News from January 27. All-Star starters were announced, as selected by fan voting. For the Western Conference, Kevin Durant (OKC), Carmelo Anthony (Den), Yao Ming (Hou), Kobe Bryant (LAL), and Chris Paul (NO) will start. For the Eastern Conference, LeBron James (Cle), Amare Stoudemire (NY), Dwight Howard (Orl), Dwyane Wade (Mia), and Derek Rose (Chi) will start. The All-Star game will take place February 20 in LA. Commissioner David Stern will select an injury replacement for Yao and West coach Greg Popovich (SA) will select the replacement starter from the non-starter All-Stars. [Top 10 voting results listed at the end.] The NBA suspended O.J. Mayo for 10 games for violating the terms of the anti-drug program. Mayo tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) which Mayo claims was in an over the counter supplement that he didn't know was banned by the NBA. Chicago assigned James Johnson to the NBADL. Phoenix signed Zabian Dowdell to a 2nd 10-day contract. Dal 111, Hou 106 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 21 points including 11-12 FT and 15 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 19 points including 8-10 FT. Luis Scola (Hou) had 30 points including 14-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 27 points including 11-12 FT. NY 93, Mia 88 at NY Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 20 points on 5-15 FG and 7-10 FT. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Landry Fields (NY) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points on 7-24 FG and 10-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points on 14-22 FG and 6-14 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bos 88, Por 78 at Por Paul Pierce (Bos) had 17 points. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 17 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Andre Miller (Por) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Bos shot 46.9% (30-64) FG and Por shot 36.7% (33-90) FG. Bos shot 23-33 FT and Por shot 8-13 FT. Shaquille O'Neal (Bos, sore right hip) did not play. Top 10 All-Star Voting Results Western Conference Forward Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,736,728 Carmelo Anthony (Den) 1,299,849 Pau Gasol (LAL) 1,100,772 Blake Griffin (LAC) 1,033,646 Tim Duncan (SA) 839,599 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 785,120 Lamar Odom (LAL) 529,854 Kevin Love (Min) 492,173 Luis Scola (Hou) 411,576 Rudy Gay (Mem) 284,021 Guard Kobe Bryant (LAL) 2,380,016 Chris Paul (NO) 1,281,591 Manu Ginobili (SA) 748,840 Steve Nash (Pho) 718,934 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 660,244 Deron Williams (Uta) 657,806 Tony Parker (SA) 436,958 Jason Kidd (Dal) 394,793 Monta Ellis (GS) 390,237 Vince Carter (Pho) 353,143 Center Yao Ming (Hou) 1,146,426 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 974,546 Nene (Den) 599,048 Marc Gasol (Mem) 524,932 Emeka Okafor (NO) 435,218 Brendan Haywood (Dal) 352,811 Marcus Camby (Por) 279,026 Chris Kaman (LAC) 196,268 Andris Biedrins (GS) 175,547 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 152,976 Eastern Conference Forward LeBron James (Mia) 2,053,011 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 1,674,995 Kevin Garnett (Bos) 1,407,601 Paul Pierce (Bos) 804,838 Chris Bosh (Mia) 571,734 Carlos Boozer (Chi) 504,610 Danilo Gallinari (NY) 390,658 Josh Smith (Atl) 387,843 Luol Deng (Chi) 291,118 Danny Granger (Ind) 279,522 Guard Dwyane Wade (Mia) 2,048,175 Derrick Rose (Chi) 1,914,996 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 1,587,297 Ray Allen (Bos) 890,951 Raymond Felton (NY) 397,301 John Wall (Was) 337,368 Gilbert Arenas (Orl) 312,903 Brandon Jennings (Mil) 301,225 Jamal Crawford (Atl) 246,130 Joe Johnson (Atl) 224,571 Center Dwight Howard (Orl) 2,099,204 Shaquille O'Neal (Bos) 906,284 Joakim Noah (Chi) 432,127 Andrew Bogut (Mil) 301,896 Al Horford (Atl) 287,083 Roy Hibbert (Ind) 250,614 Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 215,123 Brook Lopez (NJ) 166,844 JaVale McGee (Was) 146,474 Ben Wallace (Det) 113,443 Schedule for Friday, January 28 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 pm Washington @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Boston @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Golden State 9:30 pm Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, January 29 (All times Central) Indiana @ Chicago 7:00 pm Washington @ Memphis 7:00 pm Toronto @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV New Jersey @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Houston @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Charlotte @ 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