News from January 12. Atlanta activated Marvin Williams and placed Al Horford on IL. Horford is expected to be out at least 3 months with a torn left pectoral muscle. Golden State activated Andris Biedrins and placed Kwame Brown on IL. Brown is expected to undergo surgery to repair a tear in his pectoralis major muscle in his chest and is expected to be out at least 3 months. Milwaukee activated Luc Mbah a Moute and placed Beno Udrih on IL. Orlando activated DeAndre Liggins and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Phoenix activated Michael Redd. Orl 117, GS 109 at GS Dwight Howard (Orl) had 45 points on 12-21 FG and 21-39 FT, 23 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 20 points and 9 assists. Von Wafer (Orl) had 13 points. David Lee (GS) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 30 points and 11 assists. Orl shot 36-55 FT and GS shot 13-19 FT. Dorell Wright (GS, left knee contusion) did not play. Cle 101, Pho 90 at Pho Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 23 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 10 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points and 15 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mem 94, NY 83 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 14 points. Bill Walker (NY) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Mem shot 20-30 FT and NY shot 10-11 FT. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Mil 102, Det 93 at Mil Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Stephen Jackson (Mil) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jon Leuer (Mil) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 32 points including 12-16 FG and 16 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 5 turnovers. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, tendinitis) and Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore right ankle) did not play. Atl 111, Cha 81 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 30 points including 14-22 FG and 13 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 21 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. Tracy McGrady (Atl, back spasms), Marvin Williams (Atl, sprained left ankle), and Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. 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 Schedule for Saturday, January 14 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Washington 6:00 pm Golden State at Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota at Atlanta 6:00 pm Boston at Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at Houston 7:00 pm New York at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Sacramento at Dallas 8:00 pm New Jersey at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers at 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