News from January 23. Atlanta suspended Josh Powell for one game for conduct detrimental to the team. Washington signed Mustafa Shakur to a 10-day contract and placed Kirk Hinrich (sprained elbow) on IL. Golden State activated Louis Amundson and placed Acie Law on IL. The LA Clippers activated Brian Cook and placed Willie Warren on IL. Indiana activated Roy Hibbert and placed Josh McRoberts on IL. Oklahoma City activated Daequan Cook and placed Byron Mullens on IL. Utah activated Jeremy Evans and placed Francisco Elson on IL. Detroit activated Ben Wallace and placed Charlie Villanueva (sprained ankle) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.2 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.2 Monta Ellis (GS) 26.0 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.6 Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.3 Zach Randolph (Mem) 13.2 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.1 Steve Nash (Pho) 11.0 Chris Paul (NO) 9.7 Dal 87, NJ 86 at NJ Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 7-24 FG and the game winning jumper with 6 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 11 points including 4-14 FG. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 11 assists. OKC 101, NY 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 10-25 FG and the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 14-17 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 23 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Was 85, Bos 83 at Was Rashard Lewis (Was) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points. Ray Allen (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Bos, sore right knee) and Jermaine O'Neal (Bos, sore left knee) did not play. Atl 103, Cha 87 at Cha Joe Johnson (Atl) had 32 points including 12-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Atl shot 20-23 FT and Cha shot 9-12 FT. Josh Powell (Atl, suspended) did not play. NO 96, SA 72 at NO Trevor Ariza (NO) had 15 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. David West (NO) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 10 points. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 11 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds. NO shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and SA shot 36.2% (25-69) FG. NO out-rebounded SA 57-32 including 15-5 offensive. NO out-scored SA 31-10 in the 3rd quarter. Por 97, Ind 92 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points and 9 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 14 points and 7 assists. Marcus Camby (Por, injured left knee) did not play. Phi 96, Uta 85 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 22 points and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Louis Williams (Phi) had 20 points on 5-15 FG and 8-10 FT. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 14 assists. Andres Nocioni (Phi) did not play. Det 75, Pho 74 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 11 points including 3-15 FG. Will Bynum (Det) had 12 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 14 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Det shot 14-17 FT and Pho shot 7-9 FT. Chi 92, Cle 79 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points, 8 assists, 3 blocks, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 13 points including 5-19 FG and 20 rebounds including 11 offensive. Anthony Parker (Cle, strained lower back) did not play. Mia 120, Tor 103 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 38 points including 9-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Jones (Mia) had 15 points. Mike Miller (Mia) had 32 points including 12-20 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 28 points including 3-3 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia, migraine), Leandro Barbosa (Tor, strained right hamstring), Joey Dorsey (Tor, strained right patella), and Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Orl 118, Hou 104 at Hou Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-13 FT and 14 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 18 points including 5-18 FG. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Mem 94, Mil 81 at Mil Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 24 points including 10-11 Ft, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 14 points on 7-11 FG. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 14 points, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Earl Boykins (Mil) had 23 points and 4 steals. Mem shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Mil shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Mem shot 18-23 FT and Mil shot 8-12 FT. John Salmons (Mil, strained right hip) and Drew Gooden (Mil, left foot plantar fasciitis) did not play. LAC 113, GS 109 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 9-10 FT, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Ryan Gomes (LAC) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Schedule for Sunday, January 23 (All times Central) Indiana @ Denver 7:00 pm Schedule for Monday, January 24 (All times Central) Cleveland @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Detroit @ Orlando 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Memphis @ Toronto 6:00 pm Washington @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Milwaukee @ Chicago 7:00 pm Houston @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV San Antonio @ Golden State 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