News from January 21. Mike Budenholzer (Atl) will coach the East in the All-Star Game. Steve Kerr (GS) will coach the West in the All-Star Game. Both clinched having the best record in their conference through February 1. The All-Star Game takes placed February 15 in New York City. Jrue Holiday (NO) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a stress reaction in his right leg. Atlanta activated John Jenkins and placed Adreian Payne on IL. Charlotte activated Kemba Walker and placed Noah Vonleh on IL. Miami activated Justin Hamilton and placed Luol Deng (ill) on IL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Shabazz Muhammad on IL. Orlando activated Tobias Harris and placed Maurice Harkless on IL. Phoenix activated Archie Goodwin and Reggie Bullock and placed Tyler Ennis and Zoran Dragic on IL. Sacramento activated Ramon Sessions. Utah activated Elliot Williams and placed Rodney Hood on IL. Dal 98, Min 75 at Min Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 22 points on 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 7 points and 10 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 14 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Dal shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and Min shot 34.8% (31-89) FG. Cha 78, Mia 76 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points including 4-17 FG. Bismack Biyombo (Cha) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 8 points including 2-7 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 17 points including 7-20 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points including 8-21 FG and 7 rebounds. Cha shot 20-30 FT and Mia shot 13-15 FT. Cle 106, Uta 92 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 10-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points and 5 steals. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 24 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Cle shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Uta shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. NY 98, Phi 91 at Phi Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 27 points on 9-24 FG and 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 27 points including 10-26 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, left knee contusion), Nerlens Noel (Phi, upper respiratory infection), and Tony Wroten (Phi, sprained right knee) did not play. Atl 110, Ind 91 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 4 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points and 11 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 13 points. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 18 points. Atl shot 50% (39-78) FG and Ind shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Det 128, Orl 118 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 26 points including 10-14 FG, 17 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 21 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 26 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Mem 92, Tor 86 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including 4-11 FG. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points including 7-23 FG and 8 rebounds. Louis Williams (Tor) had 21 points. Mem shot 45.9% (34-74) FG and Tor shot 31.8% (27-85) FG. NO 96, LAL 80 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 11-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. NO out-scored LAL 27-12 in the 4th quarter. OKC 105, Was 103 OT at Was Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Steven Adams (OKC) had 6 points and 20 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 8-10 FT and the game winning layup with .9 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nene (Was) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. John Wall (Was) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Pho 118, Por 113 at Pho Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 33 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 10-15 FT, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 3 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 27 points including 11-16 FG. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 22 point and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 6-22 FG and 2-10 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, injured left thumb) did not play. Bro 103, Sac 100 at Sac Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 16 points and 8 assists. Brook Lopez (Sac) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points including 8-11 FT and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. GS 126, Hou 113 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 27 points and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 14-16 FT and 6 assists. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou, left leg nerve inflammation) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 22 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Boston @ Portland 9:00 pm Brooklyn @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 23 (All times Central) Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Indiana @ Miami 6:30 pm Orlando @ New York 6:30 pm Chicago @ Dallas 7:00 pm ESPN New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Boston @ Denver 8:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 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