News from January 4. Brook Lopez (Bro) underwent surgery on his right foot to reposition a bone in his injured foot. He is out for the season. Orlando released Solomon Jones. Brooklyn activated Andray Blatche and placed Kevin Garnett (rest) on IL. Miami activated James Jones and placed Shane Battier (sore quad) on IL. New Orleans placed Ryan Anderson (concussion) on IL. San Antonio activated Nando de Colo and placed Boris Diaw on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 29.2 Kevin Love (Min) 26.4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 26.2 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 13.5 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.4 Dwight Howard (Hou) 12.9 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 11.2 Stephen Curry (GS) 9.5 John Wall (Was) 8.8 Ind 99, NO 82 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 24 points including 8-24 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 17 points on 5-7 FG and 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Mia 110, Orl 94 at Orl Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points including 9-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tobia Harris (Orl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mia shot 54.1% (40-74) FG and Orl shot 41.3% (33-80) FG. Bro 89, Cle 82 at Bro Deron Williams (Bro) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 12 points. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 19 points including 6-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 26 points. Chi 91, Atl 84 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 20 points on 9-14 FG. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points including 5-18 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi, sore right knee) did not play. OKC 115, Min 111 at Min Kevin Durant (OKC) had 48 points on 16-32 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points. Derek Fisher (OKC) had 13 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 31 points including 13-22 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luc Mbah a Moute (Min, strained left groin) did not play. SA 116, LAC 92 at SA Tiago Spliter (SA) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 24 points and 7 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Pho 116, Mil 100 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 steals. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 15 points and 6 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 25 points and 8 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho, sprained right knee) and John Henson (Mil, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 101, Por 99 at Por Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 30 points including 14-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Evan Turner (Phi) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 16 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 29 points including 13-30 FG, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points including 6-20 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Cha 113, Sac 103 at Sac Al Jefferson (Cha) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 10-14 FT and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Isaiah Tthomas (Sac) had 21 points and 8 assists. Jeff Taylor (Cha, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 5 (All times Central) Memphis @ Detroit 12:00 pm Indiana @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Toronto @ Miami 5:00 pm Golden State @ Washington 5:00 pm Boston @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm New York @ Dallas 6:30 pm NBATV Denver @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 6 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ 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