News from January 10. Chicago signed Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair meniscus cartilage. Jrue Holiday (NO) is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his right tibia. Golden State recalled Nemanja Nedovic from the NBADL. Philadelphia recalled Lorenzo Brown from the NBADL. Cleveland activated Jarrett Jack and placed Carrick Felix and Henry Sims on IL. Indiana activated Lance Stephenson and placed Solomon Hill on IL. The LA Clippers activated J.J. Redick and placed Reggie Bullock on IL. Minnesota activated Luc Mbah a Moute and placed Robbie Hummel on IL. Dal 107, NO 90 at NO Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points and 8 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 27 points including 9-13 FG. Wayne Ellington (Dal, ill) and Jrue Holiday (NO, stress fractured right tibia) did not play. LAC 123, LAL 87 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 33 points on 12-15 FG and 9-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 19 points. Darren Collison (LAC) had 20 points on 9-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kendall Marshall (LAL) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Robert Sacre (LAL) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. LAC shot 48.9% (45-92) FG and LAL shot 34.5% (29-84) FG. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, bone bruise right knee) did not play. GS 99, Bos 97 at GS Andre Iguodala (GS) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including the game winning long jumper with 3.8 seconds left and 7 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sac 103, Orl 83 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 9-16 FG, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Glen Davis (Orl) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Sac shot 51.3% (41-80) FG and Orl shot 33.3% (26-78) FG. Ronnie Price (Orl, sinus condition) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, concussion) did not play. Cle 113, Uta 102 at Uta Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 17 points. Trey Burke (Uta) had 17 points and 6 assists. Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta, left hip flexor) did not play. Chi 81, Mil 72 at Mil Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points including 7-12 FT and 13 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 16 points. Chi shot 27-39 FT and Mil shot 9-12 FT. John Henson (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bro 104, Mia 95 2OT at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks in 51 minutes. LeBron James (Mia) had 36 points on 12-21 FG and 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Norris Cole (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists in 52 minutes. Bro out-scored Mia 11-2 in the 2nd overtime. Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle), Dwyane Wade (Mia, rest), and Mario Chalmers (Mia, strained right Achilles) did not play. Min 119, Cha 92 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points on 9-12 FG. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points and 7 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Cha) had 21 points on 8-9 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Min shot 54.5% (48-88) FG and Cha shot 44% (37-84) FG. Jeff Taylor (Cha, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Mem 104, Pho 99 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 31 points including 11-19 FG and 7 assists. Ed Davis (Mem) had 10 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points. Atl 83, Hou 80 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Scott (Atl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points including 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Atl shot 10-11 FT and Hou shot 16-22 FT. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) and Chandler Parsons (Hou, sore right knee) did not play. Det 114, Phi 104 at Phi Josh Smith (Det) had 22 points including 8-23 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points. Evan Turner (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Det out-rebound Phi 62-42 including 25-13 offensive. Lavoy Allen (Phi, right calf injury) did not play. Ind 93, Was 66 at Ind David West (Ind) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 16 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 1-1 FT. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 13 points including 4-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 44.6% (37-83) FG and Was shot 32.1% (26-81) FG. Ind out-rebounded Was 61-41 including 11-8 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, January 11 (All times Central) Brooklyn @ Toronto 6:00 pm Houston @ Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Detroit 6:30 pm New York @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm Orlando @ Denver 8:00 pm Boston @ Portland 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 12 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Sacramento 5:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Memphis 5:00 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 6:00 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