News from January 14. The NBA named Kevin Durant (OKC) and Brandon Jennings (Mil) as Players of the Week. Durant averaged 32.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists and Oklahoma City went 3-1. Jennings averaged 24.5 points and 6.5 assists as Milwaukee went 3-1. Manu Ginobili (SA) is expected to be out 10 to 14 days with a strained left hamstring. Houston recalled Patrick Beverly and Terrence Jones from the NBADL. San Antonio recalled Cory Joseph from the NBADL. Orlando activated Glen Davis and placed Gustavo Ayon on IL. Memphis activated Quincy Pondexter and placed Tony Wroten on IL. Wroten was recalled from the NBADL. Sacramento activated Aaron Brooks and played Tyler Honeycutt on IL. Dal 113, Min 98 at Dal Darren Collison (Dal) had 23 points including 7-11 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Elton Brand (Dal) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-10 FT and 12 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dal shot 59.7% (46-77) FG and Min shot 41.2% (35-85) FG. LAC 99, Mem 73 at Mem Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 14 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 16 points. Matt Barnes (LAC) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 12 rebounds including 10 offensive. Wayne Ellington (Mem) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC, bruised right knee) and Rudy Gay (Mem, death of grandmother) did not play. Chi 97, Atl 58 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points including 7-9 FG. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 9 points including 2-11 FG and 16 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 6 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Scott (Atl) had 10 points including 4-5 FG. Chi out-scored Atl 22-5 in the 2nd quarter and led 48-20 at halftime. Chi shot 41.8% (33-79) FG and Atl shot 29.3% (24-82) FG. Chi shot 25-33 FT and Atl shot 8-10 FT. Chi out-rebounded Atl 59-39 including 15-11 offensive. OKC 102, Pho 90 at Pho Kevin Durant (OKC) had 41 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points including 14-24 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 12 points and 3 steals. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Jared Dudley (Pho, strained right wrist) and Jermaine O'Neal (Pho, back spasms) did not play. Uta 104, Mia 97 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 17 points on 4-14 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 13-19 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points. Bos 100, Cha 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points and 6 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Bradley Beal (Bos) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Hakim Warrick (Cha) had 16 points. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 16 points. Was 120, Orl 91 at Was Emeka Okafor (Was) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Was) had 18 points and 6 assists. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Was shot 56.1% (46-82) FG and Orl shot 42.5% (37-87) FG. Trevor Booker (Was, sprained left ankle) and Jordan Crawford (Was, sore left ankle) did not play. Sac 124, Cle 118 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points including 12-12 FT, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 4-4 FT. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 20 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 17 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 33 points including 12-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. 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 NBATV Milwaukee @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 16 (All times Central) Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana @ Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Boston 7:00 pm Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Houston @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Cleveland @ Portland 9:00 pm Miami @ Golden State 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