News from January 16. Atlanta suspended Josh Smith for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. Houston assigned Terrence Jones to the NBADL. Brooklyn activated Gerald Wallace and placed Damian Jones on IL. Dallas activated Bernard James and placed Dominique Jones on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Wilson Chandler on IL. Oklahoma City activated Serge Ibaka and placed Daniel Orton on IL. Miami activated Shane Battier and placed Josh Harrellson on IL. San Antonio activated Cory Joseph and placed Manu Ginobili (strained left hamstring) on IL. Dal 105, Hou 100 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 18 points on 3-14 FG and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assist. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points including 6-10 FT. James Harden (Hou) had 20 points on 5-23 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. SA 103, Mem 82 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Boris Diaw (SA) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12 points. SA shot 57.9% (44-76) FG and Mem shot 42% (29-69) FG. SA shot 6-10 FT and Mem shot 23-28 FT. OKC 117, Den 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points and 5 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 12-20 FG. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 20 points. Kosta Koufos (Den) had 16 points including 6-6 FG and 9 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Den) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3 blocks. NO 90, Bos 78 at Bos Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 18 points on 3-9 FG and 12-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 12 points including 5-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points. NO shot 26-31 FT and Bos shot 6-16 FT. Eric Gordon (NO, rest) did not play. Chi 107, Tor 105 OT at Tor Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points including the game winning jumper with 3.3 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 36 points including 16-24 FG and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. Mia 92, GS 75 at GS LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. David Lee (GS) had 12 points including 4-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Cle 93, Por 88 at Por Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 19 points including 5-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tyler Zeller (Cle) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 31 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 23 points including 6-17 FG, 12 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Orl 97, Ind 86 at Orl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Paul George (Ind) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 15 points and 6 assists. Orl shot 5-5 FT and Ind shot 10-12 FT. Atl 109, Bro 95 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 28 points including 12-18 FG and 11 assists. Devin Harris (Atl) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Bro) had 12 points on 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Atl shot 57.7% (45-78) FG and Bro shot 42.5% (37-87) FG. Josh Smith (Atl, suspended) did not play. Sac 95, Was 94 at Sac John Salmons (Sac) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Nene (Was) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Trevor Booker (Was, sprained left ankle) and Jordan Crawford (Was, sore left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 17 (All times Central) New York @ Detroit 2:00 pm at London, England NBATV LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm TNT Milwaukee @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 18 (All times Central) Chicago @ Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Orlando 6:00 pm Houston @ Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Dallas 8:30 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