News from January 13. The NBA named DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) and Carmelo Anthony (NY) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 12. Cousins averaged 25 points and 12.7 rebounds as Sacramento went 3-0. Anthony averaged 27 points and 7 rebounds as New York went 3-0. The guaranteed contract date has passed - all non-10-day contracts are now guaranteed through the end of the season. Danny Green (SA) is expected to be out 4 weeks with a fractured left index finger. Boston activated MarShon Brooks. Dallas activated Shawn Marion and placed Shane Larkin (sprained right ankle) on IL. Utah activated Rudy Gobert and Ian Clark and placed Gordon Hayward (left hip flexor) on IL. Dal 107, Orl 88 at Dal Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter (Dal) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 assists. Glen Davis (Orl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Dal, right shoulder contusion), Arron Afflalo (Orl, strained right foot), Ronnie Price (Orl, sinus condition), and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, concussion) did not play. Uta 118, Den 103 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Alec Burks (Uta) had 34 points including 13-19 FG and 5 assists. Trey Burke (Uta) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists. Ty Lawson (Den) had 23 points on 6-18 FG and 11-15 FT, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 21 points including 8-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Uta shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Den shot 44% (37-84) FG. Darrell Arthur (Den, strained left groin), Andre Miller (Den, personal reasons), and Anthony Randolph (Den, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 101, NO 95 at NO Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points on 9-15 FG and 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Brian Roberts (NO) had 19 points. Danny Green (SA, fractured left index finger), Jrue Holiday (NO, stress fracture right tibia), and Tyreke Evans (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 102, Chi 88 at Chi Nene (Was) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Was) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 8 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. NY 98, Pho 96 OT at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 19 points. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 21 points. Tyson Chandler (NY, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Hou 104, Bos 92 at Bos Dwight Howard (Hou) had 32 points on 11-17 FG and 10-18 FT and 11 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 12 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 16 points including 5-7 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points. Jerryd Bayless (Bos) had 17 points. Hou shot 22-34 FT and Bos shot 13-14 FT. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) did not play. Tor 116, Mil 94 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 4 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points including 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points including 4-11 FG. Schedule for Tuesday, January 14 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Indiana 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm Cleveland @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, January 15 (All times Central) Chicago @ Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm Memphis @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah @ San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Cleveland @ Portland 9:00 pm Denver @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Dallas @ LA Clippers 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