News from January 5. Utah released Elijah Millsap. Atlanta activated Tim Hardaway and placed Justin Holiday on IL. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Justin Anderson on IL. The LA Lakers activated Robert Sacre and placed D'Angelo Russell on IL. Milwaukee activated Damien Inglis and placed Jerryd Bayless on IL. New York activated Louis Amundson. Dal 117, Sac 116 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 20 points. Deron Williams (Dal) had 25 points including the game winning corner 3-pointer at the buzzer and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 31 points including 13-20 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 35 points, 17 rebounds, 6 steals, and 10 turnovers. Omri Casspi (Sac), sore upper back), Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac, right middle finger laceration), and Rajon Rondo (Sac) did not play. NY 107, Atl 101 at Atl Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chi 117, Mil 106 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 26 points including 10-14 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 32 points and 10 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 26 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 12 assists. Chi shot 55.4% (46-83) FG and Mil shot 45.1% (46-102) FG. GS 109, LAL 88 at LAL Klay Thompson (GS) had 36 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Marreese Speights (GS) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAL) had 10 points on 0-7 FG and 10-10 FT. GS shot 46.5% (46.5% (40-86) FG and LAL shot 31.9% (29-91) FG. James Michael McAdoo (GS, sprained toe left foot) 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