News from January 23. The NBA postponed the 1/23 Boston at Philadelphia game to 1/24 at 6 pm CT due to inclement weather. The NBA postponed the 1/23 Utah at Washington game due to inclement weather. The new date for the game has not yet been determined. The LA Clippers signed Jeff Ayres to a 10-day contract. Denver signed Sean Kilpatrick to a 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Walter Tavares and placed Paul Millsap (personal reasons) on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Garnett and placed Damjan Rudez on IL. New Orleans placed Eric Gordon (fractured right ring finger) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 30.1 James Harden (Hou) 27.6 LeBron James (Cle) 25.0 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.4 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.3 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 11.2 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.6 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 9.8 John Wall (Was) 9.7 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.7 Cha 97, NY 84 at Cha P.J. Hairston (Cha) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 26 points including 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 26 points including 7-25 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 13 points. Derrick Williams (NY) had 19 points on 5-16 FG and 8-14 FT and 14 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha, sprained right second toe), Cody Zeller (Cha, strained right shoulder), and Lance Thomas (NY, sore left knee) did not play. NO 116, Mil 99 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 23 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 13 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 5 assists. Dante Cunningham (NO, ill) and O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore left hamstring) did not play. Min 106, Mem 101 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 15 points on 2-7 FG and 11-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 25 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points. Mario Chalmers (Mem) had 19 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem, sore left knee) did not play. Chi 96, Cle 83 at Cle Pau Gasol (Chi) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Pho 98, Atl 95 at Pho Archie Goodwin (Pho) had 24 points including the game winning 3-pointers with .1 seconds left. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 13 points on 3-10 FG and 7-10 FT, 27 rebounds including 13 offensive, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho, left abductor strain) and Jon Leuer (Pho, lower back spasms) did not play. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 19 points and 5 assists. Den 104, Det 101 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 30 points including 13-16 FT and 6 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 18 points. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marcus Morris (Det) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Arron Baynes (Det) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den, left abductor soreness) did not play. Por 121, LAL 103 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 36 points including 14-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (LAL) had 16 points. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 21 points. Sac 108, Ind 97 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 48 points on 17-29 FG and 13-20 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Darren Collison (Sac) had 11 points. Paul George (Ind) had 34 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 12-14 FT. Jordan Hill (Ind) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac, left heel contusion) did not play. ---- 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