News from January 5. The LA Clippers released Maalik Wayns. Memphis released Seth Curry. NY 92, Dal 80 at Dal Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (NY) had 14 points on 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 13 points. Metta World Peace (NY, sore left knee) did not play. Den 137, LAL 115 at LAL Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points and 12 assists. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Den) had 21 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 23 points. Nick Young (LAL) had 21 points. Den out-rebounded LAL 58-38 including 17-9 offensive. Andre Miller (Den, personal reasons), Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, bone bruised right knee) did not play. OKC 119, Bos 96 at OKC Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. GS 112, Was 96 at Was David Lee (GS) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Nene (Was) had 14 points. Mia 102, Tor 97 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 12-18 FG. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points including 1-19 FG and 7 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ind 82, Cle 78 at Cle Paul George (Ind) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 11 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Mem 112, Det 84 at Det Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ed Davis (Mem) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore shoulder) did not play. Schedule for Monday, January 6 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, January 7 (All times Central) Washington @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Miami 6:30 pm Detroit @ New York 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 7:00 pm Golden State @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Boston @ Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Portland @ Sacramento 9:00 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