News from January 16. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and Derrick Rose (Chi) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 43 points and 6.3 rebounds as the LA Lakers went 3-1. Rose averaged 24 points and 9.3 assists as Chicago went 5-0. Team USA announced the 20 finalists, from whom the final 12 Olympic rosters spots will be selected in June for the 2012 Olympics. The finalists are: LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) Dwight Howard (Orl) Carmelo Anthony (NY) Andre Iguodala (Phi) Chauncey Billups (LAC) LeBron James (Mia) Chris Bosh (Mia) Kevin Love (Min) Kobe Bryant (LAL) Lamar Odom (Dal) Tyson Chandler (NY) Chris Paul (LAC) Kevin Durant (OKC) Derrick Rose (Chi) Rudy Gay (Mem) Dwyane Wade (Mia) Eric Gordon (NO) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Blake Griffin (LAC) Deron Williams (Uta) The LA Clippers signed Courtney Fortson. Boston activated Sasha Pavlovic and placed Chris Wilcox on IL. Chicago activated C.J. Watson and placed Richard Hamilton on IL. The LA Clippers placed Brian Cook on IL. Milwaukee activated Beno Udrih and placed Luc Mbah a Moute (right knee tendinitis) on IL. New York activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Jeremy Lin on IL. Orlando activated Quentin Richardson and placed Jason Richardson on IL. Portland activated Armon Johnson and placed Marcus Camby on IL. LAL 73, Dal 70 at LAL Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 14 points including 7-22 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 13 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Lamar Odom (Dal) had 10 points on 4-12 FG. OKC 97, Bos 88 at Bos Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) had 19 points including 7-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points including 5-19 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Atl 93, Tor 84 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 28 points including 13-19 FG and 15 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 13 points and 11 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 22 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, strained left calf), Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle), and James Johnson (Tor, sprained right ankle) did not play. Hou 114, Was 106 at Was Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 8 assists. John Wall (Was) had 38 points on 13-22 FG and 12-16 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 17 points. Rashard Lewis (Was, sore right knee) did not play. LAC 101, NJ 91 at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-13 FT and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chauncey Billups (LAC) had 20 points including 5-16 FG. Kris Humphries (NJ) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC, strained left hamstring), Maurice Williams (LAC, sore right foot), and Shawne Williams (NJ, shin splints) did not play. Phi 94, Mil 82 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 21 points on 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 24 points on 11-17 FG, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tobias Harris (Mil) had 12 points. Evan Turner (Phi, right quad contusion) did not play. Orl 102, NY 93 at NY Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 15 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 7-13 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 21 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 33 points on 9-27 FG and 14-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 3 steals. Por 84, NO 77 at NO Gerald Wallace (Por) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee) did not play. Mem 102, Chi 86 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 24 points including 11-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Mem shot 54% (47-87) FG and Chi shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Mem shot 5-9 FT and Chi shot 19-25 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi, turf toe) did not play. Min 99, Sac 86 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 33 points including 9-11 FT and 11 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 15 points. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 3 steals. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, right midfoot sprain), Malcolm Lee (Min, left knee surgery), and Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) did not play. Cle 102, Cha 94 at Cha Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 20 points on 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 7 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 24 points and 8 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points including 6-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 17 (All times Central) Charlotte at Orlando 6:00 pm Golden State at Cleveland 6:00 pm San Antonio at Miami 6:30 pm Phoenix at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Detroit at Houston 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 18 (All times Central) Denver at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Washington 6:00 pm San Antonio at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Boston 6:30 pm Golden State at New Jersey 6:30 pm Phoenix at New York 6:30 pm Portland at Atlanta 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis at New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit at Minnesota 7:00 pm Indiana at Sacramento 9:00 pm Dallas at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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