News from January 2. Brooklyn activated Kevin Garnett and placed Cory Jefferson on IL. Detroit activated Gigi Datome and placed Spencer Dinwiddie on IL. Milwaukee placed Larry Sanders on IL. New York activated Cleanthony Early and placed Tim Hardaway on IL. Orlando activated Devyn Marble and placed Maurice Harkless on IL. Phoenix activated Zoran Dragic and placed Tyler Ennis on IL. Dal 119, Bos 101 at Bos Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 29 points on 12-19 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Cle 91, Cha 87 at Cha Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points on 9-15 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 8-27 FG. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 17 points including 8-21 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Cha, pelvic sprain) did not play. Bro 100, Orl 98 at Orl Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 18 points including 9-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 17 points. Bro shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Orl shot 42% (37-88) FG. Det 97, NY 81 at NY Andre Drummond (Det) had 7 points, 20 rebounds, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Det) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. J.R. Smith (NY) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Cole Aldrich (NY) had 11 points including 5-15 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Det shot 50% (38-76) FG and NY shot 35.2% (32-91) FG. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sore left knee), Samuel Dalembert (NY, sprained right ankle), and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore right knee) did not play. NO 111, Hou 83 at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 5 assists. Dante Cunningham (NO) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. NO shot 53% (44-83) FG and Hou shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Alexey Shved (Hou, sprained left ankle) did not play. OKC 109, Was 102 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points including 12-18 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points including 8-23 FG and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Wall (Was) had 14 points and 12 assists. Ind 94, Mil 91 at Mil Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Donald Sloan (Ind) had 10 points on 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Ind shot 16-20 FT and Mil shot 8-10 FT. George Hill (Ind, sore left groin), C.J. Watson (Ind, sore left foot), and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Pho 112, Phi 96 at Pho Markieff Morris (Pho) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 21 points on 9-15 FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Atl 98, Uta 92 at Uta Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points and 8 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points on 2-11 FG and 10-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 11 points including 3-3 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rodney Hood (Uta, left foot inflammation) did not play. GS 126, Tor 105 at GS Marreese Speights (GS) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 32 points including 5-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 20 points. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mem 109, LAL 106 at LAL Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points including 4-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Beno Udrih (Mem) had 16 points including 6-8 FG. Ed Davis (LAL) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Schedule for Saturday, January 3 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Orlando 6:00 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm Miami @ Houston 7:00 pm Utah @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Washington @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Memphis @ Denver 8:00 pm Atlanta @ Portland 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 4 (All times Central) Dallas @ Cleveland 12:00 pm Sacramento @ Detroit 5:00 pm Brooklyn @ Miami 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ New York 6:30 pm Toronto @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Indiana @ LA Lakers 8:30 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