News from January 29. Milwaukee signed Kenyon Martin for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Miami signed Tyler Johnson to a 2nd 10-day contract [his first 10-day contract expired on 1/22]. Minnesota signed Lorenzo Brown to a 10-day contract. Minnesota elected not to sign Miroslav Raduljica for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Larry Drew to a 2nd 10-day contract. Sacramento signed Quincy Miller to a 2nd 10-day contract. Utah elected not to sign Elliot Williams for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Correction: Utah did sign Elijah Millsap for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract on January 25. Chicago activated Jimmy Butler. Denver activated JaVale McGee. Indiana activated C.J. Miles and placed Shayne Whittington on IL. Memphis activated Tony Allen. Orlando activated Ben Gordon and placed Devyn Marble on IL. Mil 115, Orl 100 at Orl Jared Dudley (Mil) had 17 points. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 19 points and 3 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 point and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play. Ind 103, NY 82 at Ind Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points. Louis Amundson (NY) had 17 points including 8-10 FG. Ind shot 53.2% (42-79) FG and NY shot 42% (34-81) FG. Travis Wear (NY, strained left hip) and Cole Aldrich (NY, contusion left shin) did not play. Mem 99, Den 69 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Green (Mem) had 13 points. Nick Calathes (Mem) had 11 points and 5 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Mem out-scored Den 26-11 in the 1st quarter. Mem shot 44.3% (39-88) FG and Den shot 33.3% (29-87) FG. Mem shot 18-27 FT and Den shot 9-10 FT. Mike Conley (Mem, sprained left wrist) did not play. LAL 123, Chi 118 2OT at LAL Jordan Hill (LAL) had 26 points and 12 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (LAL) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 35 points including 16-18 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 9 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 9 assists. LAL out-scored Chi 17-12 in the 2nd overtime. 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 Schedule for Saturday, January 31 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Indiana 6:00 pm Dallas @ Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Houston @ Detroit 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Portland @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ San Antonio 8:00 pm ESPN Phoenix @ 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