News from January 1.

Dallas activated Bernard James and placed Brandan Wright (strained left
quad) on IL.

New York activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Raymond Felton on IL.

Portland activated Wesley Matthews and placed Meyers Leonard on IL.


Dal 103, Was 94  at Was
Vince Carter (Dal) had 23 points including 9-14 FG.
Darren Collison (Dal) had 15 points including 4-13 FG and 8 assists.
O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 15 points and 5 assists.
Emeka Okafor (Was) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) and A.J. Price (Was, fractured
right hand) did not play.

Den 92, LAC 78  at Den
Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Andre Miller (Den) had 12 points and 12 assists.
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds.
DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points including 3-10 FT, 11 rebounds
including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.
Ty Lawson (Den, strained left Achilles) did not play.

Por 105, NY 100  at NY
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 14 rebounds including 7
offensive.
Nicolas Batum (Por) had 26 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 assists.
J.J. Hickson (Por) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 9 rebounds.
Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 45 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 12-14 FT
and 7 rebounds.
J.R. Smith (NY) had 28 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 5
assists, and 3 steals.
Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play.

Phi 103, LAL 99  at LAL
Evan Turner (Phi) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 26 points and 10 assists.
Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 36 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 6
rebounds.
Steve Nash (LAL) had 12 points and 10 assists.
Chris Duhon (LAL, back spasms) did not play.

Atl 95, NO 88  at NO
Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 4
blocks.
Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points on 10-17 FG.
Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 12 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive.
Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Ryan Anderson (NO) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-10 3-pointers and 6
rebounds.
Anthony Morrow (Atl, strained right hip) did not play.

Det 103, Sac 97  at Det
Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Brandon Knight (Det) had 20 points.
Will Bynum (Det) had 15 points.
Jason Thompson (Sac) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive,
and 3 steals.
Det shot 52% (39-75) FG and Sac shot 41.9% (36-86) FG.
Marcus Thornton (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play.


Schedule for Wednesday, January 2  (All times Central)
  Portland @ Toronto             6:00 pm
  Chicago @ Orlando              6:00 pm
  Sacramento @ Cleveland         6:00 pm
  Washington @ Indiana           6:00 pm
  Memphis @ Boston               6:30 pm  NBATV
  Dallas @ Miami                 6:30 pm
  San Antonio @ Milwaukee        7:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Houston          7:00 pm
  Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City       7:00 pm
  Minnesota @ Utah               8:00 pm
  Philadelphia @ Phoenix         8:00 pm
  LA Clippers @ Golden State     9:30 pm

Schedule for Thursday, January 3  (All times Central)
  San Antonio @ New York         6:30 pm
  Minnesota @ Denver             8:00 pm


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