News from January 11. Chicago signed Mike James. San Antonio released Ike Diogu and signed Malcolm Thomas. Boston activated Mickael Pietrus and E'Twaun Moore and placed Sasha Pavlovic and JaJuan Johnson on IL. Chicago placed C.J. Watson (elbow injury) on IL. Portland activated Luke Babbitt. San Antonio activated Cory Joseph and placed T.J. Ford on IL. Ford is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a torn left hamstring. Toronto activated Linas Kleiza and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. Dal 90, Bos 85 at Bos Shawn Marion (Dal) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points and 4 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 24 points including 8-12 FT, 7 assists, and 3 steals. SA 101, Hou 95 OT at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. LAL 90, Uta 87 OT at Uta Pau Gasol (LAL) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 11-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 29 points including 14-24 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Josh Howard (Uta) had 18 points. Jason Kapono (LAL, personal reasons) and Troy Murphy (LAL, gastroenteritis) did not play. NY 85, Phi 79 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 27 points including 9-24 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Harrellson (NY) had 13 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained lower back) did not play. Den 123, NJ 115 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Corey Brewer (Den) had 19 points including 7-8 FG. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Den shot 24-30 FT and NJ shot 9-12 FT. Ty Lawson (Den, strained right foot) and DeShawn Stevenson (NJ, sore right knee) did not play. OKC 95, NO 85 at NO Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 14 points including 3-10 FG. Chris Kaman (NO) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Carl Landry (NO) had 17 points. Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee) and Jason Smith (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Sac 98, Tor 91 at Tor DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 29 points on 7-22 FG and 14-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 20 points and 6 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 24 points on 11-18 FG. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Chi 78, Was 64 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 12 points including 5-21 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. John Lucas (Chi) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 10 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Derrick Rose (Chi, sprained left big toe) and Richard Hamilton (Chi, groin injury) did not play. Ind 96, Atl 84 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 15 points. Tracy McGrady (Atl, back spasms) did not play. Orl 107, Por 104 at Por J.J. Redick (Orl) had 17 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 13 points including 3-12 FT and 13 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Orl shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and Por shot 47.7% (41-86) FG. LAC 96, Mia 89 OT at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points including 9-17 FT, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 turnovers. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Schedule for Thursday, January 12 (All times Central) Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Detroit at Milwaukee 7:00 pm New York at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Cleveland at Phoenix 8:00 pm Orlando at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 13 (All times Central) Indiana at Toronto 6:00 pm Washington at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Detroit at Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Minnesota at New Orleans 7:00 pm Sacramento at Houston 7:00 pm Milwaukee at Dallas 7:30 pm Portland at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Jersey at Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Cleveland at 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