News from January 30. The NBA named Russell Westbrook (OKC) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Westbrook averaged 22 points, 7.3 assists, and 3.3 steals as Oklahoma City went 4-0. James averaged 29 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6 assists as Miami went 4-0. MarShon Brooks (NJ) has a broken right little toe. Houston activated Kevin Martin and placed Hasheem Thabeet on IL. Orlando activated DeAndre Liggins and placed Jason Richardson (rest) on IL. Philadelphia activated Nikola Vucevic and placed Spencer Hawes (strained left Achilles) on IL. Washington activated Hamady N'Diaye and placed Andray Blatche on IL. Blatche is expected to be out 3 to 5 weeks with a strained left calf. N'Diaye was recalled from the NBADL. Dal 122, Pho 99 at Pho Shawn Marion (Dal) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Delonte West (Dal) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dal shot 55.2% (48-87) FG and Pho shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Steve Nash (Pho, left thigh contusion) did not play. LAC 112, OKC 100 at LAC Caron Butler (LAC) had 22 points on 9-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points on 12-16 FG and 14 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 14-23 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. SA 83, Mem 73 at Mem Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Bonner (SA) had 16 points on 5-9 3-pointers (and 0-1 2-pointers). Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points including 5-14 FG. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Chi 98, Was 88 at Was Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 14 points including 5-6 FG, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 35 points including 14-15 FT, 8 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. JaVale McGee (Was) had 16 points, 9 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 20 points and 6 assists. Chi shot 24-31 FT and Was shot 11-13 FT. Mia 109, NO 95 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points and 5 assists. Mike Miller (Mia) had 14 points on 6-8 FG. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 14 points. Carl Landry (NO) had 14 points including 6-8 FG. Phi 74, Orl 69 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 10 points. Evan Turner (Phi) had 12 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 14 points and 20 rebounds including 11 offensive. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points on 6-17 FG and 5-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Min 120, Hou 108 at Hou Kevin Love (Min) had 29 points including 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Michael Beasley (Min) had 34 points on 10-14 FG and 12-12 FT. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 29 points on 9-15 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 7-11 FT and 3 steals. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 13 points. Min shot 58.1% (43-74) FG and Hou shot 47.1% (40-85) FG. Darko Milicic (Min, ill) did not play. Uta 93, Por 89 at Uta Josh Howard (Uta) had 11 points on 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 15 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 15 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Uta shot 26-38 FT and Por shot 10-13 FT. Raja Bell (Uta, strained right adductor) and Al Jefferson (Uta, inflamed right ankle) did not play. Mil 103, Det 82 at Mil Drew Gooden (Mil) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 20 points including 8-10 FG. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points and 6 assists. Mil shot 51.4% (36-70) FG and Det shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. Stephen Jackson (Mil), Will Bynum (Det, strained right foot), and Ben Gordon (Det, sore left shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 31 (All times Central) Atlanta at Toronto 6:00 pm Boston at Cleveland 6:00 pm New Jersey at Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit at New York 6:30 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Charlotte at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Sacramento at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 1 (All times Central) Chicago at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Boston 6:30 pm Detroit at New Jersey 6:30 pm Miami at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Phoenix at New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana at Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston at San Antonio 7:30 pm Charlotte at Portland 9:00 pm LA Clippers at Utah 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