News from January 22. The LA Clippers activated Caron Butler and placed Chris Paul (strained left hamstring) on IL. Miami activated Dexter Pittman and placed Mickell Gladness on IL. Milwaukee activated Stephen Jackson and placed Jon Brockman on IL. Toronto activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Andrea Bargnani (strained left calf) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 30.5 LeBron James (Mia) 29.7 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.1 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 16.1 Kevin Love (Min) 14.1 Andrew Bynum (LAL) 13.2 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.0 Rajon Rondo (Bos) 9.4 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.7 Ind 98, LAL 96 at LAL Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back) did not play. Mil 91, Mia 82 at Mia Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 23 points on 5-20 FG and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Irsan Ilyasova (Mil) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 28 points including 12-13 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. NJ 97, Cha 87 at NJ Deron Williams (NJ) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 15 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. D.J. White (Cha, left knee contusion) did not play. LAC 103, Tor 91 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 6-14 FT and 9 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Maurice Williams (LAC) had 26 points and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 4-19 FG, 8 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. LAC shot 48.6% (35-72) FG and Tor shot 35.8% (29-81) FG. Bos 100, Was 94 at Was Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points on 10-15 FG and 12-15 FT, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos, sprained right wrist) did not play. Schedule for Monday, January 23 (All times Central) Washington at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV New Jersey at Chicago 7:00 pm Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:00 pm San Antonio at New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Houston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento at Portland 9:00 pm Memphis at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, January 24 (All times Central) New York at Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Miami 6:30 pm Toronto at Phoenix 8:00 pm Memphis at Portland 9:00 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