News from January 1. James Harden (Hou) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a strained left hamstring. The LA Lakers activated Vander Blue and placed Thomas Bryant on IL. Toronto activated Serge Ibaka and placed Lorenzo Brown and Bruno Caboclo on IL. Bro 98, Orl 95 at Bro Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Jarrett Allen (Bro) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo (Orl) had 13 points, 17 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 blocks. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 17 points and 7 assists. Tor 131, Mil 127 OT at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 52 points on 17-29 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 26 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 11 points including 5-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 29 points including 9-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Por 124, Chi 120 OT at Chi Evan Turner (Por) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 6 assists. Al-Farouq Amini (Por) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 32 points including 11-30 FG and 5-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Min 114, LAL 96 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 28 points including 11-11 FT, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points. Schedule for Tuesday, January 2 (All times Central) Portland at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at New York 6:30 pm Atlanta at Phoenix 8:00 pm Charlotte at Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, January 3 (All times Central) Houston at Orlando 6:00 pm San Antonio at Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York at Washington 6:00 pm Minnesota at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Detroit at Miami 6:30 pm Cleveland at Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State at Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix at Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans at Utah 8:00 pm Oklahoma City at 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