News from January 9. The NBA named Kobe Bryant (LAL) and LeBron James (Mia) as Players of the Week. Bryant averaged 33 points and 6.3 assists as the Lakers went 3-1. James averaged 31 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 9.3 assists as Miami went 3-1. Dallas recalled Yi Jianlian from the NBADL. Atlanta activated Donald Sloan and placed Marvin Williams on IL. Denver activated DeMarre Carroll and placed Julyan Stone on IL. New Jersey activated Mehmet Okur and placed Damion James on IL. New Orleans activated DaJuan Summers and placed Trevor Ariza on IL. NO 94, Den 81 at Den Chris Kaman (NO) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Carl Landry (NO) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points. Ty Lawson (Den) had 15 points. Eric Gordon (NO, bruised right knee) and Jason Smith (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Phi 96, Ind 86 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 12 points on 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Phi shot 50% (38-76) FG and Ind shot 36.6% (30-82) FG. Danny Granger (Ind, food poisoning) and George Hill (Ind, back injury) did not play. Chi 92, Det 68 at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points and 8 assists. Ronnie Brewer (Chi) had 12 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brandon Knight (Det) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Chi, sprained left elbow) and Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore right ankle) did not play. Atl 106, NJ 101 at NJ Josh Smith (Atl) had 26 points on 10-14 FG and 6-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. MarShon Brooks (NJ) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (NJ) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Mehmet Okur (NJ, back spasms) and DeShawn Stevenson (NJ, sore right knee) did not play. Tor 97, Min 87 at Tor Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 31 points and 9 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 14 points and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 13 points on 3-16 FG and 5-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Barea (Min) had 16 points. Jerryd Bayless (Tor, sprained left ankle), Michael Beasley (Min, personal reasons), and Malcolm Lee (Min, torn left meniscus) did not play. NY 91, Cha 87 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points on 6-18 FG and 9-13 FT, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 25 points on 7-25 FG and 11-13 FT and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 20 points including 7-8 FG, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. D.J. White (Cha) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. NY shot 30-40 FT and Cha shot 12-15 FT. Corey Maggette (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 10 (All times Central) Sacramento at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto at Washington 6:00 pm Houston at Charlotte 6:00 pm Dallas at Detroit 6:30 pm San Antonio at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago at Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland at Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers at Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Miami at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 11 (All times Central) Sacramento at Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta at Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia at New York 6:30 pm Dallas at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Washington at Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston at San Antonio 7:30 pm New Jersey at Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm Orlando at Portland 9:00 pm Miami at LA Clippers 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