News from January 13. Brooklyn signed Damion James to a 10-day contract. Cleveland activated Daniel Gibson. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Indiana activated Paul George and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. The LA Lakers placed Jordan Hill (injured hip) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Daniel Orton and placed Serge Ibaka (chest contusion) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 30.0 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 29.3 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.5 Rebounds Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.4 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.7 Omer Asik (Hou) 11.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.1 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.7 Greivis Vasquez (NO) 9.2 NY 100, NO 87 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 27 points including 9-25 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Copeland (NY) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 5 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) and Marcus Camby (NY, strained left plantar fascia) did not play. Mil 107, Tor 96 at Tor Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 17 points. John Henson (Mil) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Ed Davis (Tor) had 20 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 22 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Bro 97, Ind 86 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 point and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 9 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points on 6-18 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 steals. Bro shot 25-31 FT and Ind shot 10-12 FT. SA 106, Min 88 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points on 10-15 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 7 blocks. Gary Neal (SA) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers. J.J. Barea (Min) had 15 points including 4-11 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 13 points and 6 assists. SA shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Min shot 37.1% (33-89) FG. SA shot 8-11 FT and Min shot 18-23 FT. Malcolm Lee (SA, right hip and knee surgery) and Kevin Love (fractured right hand) did not play. Den 116, GS 105 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 23 points including 11-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 29 points on 11-18 FG and 7-9 3-pointer and 7 assists. Den out-scored GS 37-18 in the 4th quarter. Andris Biedrins (GS, strained right groin) did not play. OKC 87, Por 83 at Por Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points including 5-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. DeAndre Liggins (OKC) had 11 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 33 points including 15-26 FG and 11 rebounds. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC, strained neck) did not play. LAL 113, Cle 93 at LAL Dwight Howard (LAL) had 22 points including 9-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Earl Clark (LAL) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 15 points. LAL shot 58% (40-69) FG and Cle shot 41.1% (39-95) FG. LAL shot 20-27 FT and Cle shot 11-12 FT. Pau Gasol (LAL, concussion) did not play. Schedule for Monday, January 14 (All times Central) Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Dallas 7:30 pm Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, January 15 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Toronto @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Houston 7:00 pm Portland @ Denver 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ LA Lakers 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