News from January 18. New Jersey signed Larry Owens and released Dennis Horner. New Jersey assigned Jordan Williams to the NBADL. Eric Maynor (OKC) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair his torn ACL. He is out for the season. New Orleans activated Trevor Ariza and placed Eric Gordon (bruised right knee) on IL. Orlando activated Daniel Orton and placed Hedo Turkoglu (back spasms) on IL. Toronto activated Aaron Gray and placed Jerryd Bayless (sprained left ankle) on IL. LAC 91, Dal 89 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points including 2-8 FT, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Chauncey Billups (LAC) had 21 points including 5-11 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 1 second left and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 26 points including 11-15 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Delonte West (Dal) had 17 points. Chris Paul (LAC, strained left hamstring) and Vince Carter (Dal, sprained left foot) did not play. Bos 96, Tor 73 at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 21 points on 7-8 FG and 7-11 FT. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 11 points including 4-16 FG and 5 turnovers. Gary Forbes (Tor) had 18 points including 5-6 FG. Bos shot 47.9% (34-71) FG and Tor shot 37.7% (26-69) FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor, strained left calf) did not play. Was 105, OKC 102 at Was John Wall (Was) had 25 points on 6-17 FG and 13-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 24 points on 6-17 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 18 points including 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. SA 85, Orl 83 OT at Orl Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 17 points on 3-13 FG and 10-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points on 9-15 FG and 6-10 FT, 25 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 blocks. Den 108, Phi 104 OT at Phi Nene (Den) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 28 points including 12-20 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Turner (Phi) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (Den, strained lower back) and Spencer Hawes (Phi, Achilles strain) did not play. NJ 107, GS 100 at NJ Kris Humphries (MJ) had 18 points, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 4 blocks. Deron Williams (NJ) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dorell Wright (GS) had 17 points. Monta Ellis (GS) had 30 points, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Shawne Williams (NJ, shin splints) did not play. Sac 92, Ind 88 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 19 rebounds including 12 offensive. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 17 points including 5-17 FG. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 16 points on 3-9 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Sac shot 30.1% (28-93) FG and Ind shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Sac out-scored Ind 26-8 in the 4th quarter. Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder), Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), and Jeff Pendergraph (Ind, concussion) did not play. Pho 91, NY 88 at NY Grant Hill (Pho) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 26 points including 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points on 7-22 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Iman Shumpert (NY) had 20 points and 4 steals. Atl 92, Por 89 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 5 assists. Min 93, Det 85 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 9 points including 1-8 FG, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals. Anthony Tolliver (Min) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 29 points. Ben Gordon (Det) had 18 points. Michael Beasley (Min, sprained right midfoot), Malcolm Lee (Min, torn meniscus left knee), Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot), and Charlie Villanueva (Min, sore right ankle) did not play. Mem 93, NO 87 at NO Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 16 points. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 27 points including 11-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. 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 Schedule for Friday, January 20 (All times Central) Portland at Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Denver at Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix at Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee at New York 6:30 pm Memphis at Detroit 6:30 pm Chicago at Cleveland 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Indiana at Golden State 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