News from January 7. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Week. Harden averaged 29.3 points, 5.5 assists, and 3.3 steals as Houston went 4-0. Anthony averaged 36 points as New York went 2-1. The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Bos) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Sunday's Bos-Atl game and failing to cooperate with an NBA investigation. The NBA fined Atlanta GM Danny Ferry $15,000 for inappropriate interaction with the refs after Sunday's Bos-Atl game. Houston signed Patrick Beverley and released Scott Machado. Beverly was assigned to the NBADL. Indiana signed head coach Frank Vogel to a contract extension. Indiana signed Dominic McGuire to a 10-day contract and released Sam Young. The LA Lakers released Dairus Johnson-Odom. Miami released Josh Harrellson. New Orleans signed Donald Sloan to a 10-day contract. Washington released Shelvin Mack. Cleveland activated Jon Leuer. Leuer was recalled from the NBADL. Dallas activated Jared Cunningham. Portland placed Will Barton on IL. Sacramento activated Tyreke Evans and placed Marcus Thornton (sprained left ankle) on IL. [The guaranteed contract date is January 10, but players had to be released by Monday to clear waivers by the 10th.] Uta 100, Dal 94 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 27 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta, right thumb surgery) did not play. Bos 102, NY 96 at NY Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points on 10-18 FG and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (Bos) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 13 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 24 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Bos shot 52.7% (39-74) FG and NY shot 40.8% (31-76) FG. Rajon Rondo (Bos, suspended) and Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play. Was 101, OKC 99 at Was Martell Webster (Was) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and the game winning jumper with .3 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 26 points including 12-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points on 4-17 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jordan Crawford (Was, sore left ankle), Nene (Was, right knee tendinitis), and Cartier Martin (Was, hyperextended left knee) did not play. NO 95, SA 88 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 14 points and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 24 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mem 113, Sac 81 at Sac Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mem) had 26 points on 10-11 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. John Salmons (Sac) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Josh Selby (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Por 125, Orl 119 OT at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds including 5 offensive. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points and 10 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Nikola Vuvevic (Orl) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 21 points including 7-21 FG and 12 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Gustavo Ayon (Orl, right thigh contusion) and E'Twaun Moore (Orl, strained left elbow) did not play. Chi 118, Cle 92 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Chi shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Cle shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Luke Walton (Cle, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 8 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Houston 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 9 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Utah @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Chicago 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Orlando @ Denver 8:00 pm Dallas @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Memphis @ Golden State 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