News from January 2. Phoenix assigned Garret Siler to the NBADL. Dallas activated Dominique Jones and placed Caron Butler (knee injury) on IL. Dominique Jones was recalled from the NBADL. Cleveland activated Christian Eyenga and placed Daniel Gibson (thigh bruise) on IL. Eyenga was recalled from the NBADL. Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed A.J. Price on IL. Atlanta activated Etan Thomas and placed Marvin Williams (sore lower back) on IL. Dal 104, Cle 95 at Cle DeShawn Stevenson (Dal) had 21 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 22 points on 11-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 35 points including 14-22 FG and 10 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Mem 104, LAL 85 at LAL Rudy Gay (Mem) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 15 points and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points. Bos 93, Tor 79 at Tor Paul Pierce (Bos) had 30 points including 10-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Glen Davis (Bos) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points. Joey Dorsey (Tor) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Bos shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Tor shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Sonny Weems (Tor, back spasms) and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 94, Pho 89 at Sac Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points on a perfect 8-8 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT and 12 assists. Vince Carter (Pho) had 17 points. Sac out-rebounded Pho 60-32 including 18-9 offensive. Por 100, Hou 85 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 21 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Patrick Mills (Por) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 12 points and 5 assists. Brandon Roy (Por, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 107, LAC 98 at LAC Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 29 points on 7-20 FG and 14-17 FT. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 24 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points including 9-14 FT and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Baron Davis (LAC) had 15 points and 5 assists. NY 98, Ind 92 at NY Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 19 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 26 points on 9-24 FG and 8-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Wilson Douglas (NY) had 12 points and 7 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points including 9-23 FG and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Darren Collison (Ind) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. NY shot 29-40 FT and Ind shot 11-19 FT. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, January 4 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Miami 6:30 pm San Antonio @ New York 6:30 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm Portland @ Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Detroit @ LA Lakers 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