News from January 31. New York signed Lance Thomas for the rest of the season. Atlanta placed Thabo Sefolosha on IL. Sefolosha is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a strained right calf. Denver activated Erik Green and placed Darrell Arthur (ill) and Kenneth Faried (ill) on IL. Golden State activated Ognjen Kuzmic. Houston activated Isaiah Canaan and placed Clint Capela on IL. Indiana activated Shayne Whittington and placed Lavoy Allen on IL. Memphis placed Vince Carter (injured left foot) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Durant and placed Grant Jerrett on IL. Orlando activated Maurice Harkless and placed Victor Oladipo (strained right Achilles) on IL. Washington activated Nene and placed DeJuan Blair on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 27.0 Anthony Davis (NO) 24.5 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 23.8 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.5 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.9 Pau Gasol (Chi) 12.0 Assists John Wall (Was) 10.2 Ty Lawson (Den) 9.9 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 Dal 108, Orl 93 at Orl Monta Ellis (Dal) had 25 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Dal) had 14 points including 4-5 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points and 16 rebounds. Willie Green (Orl) had 15 points. Sac 99, Ind 94 at Ind Rudy Gay (Sac) had 31 points including 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points including 6-24 FG, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Sac) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 17 points including 1-9 3-pointers. Tor 120, Was 116 OT at Was Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Pierce (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 5-10 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 28 points including 11-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Atl 91, Phi 85 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Det 114, Hou 101 at Det Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 28 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 28 points including 11-13 FT, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 21 points on 10-13 FG. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mem 85, OKC 74 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 18 rebounds including 10 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 10 points including 4-12 FG. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points including 5-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cle 106, Min 90 at Min LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 14 points and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 19 points on 9-13 FG. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 33 points including 14-25 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Zach LaVine (Min, sprained left ankle) and Maurice Williams (Min, sore left hip) did not play. Mil 95, Por 88 at Mil Jared Dudley (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 17 points including 6-18 FG and 7 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points including 6-19 FG and 1-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Cha 104, Den 86 at Den Cody Zeller (Cha) had 21 points including 10-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Maxiell (Cha) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points including 5-16 FG. Ty Lawson (Den) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Cha 47.3% (44-93) FG and Den shot 35.9% (33-92) FG. Bismack Biyombo (Cha, bone bruise right knee) did not play. LAC 105, SA 85 at SA Blake Griffin (LAC) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 8 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points on 9-16 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Danny Green (SA) had 16 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. LAC out-rebounded SA 56-36 including 16-4 offensive. GS 106, Pho 87 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 16 points. 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