News from January 20. Boston signed Jarell Eddie to a 10-day contact. New Orleans signed DeAndre Liggins to a 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta activated Josh Maggette and placed Tyler Cavanaugh) and Isaiah Taylor on IL. Chicago activated Ryan Arcidiacono and placed Kris Dunn (concussion) on IL. Golden State activated Draymond Green and placed Jordan Bell (left ankle inflammation) on IL. Memphis activated James Ennis and placed Brandan Wright (ill) on IL. Milwaukee activated Rashad Vaughn and placed Giannis Antetokounmpo (sore right knee) and Malcolm Brogdon (personal reasons) on IL. Philadelphia activated Richaun Holmes and placed J.J. Redick (left fibula injury) and Jerryd Bayless (sore left wrist) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 31.5 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 28.2 LeBron James (Cle) 26.8 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.1 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.9 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 12.6 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.1 John Wall (Was) 9.3 James Harden (Cle) 9.0 Por 117, Dal 108 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 10-15 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Evan Turner (Por) had 17 points. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Por shot 9-10 FT and Dal shot 22-28 FT. Uta 125, LAC 113 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 4 steals. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 31 points including 11-11 FT, 7 assists, and 10 steals. Uta shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and LAC shot 43.9% (36-82) FG. Uta out-rebounded LAC 56-34 including 11-7 offensive. DeAndre Jordan (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 115, Tor 109 at Min Taj Gibson (Min) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 22 points including 6-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 29 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 40 points including 14-25 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Min shot 32-42 FT and Tor shot 19-21 FT. Jimmy Butler (Min, sore right knee) and Jamal Crawford (Min, sprained left big toe) did not play. Hou 116, GS 108 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 33 points including 6-11 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Clint Capela (Hou) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (GS) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 21 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 6-20 FG and 5-15 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou, suspended), Gerald Green (Hou, suspended), and Troy Williams (Hou, ill) did not play. Phi 116, Mil 94 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 14 points including 5-18 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 steals. Phi shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Mil shot 40.2% (33-82) FG. NO 111, Mem 104 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 24 points including 8-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wayne Selden (Mem) had 31 points including 11-16 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. NO shot 26-32 FT and Mem shot 15-16 FT. Mario Chalmers (Mem, right shoulder), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), and Andrew Harrison (Mem, left should) did not play. Mia 106, Cha 105 at Cha James Johnson (Mia) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 26 points on 10-15 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and the game winning free throw with .2 seconds left and 10 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points including 1-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 14 points including 6-8 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia, bruised left knee) did not play. Chi 113, Atl 97 at Atl Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 19 points. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 14 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points and 5 assists. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Chi shot 50% (40-80) FG and Atl shot 38% (35-92) FG. OKC 148, Cle 124 at Cle Paul George (OKC) had 36 points including 12-19 FG and 5-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Steven Adams (OKC) had 25 points including 12-13 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points, 9 rebounds, 20 assists, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Cle) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points and 7 assists. OKC shot 58% (58-100) and Cle shot 51.7% (46-89) FG. OKC out-rebounded 52-28 including 16-3 offensive. Schedule for Sunday, January 21 (All times Central) Orlando at Boston 12:00 pm New York at LA Lakers 2:30 pm Brooklyn at Detroit 3:00 pm Indiana at San Antonio 6:00 pm Schedule for Monday, January 22 (All times Central) Sacramento at Charlotte 6:00 pm Utah at Atlanta 6:30 pm Miami at Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago at New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington at Dallas 7:30 pm Portland at Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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