News from January 15. The NBA named Lou Williams (LAC) and Goran Dragic (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 14. Williams averaged 35 points as the Clippers went 4-0. Dragic averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists as Miami went 3-0. Atlanta signed Andrew White to a 2-way contract. Brooklyn signed James Webb to a 2-way contract and released Jacob Wiley. Detroit signed Reggie Hearn and Kay Felder to 2-way contracts and released Luis Montero. Houston signed Markel Brown and R.J. Hunter to 2-way contracts and released Briante Weber. The LA Lakers signed Gary Payton to a 2-way contract. Milwaukee signed Marshall Plumlee to a 2-way contract. Minnesota signed Anile Jefferson to a 2-way contract. Philadelphia signed Demetrius Jackson to a 2-way contract and released James Michael McAdoo. [The deadline for teams to sign players to 2-way contracts has past.] Atlanta activated Marco Belinelli and placed Andrew White on IL. Cleveland activated Ante Zizic. Houston activated Luc Mbah a Moute. New York activated Ron Baker and placed Tim Hardaway on IL. San Antonio activated Brandon Paul and Danny Green and placed Matt Costello on IL. Utah activated Raul Neto and Tony Bradley and placed Georges Niang and Thabo Sefolosha (sprained right knee) on IL. LAC 113, Hou 102 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lou Williams (LAC) had 31 points including 12-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 9 assists. Wesley Johnson (LAC) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 19 points including 7-21 FG. Chris Paul (Hou) had 19 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. LAC shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Hou shot 40.4% (38-94) FG. DeAndre Jordan (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 109, Uta 94 at Uta Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 23 points. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. GS 118, Cle 108 at Cle Kevin Durant (GS) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 5-14 FG, 16 rebounds, and 9 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. LeBron Jame (Cle) had 32 points on 12-18 FG and 8-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Cle) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers. OKC 95, Sac 88 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 18 points and 5 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 20 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists, and 10 turnovers. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Mem 123, LAL 114 at Mem Dillon Brooks (Mem) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 27 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mem shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and LAL shot 39.6% (38-96) FG. Brandon Ingram (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play. Chi 119, Mia 111 at Chi Justin Holiday (Chi) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers. Zach LaVine (Chi) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 22 points including 0-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. NY 119, Bro 104 at Bro DeMarre Carroll (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (NY) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Caris LeVert (NY) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (Bro) had 26 points including 8-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Bro) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. NY shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and Bro shot 36.8% (32-87) FG. Atl 102, SA 99 at Atl Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 20 points on 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kawhi Leonard (SA, rest) did not play. Mil 104, Was 95 at Was Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points including 9-15 FT, 20 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 23 points and 4 steals. John Wall (Was) had 27 points on 7-22 FG and 12-13 FT, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Phi 117, Tor 111 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 34 points including 11-14 FT, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points and 5 assists. Delon Wright (Tor) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Richaun Holmes (Phi, gastroenteritis) did not play. Cha 118, Det 107 at Det Marvin Williams (Cha) had 21 points including 7-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 21 points including 9-21 FG, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points and 9 assists. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tobias Harris (Det) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Ish Smith (Det) had 19 points and 10 assists. Cha shot 22-33 FT and Det shot 8-11 FT. Schedule for Tuesday, January 16 (All times Central) Minnesota at Orlando 6:00 pm New Orleans at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Dallas at Denver 8:00 pm Phoenix at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, January 17 (All times Central) Washington at Charlotte 6:00 pm New Orleans at Atlanta 6:30 pm San Antonio at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Detroit at Toronto 6:30 pm Golden State at Chicago 7:00 pm New York at Memphis 7:00 pm Miami at Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Utah at Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver at LA Clippers 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