News from January 4. New Orleans released Dominic McGuire. Brooklyn activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Kris Humphries (sprained left ankle) on IL. Cleveland activated Samardo Samuels and placed Jon Leuer on IL. Detroit activated Rodney Stuckey and placed Khris Middleton on IL. Indiana activated Orlando Johnson and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. Johnson was recalled from the NBADL. Milwaukee activated Beno Udrih and placed Doron Lamb on IL. Chi 96, Mia 89 at Mia Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 27 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 10 points and 8 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 13-16 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. Chi out-rebounded Mia 48-28 including 19-4 offensive. LAC 107, LAL 102 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Willie Green (LAC) had 10 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 15-25 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 steals. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 21 points including 5-11 FT and 15 rebounds. Det 85, Atl 84 at Det Jason Maxiell (Det) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points on 5-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Austin Daye (Det) had 20 points on 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 15 rebounds. Johan Petro (Atl, flu) and Anthony Morrow (Atl, right hip strain) did not play. Por 86, Mem 84 at Mem LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Marreese Speights (Mem) had 22 points and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Zach Randolph (Mem, flu) did not play. Uta 87, Pho 80 at Pho Paul Millsap (Uta) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 17 points and 6 assists. Enes Kanter (Uta, sprained right ankle) and Maurice Williams (Uta, right thumb surgery) did not play. Bos 94, Ind 75 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. David West (Ind) had 10 points including 4-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Bos shot 44.9% (40-89) FG and Ind shot 31.8% (27-85) FG. Sam Young (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Sac 105, Tor 96 at Tor John Salmons (Sac) had 20 points. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points on 11-18 FG and 9-12 FT and 20 rebounds including 6 offensive. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 20 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-12 FT. Sac shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Tor shot 38% (30-79) FG. Marcus Thornton (Sac, sprained left ankle) and Linas Kleiza (Tor, sore right knee) did not play. OKC 109, Phi 85 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points and 9 assists. Nick Young (Phi) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. OKC shot 52% (39-75) FG and Phi shot 40.5% (34-84) FG. OKC shot 21-27 FT and Phi shot 6-8 FG. Hou 115, Mil 101 at Mil James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 11-18 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 22 points on 8-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. John Henson (Mil) had 11 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Bro 115, Was 113 2OT at Was Brook Lopez (Bro) had 27 points including 11-14 FT, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Deron Williams (Bro) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points including the game winning jumper with .7 seconds left. Nene (Was) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) and A.J. Price (Was, fractured right hand) did not play. Cle 106, Cha 104 at Cha Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 19 points including 9-10 FG and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 33 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and the game winning free throw jumper with 1 seconds left, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 18 points. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 20 points on 4-11 FG and 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ben Gordon (Cha) had 27 points. Schedule for Saturday, January 5 (All times Central) Boston @ Atlanta 6:00 pm New York @ Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah @ Denver 8:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 6 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Toronto 12:00 pm Washington @ Miami 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 8:30 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