News from January 18. TRADE: Atlanta traded Maurice Williams and cash to Denver for the rights to 2005 draft pick (#59) Cenk Akyol. Denver then released Williams. Atlanta signed Gary Neal to a 10-day contract. Rudy Gay (Sac) suffered a torn left Achilles and is out for the season. David West (GS) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his left thumb. Atlanta placed Mike Muscala (sprained left ankle) on IL. Detroit activated Michael Gbinije and placed Jon Leuer (bone bruise right knee) on IL. Golden State activated Anderson Varejao and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. New York activated Kristaps Porzingis and placed Joakim Noah (sprained ankle) on IL. Sacramento activated Skal Labissiere and placed Omri Caspi (strained right plantaris tendon) on IL. Toronto activated Jared Sullinger and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. GS 121, OKC 100 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 40 points on 13-16 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 4 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points on 8-23 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 10 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 22 points on 11-18 FG and 9 rebounds. GS shot 54.1% (46-85) FG and OKC shot 42.2% (38-90) FG. Steven Adams (OKC, concussion) did not play. Ind 106, Sac 100 at Sac Paul George (Ind) had 24 points. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 22 points on 5-6 FG and 11-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Al Jefferson (Ind) had 20 points including 9-12 FG. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 21 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 10-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 blocks, and 9 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 118, Atl 95 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 13 points and 6 assists. Det shot 49.5% (45-91) FG and Atl shot 38.5% (30-78) FG. Hou 111, Mil 92 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 14-25 FG and 4-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 25 points including 7-17 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 32 points including 13-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (Hou, stomach virus) did not play. NO 118, Orl 98 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Langston Galloway (NO) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 14 points. NY 117, Bos 106 at Bos Mindaugas Kuzminskas (NY) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 30 points including 13-24 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Willy Hermangomez (NY) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 39 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 10-10 FT. NY shot 50.5% (46-91) FG and Bos shot 38.5% (35-91) FG. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, sore left Achilles) and Avery Bradley (Bos, sore right Achilles) did not play. Cha 107, Por 85 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Cha) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cha shot 47.1% (41-87) FG and Por shot 35.1% (33-94) FG. Jeremy Lamb (Cha, metatarsal inflammation) and Ed Davis (Por, left ankle) did not play. Was 104, Mem 101 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Was) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 13 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 28 points including 10-11 FT and 7 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Phi 94, Tor 89 at Phi Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 26 points including 12-14 FT and 9 rebounds. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points including 11-16 FT, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Patterson (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 19 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Dallas @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 20 (All times Central) Portland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Toronto @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Orlando 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Utah @ Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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