News from January 10. New York signed Louis Amundson and Lance Thomas to a 10-day contracts. Charlotte activated Jeff Taylor and placed Lance Stephenson (pelvic sprain) on IL. Chicago placed Derrick Rose (sore left knee) on IL. Indiana activated Ian Mahinmi and placed George Hill (strained left groin) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed C.J. Wilcox on IL. Orlando activated Maurice Harkless and placed Evan Fournier on IL. San Antonio activated Aron Baynes and placed Manu Ginobili (back spasms) on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. The guaranteed contract date has expired - all non-10-day contracts are guaranteed through the rest of the season. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 26.8 Anthony Davis (NO) 23.8 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 23.1 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.7 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.0 Tyson Chandler (Dal) 12.0 Assists John Wall (Was) 10.3 Ty Lawson (Den) 10.0 Rajon Rondo (Dal) 9.9 LAC 120, Dal 100 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points on 11-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points and 13 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Cha 110, NY 82 at NY Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Cha) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 14 points and 5 assists. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 15 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Quincy Acy (NY) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Andrea Bargnani (NY, strained right calf) did not play. Det 98, Bro 93 at Det Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 11 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 17 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 15 rebounds. Det shot 19-26 FT and Bro shot 10-10 FT. Phi 93, Ind 92 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 20 points including 6-17 FG and 9 assists. David West (Ind) had 28 points on 10-18 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Tor 109, Bos 96 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. James Johnson (Tor) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Louis Williams (Tor) had 19 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Chi 95, Mil 87 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 46 points on 17-30 FG and 12-13 FT and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 16 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 9 points including 2-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jared Dudley (Mil) had 15 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Hou 97, Uta 82 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 14 points including 6-8 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 10 points including 3-13 FG and 7 assists. Trey Burke (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. SA 108, Min 93 at Min Austin Daye (SA) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points. Zach LaVine (Min) had 19 points. Marco Belinelli (SA, strained left groin) and Shabazz Muhammad (Min, lower abdominal soreness) did not play. Por 103, Orl 92 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 16 points on 3-10 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 34 points including 15-23 FG, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points including 6-21 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Allen Crabbe (Por, strained left knee) and Tobias Harris (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 11 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 2:00 pm Miami @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 8:00 pm NBATV Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, January 12 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Houston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Detroit @ Toronto 6:30 pm Orlando @ Chicago 7:00 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