News from January 6. The NBA named David Lee (GS) and Thaddeus Young (Phi) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 5. Lee averaged 24.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as Golden State went 4-0. Young averaged 25 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.7 steals as Philadelphia went 3-0. TRADE: Chicago traded Luol Deng to Cleveland for Andrew Bynum, a 1st round draft pick that originally belonged to Sacramento, a 2015 2nd round draft pick, a 2016 2nd round draft pick, and the right to swap 1st round draft picks in 2015 if Cleveland is not in the lottery. The Minnesota-San Antonio game that was originally supposed to be played Dec. 4 in Mexico City (but was canceled do to a fire and smoke in the building) has been rescheduled for April 8 in Minnesota. The LA Clippers signed Darius Morris to a 10-day contract. Sacramento released Hamady N'Diaye. Dallas recalled Ricky Ledo from the NBADL. Brooklyn activated Kevin Garnett and placed Tornike Shengelia on IL. The LA Clippers activated Reggie Bullock and placed Chris Paul on IL. Paul is expected to be out 6 weeks with a separated right shoulder. Minnesota activated Ronny Turiaf and placed Shabazz Muhammad on IL. Orlando activated Nikola Vucevic. Philadelphia activated Lorenzo Brown. Min 126, Phi 95 at Phi Kevin Love (Min) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 9-16 FG. James Anderson (Phi) had 14 points including 5-6 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Luc Mbah a Moute (Min, strained left groin) and Tony Wroten (Phi, flu) did not play. Bro 91, Atl 86 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 23 points. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAC 101, Orl 81 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 blocks. Darren Collison (LAC) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 4 steals. Maurice Harkless (Orl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ronnie Price (Orl, sinus condition) did not play. 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 Schedule for Wednesday, January 8 (All times Central) Dallas @ San Antonio 6:00 pm ESPN Detroit @ Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Golden State @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 8:30 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Houston 8:30 pm Orlando @ Portland 9:00 pm Boston @ 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