News from January 30. The NBA named DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) and Dion Waiters (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 29. Cousins averaged 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 6 assists as Sacramento went 3-1. Waiters averaged 23.3 points and 5 assists as Miami went 4-0. Brooklyn signed Quincy Acy to a 2 year contract after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia signed Chasson Randle for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. Memphis signed Toney Douglas to a 10-day contract. Memphis released Troy Williams. Boston activated Al Horford. Memphis activated Wade Baldwin and placed Deyonta Davis on IL. Dal 104, Cle 97 at Dal Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 21 points. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points including 7-21 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Dal, strained right hamstring) and Kevin Love (Cle, back spasms) did not play. Mem 115, Pho 96 at Pho Mike Conley (Mem) had 38 points including 12-18 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 22 points on 6-20 FG and 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Bos 113, Det 109 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 41 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 15-15 FT and 8 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 13 points including 3-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 28 points including 12-19 FG and 22 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 18 points including 5-16 FG Min 111, Orl 105 OT at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 27 points and 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 22 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 21 points and 3 steals. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. Wilcox (Orl, left Achilles tendinitis) did not play. Mia 104, Bro 96 at Mia Dion Waiters (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 20 points including 7-11 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. James Johnson (Mia) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained left foot) did not play. Phi 122, Sac 119 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 23 points including 4-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dario Saric (Phi) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 46 points on 11-16 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 20-22 FT, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 turnovers. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 17 points including 8-10 FG. Joel Embiid (Phi, left knee contusion) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 31 (All times Central) New York @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Toronto 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Denver @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, February 1 (All times Central) Indiana @ Orlando 6:00 pm Minnesota @ Cleveland 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm New York @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Dallas 7:30 pm Memphis @ Denver 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Chicago @ Oklahoma City 8:30 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Golden State 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