 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. SA shot 46.7% (42-90) FG and OKC shot 32.9% (28-85) FG. Uta 98, Mem 92 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 19 points including 8-11 FT and 5 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 13 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 7-10 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points including 6-18 FG and 6 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta, flu like symptoms), Rudy Gay (Mem, stomach virus), and Xavier Henry (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Mia 114, GS 107 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points including 11-17 FT, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dorell Wright (GS) had 30 points on 12-21 FG and 6-13 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 25 points including 8-10 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mia shot 35-47 FT and GS shot 12-16 FT. Den 104, Sac 86 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 16 points including 6-22 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 14 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Den out-rebounded Sac 58-35 including 13-7 offensive. Min 103, NJ 88 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Darko Milicic (Min) had 16 points on 8-9 FG. Martell Webster (Min) had 10 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 16 points on 3-13 FG and 10-13 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Sasha Vujacic (NJ) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ, bone bruise right knee) and Troy Murphy (NJ) did not play. Chi 100, Cle 91 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 28 points including 8-10 FT and 11 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle, left thigh contusion) and Maurice Williams (Cle, strained left hip flexor) did not play. NO 92, Was 81 at Was Trevor Ariza (NO) had 22 points on 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 15 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 steals. JaVale McGee (Was) had 12 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Nick Young (Was) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. NO shot 15-21 FT and Was shot 10-11 FT. Schedule for Sunday, January 2 (All times Central) Indiana @ New York 12:00 pm Atlanta @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Boston @ Toronto 5:00 pm Dallas @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Houston @ Portland 8:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 3 (All times Central) Miami @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Golden State @ Orlando 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Boston 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Houston @ Denver 8:00 pm Detroit @ Utah 8:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html