News from January 8. The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $50,000 for his tweet criticizing the refs on January 5. Milwaukee fired head coach Scott Skiles. Assistant coach Jim Boylan was named as coach for the rest of the season. Dallas signed Mike James to a 10-day contract. Minnesota signed Lazar Hayward to a 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Maalik Wayns to a 10-day contract. Marvin Williams (Uta) is expected to miss the next 3 games with an inflamed right knee. Minnesota coach Terry Porter did not coach in Tuesday's Min-Atl game due to personal reasons. He will also miss Wednesday's Min-OKC game. Brooklyn activated Kris Humphries and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Houston placed Patrick Beverly on IL. Milwaukee activated Ersan Ilysova and placed Doron Lamb on IL. Philadelphia activated Arnett Moultrie. Bro 109, Phi 89 at Phi Reggie Evans (Bro) had 2 points on 1-5 FG and 23 rebounds including 6 offensive. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 8 assists. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 14 points. Bro shot 19-22 FT and Phi shot 6-10 FT. Kwame Brown (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. Ind 87, Mia 77 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Ind out-rebounded Mia 55-36 including 22-7 offensive. Hou 125, LAL 112 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 31 points including 11-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Carlos Delfino (Hou) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Metta World Peace (LAL) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (LAL) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL, concussion), Dwight Howard (LAL, shoulder injury), and Jordan Hill (LAL, right hip injury) did not play. Mil 108, Pho 99 at Mil Larry Sanders (Mil) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 29 points including 9-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 9 assists. John Henson (Mil) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points. Min 108, Atl 103 at Min Andrie Kirilenko (Min) had 21 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Williams (Min) had 17 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 19 points including 9-16 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Louis Williams (Atl) had 21 points and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Min, fractured right hand), Malcolm Lee (Min, hyperextended right knee), and Johan Petro (Atl) did not play. 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 Schedule for Thursday, January 10 (All times Central) New York @ Indiana 7:00 pm TNT Dallas @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Miami @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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