News from January 8. The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $50,000 for "recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct." Smith untied Shawn Marion's (Dal) shoe during Sunday's Dal-NY game and (after being warned by the NBA to stop) tried to untie Greg Monroe's (Det) shoe during Tuesday's NY-Det game. The LA Clippers signed Maalik Wayns to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Leandro Barbosa to a 10-day contract. Dallas activated Ricky Ledo and placed Shawn Marion (bruised right shoulder) on IL. Minnesota activated Chase Budinger and placed Luc Mbah a Moute (strained left groin) on IL. Indiana activated Solomon Hill and placed Lance Stephenson on IL. SA 112, Dal 90 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 17 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points. Vince Carter (Dal) had 14 points. SA shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Dal shot 41.9% (39-93) FG. SA shot 23-26 FT and Dal shot 8-9 FT. SA out-rebounded Dal 55-32 including 12-9 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA, tightness left hamstring) and Tiago Splitter (SA, sprained right shoulder) did not play. Tor 112, Det 91 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points including 3-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 22 points including 6-19 FG and 9 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tor out-scored Det 62-37 in the 2nd half. Atl 97, Ind 87 at Atl Kyle Korver (Atl) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. Pero Antic (Atl) had 16 points. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 28 points and 12 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Bro 102, GS 98 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 27 points including 9-11 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bro) had 13 points including 5-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 102, NO 96 at NO Trevor Ariza (Was) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 14 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points. Hou 113, LAL 99 at Hou Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points on 5-14 FG and 10-24 FT, 13 rebounds, and 4 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 38 points on 14-23 FG and 8-11 FT and 5 steals. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 21 points including 9-10 FT. Nick Young (LAL) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 28-50 FT and LAL shot 20-25 FT. Hou out-scored LAL 33-15 in the 3rd quarter. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion), Chandler Parsons (Hou, sore right knee), Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee), Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Xavier Henry (LAL, right knee bruise) did not play. Pho 104, Min 103 at Min Channing Frye (Pho) had 22 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 14 points including the game winning jumper with .9 seconds left. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Por 110, Orl 94 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 36 points including 16-25 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Por shot 11-13 FT and Orl shot 21-27 FT. Por out-scored Orl 39-19 in the 4th quarter. Ronnie Price (Orl, sinus infection) and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, concussion) did not play. LAC 111, Bos 105 at LAC Jared Dudley (LAC) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points on 9-14 FG and 11-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 26 points on 8-26 FG and 3-12 3-pointers and 6 assists. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 24 points. Schedule for Thursday, January 9 (All times Central) Miami @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 10 (All times Central) Washington @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Houston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Miami @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Cleveland @ Utah 8:00 pm Orlando @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Boston @ Golden State 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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