News from January 6. The NBA fined C.J. Watson (Ind) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Monday's Uta-Ind game. Brooklyn released Brandon Davies. Miami released Andre Dawkins. Utah released Patrick Christopher. Julisus Randle (LAL) underwent surgery on his right foot to replace a screw. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and placed Kyle Anderson on IL. Det 105, SA 104 at SA Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 13 points including 5-18 FG and the game winning layup with .1 seconds left and 7 assists. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 19 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Ayers (SA) had 16 points. Pho 102, Mil 96 at Mil Markieff Morris (Pho) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 19 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 26 points and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, January 7 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York @ Washington 6:00 pm Memphis @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Utah @ Chicago 7:00 pm Detroit @ Dallas 7:30 pm Orlando @ Denver 8:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 8:30 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Indiana @ Golden State 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, January 8 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Toronto 6:30 pm Houston @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Miami @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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