News from January 1. Jordan Farmar (LAL) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a torn left hamstring. Atlanta assigned Jared Cunningham to the NBADL. The LA Clippers activated Maalik Wayns and placed Reggie Bullock on IL. New Orleans activated Eric Gordon. Dal 87, Was 78 at Was Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 11 points including 3-14 FG (and 3-10 3-pointers) and 6 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 13 points. Trevor Booker (Was) had 10 points and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dal shot 21-23 FT and Was shot 7-10 FT. Tor 95, Ind 82 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 18 points and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points and 14 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 16 points. Paul George (Ind) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Min 124, NO 112 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 22 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 20 points. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 5 assists. Phi 114, Den 102 at Den Evan Turner (Phi) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 15 points including 4-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. LAC 112, Cha 85 at LAC Jared Dudley (LAC) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points including 14-20 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points and 14 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LAC out-scored Cha 56-29 in the 2nd half. Jeff Taylor (Cha, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 2 (All times Central) Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV New York @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Utah 8:00 pm Charlotte @ Portland 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Friday, January 3 (All times Central) Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Golden State @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Boston 6:30 pm New York @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Memphis @ Denver 8:00 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 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