News from January 25. The NBA announced the contestants for the Rookie-Sophomore game. The teams were divided by US and World, instead of rookie-sophomore. The game will take place February 17 in New Orleans. US Team World Team Devin Booker (Pho) soph Joel Embiid (Phi) rook Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) rook Dante Exum (Uta) soph Marquese Chriss (Pho) rook Buddy Hield (NO) rook Brandon Ingram (LAL) rook Nikola Joikc (Den) soph Frank Kaminsky (Cha) soph Trey Lyles (Uta) soph Jahlil Okafor (Phi) soph Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) soph D'Angelo Russell (LAL) soph Jamal Murray (Den) rook Jonathon Simmons (SA) soph Kritaps Porzingis (NY) soph Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) soph Domantas Sabonis (OKC) rook Myles Turner (Ind) soph Dario Saric (Phi) rook The NBA fined Zaza Pachulia (GS) $15,000 for hitting Luke Babbitt (Min) in the face during Monday's GS-Mia game. Dallas signed Pierre Jackson to a 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Gerald Green and placed Demetrius Jackson on IL. Charlotte activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Cody Zeller on IL. Dallas activated Andrew Bogut and placed J.J. Barea (strained hamstring) on IL. Golden State activated Andre Iguodala and placed Damian Jones on IL. New Orleans activated Anthony Davis and placed Cheick Diallo on IL. Dal 103, NY 95 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 3 blocks. Seth Curry (Dal) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Courtney Lee (NY) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Dal shot 19-24 FT and NY shot 10-12 FT, Wesley Matthews (Dal, strained right hip) did not play. Por 105, LAL 98 at Por Mason Plumlee (Por) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 22 points. Louis Williams (LAL) had 31 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ed Davis (Por, injured left ankle) and Maurice Harkless (Por, injury) did not play. GS 113, Cha 103 at Cha Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 33 points on 11-20 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 26 points and 8 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. GS out-scored Cha 38-23 in the 4th quarter. OKC 114, NO 105 at NO Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points on 7-22 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 20 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mem 101, Tor 99 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 42 points on 14-25 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 29 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Troy Daniels (Mem, right knee) did not play. Phi 114, Mil 109 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Phi) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 20 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 17 points including 6-7 3-pointers, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Joel Embiid (Phi, left knee contusion) and Jahlil Okafor (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Atl 119, Chi 114 at Chi Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 40 points on 13-22 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 33 points including 14-24 FG and 5 rebounds. Mia 109, Bro 106 at Bro Dion Waiters (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 33 points. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Tyler Johnson (Mia, strained left shoulder) and Josh Richardson (Mia, strained left foot) did not play. Bos 120, Hou 109 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 23 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 20 points on 9-15 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 38 points including 15-27 FG and 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points on 6-18 FG, 2-11 3-pointers, and 16-19 FT, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 7 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 15-16 FT and Hou shot 27-38 FT. Eric Gordon (Hou, back spasms) did not play. Sac 116, Cle 112 OT at Cle DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points including 11-30 FG, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Darren Collison (Sac) had 23 points and 5 assists. Arron Afflalo (Sac) had 14 points. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 8-11 FT, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points and 6 assists. Richard Jefferson (Cle, birth of child) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, January 26 (All times Central) Dallas @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Indiana @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 27 (All times Central) Houston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Indiana 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:30 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm Miami @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN San Antonio @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Memphis @ Portland 9:00 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