News from January 14. Golden State signed Earl Barron. Dallas activated Jason Kidd and placed Dominique Jones on IL and assigned him to the NBADL. New York activated Jared Jeffries and placed Carmelo Anthony (sprained ankle) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 32.0 LeBron James (Mia) 29.5 Kevin Durant (OKC) 25.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 15.2 Kevin Love (Min) 14.6 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 13.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 10.1 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.1 Kyle Lowry (Hou) 9.3 Dal 99, Sac 60 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 14 points. Jason Terry (Dal) had 21 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 1-7 3-pointers. Dal shot 45.7% (37-81) FG and Sac shot 25.6% (37-81) FG. Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. OKC 104, NY 92 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 10-13 FG. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assist, and 3 steals. James Harden (OKC) had 24 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 8-8 FT and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. LAC 102, LAL 94 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (LAC) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 33 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 42 points including 12-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 12 points and 16 rebound including 5 offensive. Maurice Williams (LAC, sore right foot) did not play. Chi 77, Tor 64 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 11 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) shot 15 points. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Chi shot 7-12 FT and Tor shot 1-7 FT. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, strained left calf) and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 107, Por 105 OT at Hou Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points on 8-22 FG and 12-13 FT. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 18 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points on 7-21 FG and 8-10 FT, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 29 points including 9-15 FG and 6-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ind 97, Bos 83 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Ind) had 17 points. Paul George (Ind) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 6 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (Bos, sore left calf) did not play. Phi 103, Was 90 at Was Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points. Louis Williams (Phi) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 23 points including 11-13 FG, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Uta 107, NJ 94 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points including 9-16 FG and 3 blocks. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (NJ) had 16 points on 3-15 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shane Williams (NJ, shin splints) did not play. Atl 93, Min 91 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Ivan Johnson (Atl) had 10 points including 1-4 FG and 11 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 30 points and 13 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 18 points, 12 assists, and 5 steals. Atl shot 22-27 FT and Min shot 11-12 FT. Tracy McGrady (Atl, back spasms), J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, right midfoot sprain), and Malcolm Lee (Min, left knee surgery) did not play. Cha 112, GS 100 at Cha Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 26 points including 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points and 5 assists. David Lee (GS) had 24 points including 11-18 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points including 6-26 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. D.J. White (Cha, personal reasons) and Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Mem 108, NO 99 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points and 7 assists. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 23 points. Jason Smith (NO) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons) and Eric Gordon (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 15 (All times Central) Golden State at Detroit 5:00 pm Utah at Denver 7:00 pm Phoenix at San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Schedule for Monday, January 16 (All times Central) Orlando at New York 12:00 pm Chicago at Memphis 12:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee at Philadelphia 1:00 pm Houston at Washington 1:00 pm Cleveland at Charlotte 1:00 pm Portland at New Orleans 2:00 pm New Jersey at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Toronto at Atlanta 3:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento at Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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