Like math and magic puzzles? Find sudoku too easy? Try Trianglons at www.trianglons.com News from January 17. The NBA suspended Tyrus Thomas (Cha) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Emeka Okafor (NO) during Saturday's Cha-NO game. Brandon Roy (Por) underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees. A timetable for his return has not been announced. Houston assigned Ish Smith to the NBADL. San Antonio signed Larry Owens to a 10-day contract. Minnesota activated Michael Beasley and placed Lazar Hayward on IL. Sacramento activated Luther Head and placed Francisco Garcia (sore left calf) on IL. Atlanta activated Etan Thomas and placed Jordan Crawford on IL. Indiana activated Solomon Jones and placed Lance Stephenson on IL. New Orleans activated Marco Belinelli and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. Philadelphia activated Tony Battie and placed Andres Nocioni (dislocated right middle finger) on IL. Utah activated Jeremy Evans and placed Gordon Hayward (sinus infection) on IL. New York activated Danilo Gallinari and placed Ronny Turiaf on IL. Det 103, Dal 89 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 19 points including 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 6 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points. LAL 101, OKC 94 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points including 6-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points including 8-24 FG and 1-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Pho 129, NY 121 at NY Grant Hill (Pho) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Channing Frye (Pho) had 18 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (Pho) had 29 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 41 points on 15-25 FG and 11-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Chi 96, Mem 84 at Mem Luol Deng (Chi) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points including 7-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points on 7-20 FG and 7-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 9 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 15 points. Chi shot 48.6% (36-74) FG and Mem shot 37.7% (29-77) FG. Carlos Boozer (Chi, sprained left ankle) and Tony Allen (Mem, sore left knee) did not play. Por 113, Min 102 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 37 points including 15-24 FG and 12 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 23 points. Andre Miller (Por) had 15 points and 10 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Darko Milicic (Min) had 22 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. LAC 114, Ind 107 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 47 points on 19-24 FG and 9-11 FT and 14 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 12 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 23 points and 7 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 32 points on 9-16 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT and 5 assists. Darren Collison (Ind) had 30 points including 10-17 FG and 8 assists. Bos 109, Orl 106 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points on 5-6 FG, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 26 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 33 points including 13-18 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bos shot 60% (42-70) FG and Orl shot 45.9% (34-74) FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 93, Mil 84 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points including 8-25 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 36 points including 14-18 FT. Jordan Hill (Hou) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Maggette (Mil) had 25 points including 11-18 FG. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Hou shot 22-28 FT and Mil shot 5-11 FT. Patrick Patterson (Hou, upper respiratory distress) and Brandon Jennings (Mil, left foot surgery) did not play. Was 108, Uta 101 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 7 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 25 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 28 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 11 assists. NO 85, Tor 81 at NO David West (NO) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 17 points and 6 rebounds including 12 offensive. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 17 points. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor, strained right hamstring), Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sore left ankle), and Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Atl 100, Sac 98 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 36 points including 16-27 FG and the game winning free throws with .6 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 16 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Cousin (Sac) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Phi 96, Cha 92 OT at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Louis Williams (Phi) had 23 points. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kwame Brown (Cha) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyrus Thomas (Cha, suspended) did not play. GS 109, NJ 100 at GS David Lee (GS) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 13 points and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Anthony Morrow (NJ, strained right hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 18 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Miami 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 19 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit @ Boston 6:30 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Houston 7:30 pm Toronto @ San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Dallas 8:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Portland @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Indiana @ Golden State 9:30 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 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