News from January 2. The NBA named James Harden (Hou) and John Wall (Was) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 1. Harden averaged 37.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 12.5 assists as Houston went 4-0. Wall averaged 24.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 13 assists as Washington went 3-0. Charlotte activated Christian Wood and placed Cody Zeller (concussion) on IL. Chicago activated Paul Zipser and placed Dwyane Wade (swollen knee) on IL. Denver activated Malik Beasley and Alonzo Gee and placed Darrell Arthur (sore left knee) and Kenneth Faried (lower back pain) on IL. Golden State activated Andreson Varejao and placed Damien Jones on IL. New York activated Kyle O'Quinn and placed Marshall Plumlee on IL. Utah activated Alec Burks and placed Joel Bolomoby on IL. Mil 98, OKC 94 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points including 5-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points on 9-28 FG, 2-10 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Cle 90, NO 82 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Channing Frye (Cle) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Cle) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points on 10-27 FG, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Buddy Hield (NO) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Cle shot 16-22 FT and NO shot 7-10 FT. Mike Dunleavy (Cle, sprained right ankle), Kyrie Irving (Cle, right hamstring tightness), and J.R. Smith (Cle, fractured right thumb) did not play. Uta 101, Bro 89 at Bro Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 30 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 15 points and 3 steals. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. George Hill (Uta, concussion) did not play. Orl 115, NY 103 at NY Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 22 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (Orl) had 23 points including 7-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (NY) had 18 points. Chi 118, Cha 111 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 52 points on 15-24 FG and 21-22 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Chi) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 12 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 34 points including 13-19 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hou 101, Was 91 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 23 points on 6-24 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Montrezl Harrell (Hou) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 6-12 3-pointers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou, right wrist pain) did not play. LAC 109, Pho 98 at LAC DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 9 points, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 24 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 22 points including 8-27 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (LAC, sore left hamstring) did not play. GS 127, Den 119 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Schedule for Tuesday, January 3 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Utah @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Indiana @ Detroit 6:30 pm Washington @ Dallas 7:30 pm Toronto @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Miami @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, January 4 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ New York 6:30 pm Chicago @ Cleveland 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Miami @ Sacramento 9:30 pm ---- 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