News from January 21. All-Star starters were announced, as selected by fan voting. The Western Conference starters are: Kobe Bryant (LAL), Kevin Durant (OKC), Kawhi Leonard (SA), Stephen Curry (GS), and Russell Westbrook (OKC). The Eastern Conference starters are: LeBron James (Cle), Paul George (Ind), Carmelo Anthony (NY), Kyle Lowry (Tor), and Dwyane Wade (Mia). The All-Star game will take place February 14 in Toronto. [Top 15 Front court and 10 Guards voting results listed at the end.] Memphis signed Ryan Hollins to a 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Cory Jefferson to a 10-day contract. Denver activated Jusuf Nurkic and placed Jameer Nelson (sprained right wrist) on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Bonner and Ray McCallum and placed Tim Duncan and Tony Parker on IL. Cle 115, LAC 102 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnover. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 22 points including 6-7 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points. Chris Paul (LAC) had 30 points including 11-19 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 17 points. NO 115, Det 99 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 32 points including 13-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 22 points and 10 assists. Norris Cole (NO) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 23 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points, 22 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4 steals. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 20 points and 5 assists. NO shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Det shot 41.8% (38-91) FG. Mem 102, Den 101 at Den Marc Gasol (Mem) had 27 points on 9-14 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 8-10 FT. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 17 points including 5-15 FG. Tony Allen (Mem) and Jameer Nelson (Den, sprained right wrist) did not play. Sac 91, Atl 88 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 11 points including 5-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac, left heel contusion) did not play. SA 117, Pho 89 at Pho Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points. Ray McCollum (SA) had 11 points. Boban Marjanovic (SA) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 8 points and 20 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 24 points and 5 assists. Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 20 points including 8-10 FT. Brandon Knight (Pho, left abductor strain), Jon Leuer (Pho, lower back spasms), Markieff Morris (Pho, strained right shoulder), and Mirza Teletovic (Pho, sprained left ankle) did not play. Top 15 and 10 All-Star Voting Results Western Conference Front Court Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,891,614 Kevin Durant (OKC) 980,787 Kawhi Leonard (SA) 782,339 Zaza Pachulia (Dal) 768,112 Draymond Green (GS) 726,616 Blake Griffin (LAC) 651,860 Enes Kanter (OKC) 534,499 Tim Duncan (SA) 431,087 Anthony Davis (NO) 400,688 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 364,270 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 269,427 LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 268,003 Dwight Howard (Hou) 219,761 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 173,317 Harrison Barnes (GS) 155,289 Guards Stephen Curry (GS) 1,604,325 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 772,009 Chris Paul (LAC) 624,334 Klay Thompson (GS) 555,513 James Harden (Hou) 430,777 Manu Ginobili (SA) 226,289 Rajon Rondo (Sac) 200,518 Tony Parker (SA) 195,472 Andre Iguodala (GS) 181,142 Damian Lillard (Por) 158,360 Eastern Conference Front Court LeBron James (Cle) 1,089,206 Paul George (Ind) 711,595 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 567,348 Pau Gasol (Chi) 566,988 Andre Drummond (Det) 515,296 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 473,579 Chris Bosh (Mia) 351,420 Kevin Love (Cle) 332,685 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 301,362 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 84,617 Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 73,079 Joakim Noah (Chi) 48,509 DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 46,044 Marcin Gortat (Was) 43,496 Paul Millsap (Atl) 41,654 Guards Dwyane Wade (Mia) 941,466 Kyle Lowry (Tor) 646,441 Kyrie Irving (Cle) 580,651 Jimmy Butler (Chi) 564,637 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 444,868 John Wall (Was) 368,686 Derrick Rose (Chi) 302,389 Jeremy Lin (Cha) 195,920 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 153,642 Reggie Jackson (Det) 76,688 ---- 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