News from January 6. Dallas signed Yi Jianlian to a 1 year contract and assigned him to the NBADL. Dallas also assigned Sean Williams to the NBADL. Eric Gordon (NO) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a sore right knee. Corey Maggette (Cha) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a strained left hamstring. Chuck Hayes (Sac) is expected to be out 3 to 4 weeks with a dislocated left shoulder. Atlanta activated Donald Sloan and placed Tracy McGrady (bruised knee) on IL. Boston activated Ray Allen and placed E'Twaun Moore on IL. Denver activated Nene and placed Jordan Hamilton on IL. Golden State activated Chris Wright and placed Andris Biedrins (injured right ankle) and Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) on IL. Indiana activated Jeff Foster. Oklahoma City activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Royal Ivey on IL. Orlando activated Daniel Orton and placed Quentin Richardson (ankle injury) on IL. New Orleans placed Xavier Henry on IL. LAL 97, GS 90 at LAL Matt Barnes (LAL) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 17 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points including 12-14 FT and 7 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points, 10 assists, and 5 steals. David Lee (GS) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Pho 102, Por 77 at Pho Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points on a perfect 7-7 FG, 2-2 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT and 9 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 0-5 3-pointers. Ind 87, Bos 74 at Bos Danny Granger (Ind) had 15 points including 3-14 FG and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 11 points including 5-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 14 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. NY 99, Was 96 at Was Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (Was) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Atl 102, Cha 96 OT at Cha Marvin Williams (Atl) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points including 11-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 21 points and 12 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 19 points. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Phi 96, Det 73 at Phi Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Det) had 10 points on 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 109, Hou 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points and 5 assists. James Harden (OKC) had 23 points including 8-11 FG. Goran Dragic (Hou) had 10 points and 11 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Chi 97, Orl 83 at Orl Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points and 5 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 28 points on 11-18 FG and 6-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Orl) had 17 points. Den 96, NO 88 at NO Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 23 points and 6 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 12 points including 3-13 FG and 8 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jarrett Jack (NO) had 15 points and 6 assists. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Trevor Ariza (NO, strained groin) and Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee) did not play. NJ 97, Tor 85 at Tor DeShawn Stevenson (NJ) had 15 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Deron Williams (NJ) had 24 points on 6-18 FG and 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 19 points and 8 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ, sprained left ankle) and Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Uta 94, Mem 85 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Uta) had 11 points and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tony Allen (Mem) had 21 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Hamed Haddadi (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Cle 98, Min 87 at Min Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 13 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Min) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 29 points including 10-12 FT and 14 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min, strained left hamstring) and Malcolm Lee (Min, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, January 7 (All times Central) Chicago at Atlanta 6:00 pm Charlotte at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Miami at New Jersey 6:30 pm New York at Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto at Philadelphia 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Houston 7:00 pm Denver at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans at Dallas 8:00 pm Milwaukee at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Utah at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 8 (All times Central) Minnesota at Washington 12:00 pm Orlando at Sacramento 5:00 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Milwaukee at Phoenix 7:00 pm Cleveland at Portland 8:00 pm Memphis at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Double bizarre DNPs: Both Quentin Richardson (Orl) and DeAndre Liggins (Orl) missed Friday's Orl-Chi game due to interesting mishaps. Richardson had a chemical reaction on his ankle after incorrectly self-treating his ankle with Icy Hot and then applying ice. 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