News from January 23. The NBA named Marc Gasol (Mem) and Dwight Howard (Orl) as Players of the Week. Gasol averaged 19.5 points and 9.8 rebounds as Memphis went 4-0. Howard averaged 19.5 points and 18.8 rebounds as Orlando went 3-1. Chicago activated Derrick Rose and placed Taj Gibson (sprained left ankle) on IL. Dallas activated Dominique Jones and placed Vince Carter (sprained left foot) on IL. Jones was recalled from the NBADL. Orlando activated Hedo Turkoglu and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Dal 93, Pho 87 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 29 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ian Mahinmi (Dal) had 17 points including 9-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 12 points and 4 steals. Grant Hill (Pho) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, sore right knee) did not play. Bos 87, Orl 56 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points on 4-15 FG and 10-18 FT and 14 rebounds. Glen Davis (Orl) had 6 points including 2-9 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bos shot 42.3% (33-78) FG and Orl shot 24.6% (16-65) FG. Ray Allen (Bos, sprained left ankle), Rajon Rondo (Bos, sprained right wrist) and Mickael Pietrus (Bos, sore right shoulder) did not play. OKC 99, Det 79 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points including 1-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points including 3-14 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Knight (Det) had 13 points. OKC shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Det shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot) and Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder) did not play. Atl 97, Mil 92 at Mil Josh Smith (Atl) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 17 points. Chi 110, NJ 95 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Richard Hamilton (NJ) had 22 points on 10-16 FG and 10 assists. Deron Williams (NJ) had 16 points and 10 assists. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Luol Deng (Chi, injured left wrist) and MarShon Brooks (NJ, sore left Achilles) did not play. Hou 107, Min 92 at Min Luis Scola (Hou) had 15 points. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 16 points including 4-13 FG, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 39 points on 13-19 FG, 5-5 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 17 points and 8 assists. J.J. Barea (Min, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, sprained right midfoot), Wesley Johnson (Min, ill), and Malcolm Lee (Min, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. SA 104, NO 102 at NO Richard Jefferson (SA) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and the game winning hook shot with 1.4 seconds left and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 17 assists. Trevor Ariza (NO) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Phi 103, Was 83 at Phi Elton Brand (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 17 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 13 points and 5 assists. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 17 points. Spencer Hawes (Phi, strained left Achilles) and Nikola Vucevic (Phi, strained left quad) did not play. Mem 91, GS 90 at GS Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mem shot 17-23 FT and GS shot 5-8 FT. Por 101, Sac 89 at Por Gerald Wallace (Por) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 13 points, 16 rebounds including 9 offensive, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (Por) had 26 points and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 18 points including 4-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 8 assists. Chuck Hayes (Sac, dislocated left shoulder) and Marcus Thornton (Sac, left thigh contusion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, January 25 (All times Central) New Jersey at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte at Washington 6:00 pm New York at Cleveland 6:00 pm Miami at Detroit 6:30 pm Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee at Houston 7:00 pm New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta at San Antonio 7:30 pm Toronto at Utah 8:00 pm Denver at Sacramento 9:00 pm LA Clippers at LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Portland 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