News from January 28. The NBA announced the reserves for the All-Star game. The reserves were selected by coaches in each conference who were asked to select 2 guards, 3 front court players, and 2 from any position (and could not vote for players on their own team). The All-Star game takes place February 15 in New York City. The reserves are: Western Conference Eastern Conference LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) Chris Bosh (Mia) Tim Duncan (SA) Jimmy Butler (Chi) Kevin Durant (OKC) Al Horford (Atl) James Harden (Hou) Kyrie Irving (Cle) Chris Paul (LAC) Paul Millsap (Atl) Klay Thompson (GS) Jeff Teague (Atl) Russell Westbrook (OKC) Dwyane Wade (Mia) Kobe Bryant (LAL) underwent surgery to repair his torn right rotator cuff. He is expected to be out 9 months. Kemba Walker (Cha) underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee and is expected to be out at least 6 weeks. New York signed Langston Galloway for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Milwaukee signed Jorge Gutierrez to a 10-day contract. San Antonio signed Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract. Utah signed Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract. Houston activated Terrence Jones and placed Dwight Howard (sprained right ankle) on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Martin and placed Robbie Hummel on IL. New York activated Jose Calderon and placed Amare Stoudemire on IL. Phoenix activated Tyler Ennis and Brandan Wright and placed Zoran Dragic and Archie Goodwin on IL. Sacramento activated Carl Landry. Washington activated Paul Pierce and placed Nene on IL. Hou 99, Dal 94 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Hou) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 33 points and 5 assists. Cle 99, Por 94 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 55 points on 17-36 FG, 11-19 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 10 points including 3-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 38 points on 13-23 FG and 10-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 14 points including 4-19 FG and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle, sprained right wrist) did not play. Phi 89, Det 69 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. JaKarr Sampson (Phi) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jodie Meeks (Det) had 19 points on 4-16 FG and 10-11 FT. Phi shot 47.4% (37-78) FG and Det shot 30.7% (23-75) FG. Tor 119, Sac 102 at Tor Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 18 points on 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Louis Williams (Tor) had 27 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Atl 113, Bro 102 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 28 points including 15-16 FT and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points on 10-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points and 11 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 26 points. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Min 110, Bos 98 at Min Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Min) had 21 points. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Bos) had 15 points. Min shot 28-32 FT and Bos shot 7-9 FT. Maurice Williams (Min, personal reasons) did not play. Den 93, NO 85 at NO Arron Afflalo (Den) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 24 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Den shot 5-7 FT and NO shot 18-24 FT. NY 100, OKC 92 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 31 points and 10 rebounds. Langston Galloway (NY) had 18 points and 3 steals. Lance Thomas (NY) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 40 points on 13-30 FG and 12-12 FT. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Travis Wear (NY, strained left hip) did not play. SA 95, Cha 86 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 17 points and 16 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 18 points including 6-17 FG. Bismack Biyombo (Cha, bone bruise right knee) and Marvin Williams (Cha, concussion) did not play. LAC 94, Uta 89 at Uta Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points including 5-14 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC, back spasms) did not play. Pho 106, Was 98 at Pho Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 18 points including 4-13 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Kris Humphries (Was) had 11 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, January 29 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Orlando 7:00 pm Denver @ Memphis 7:00 pm New York @ Indiana 7:00 pm TNT Chicago @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 30 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Portland @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Houston @ Boston 6:30 pm Toronto @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Cleveland 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ Phoenix 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