News from January 17. Al Horford (Atl) underwent surgery on his torn left pectoral muscle. He is expected to be out 3 to 4 months. Cleveland activated Mychel Thompson and placed Anthony Parker on IL. Chicago activated Richard Hamilton and placed Derrick Rose (sprained left big toe) on IL. Denver activated Jordan Hamilton and placed Rudy Fernandez on IL. Houston activated Courtney Lee and placed Hasheem Thabeet on IL. Miami activated Mike Miller and placed Dexter Pittman on IL. Orl 96, Cha 89 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 22 points on 7-10 FG and 8-10 FT. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points and 6 assists. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Mia 120, SA 98 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 33 points including 12-21 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 30 points including 14-22 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mike Miller (Mia) had 18 points on 6-6 3-pointers (his only attempts). Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 3 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Mia out-scored SA 71-35 in the 2nd half. Mia shot 58.2% (46-79) FG and SA shot 47.5% (38-80) FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia, sprained right ankle) did not play. Den 105, Mil 95 at Mil Nene (Den) had 14 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Al Harrington (Den) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Den) had 22 points. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 30 points including 13-22 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Tobias Harris (Mil) had 14 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Uta 108, LAC 79 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 13 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Caron Butler (LAC) had 14 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta, sprained left ankle), Josh Howard (Uta, strained left quad), Chris Paul (LAC, strained left hamstring), and Maurice Williams (LAC, sore right foot) did not play. Hou 97, Det 80 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Samuel Dalembert (Hou) had 14 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points. Ben Gordon (Det) had 18 points and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot) and Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore right ankle) did not play. Chi 118, Pho 97 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 31 points including 14-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 23 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. GS 105, Cle 95 at Cle David Lee (GS) had 29 points including 13-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Nate Robinson (GS) had 17 points and 10 assists. Kareem Rush (GS) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. 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 Schedule for Thursday, January 19 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Miami 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans at Houston 7:00 pm Dallas at Utah 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