News from January 24. 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 16 in Los Angeles. US Team World Team Lonzo Ball (LAL) rook Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) rook Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) soph Dillan Brooks (Mem) rook Jaylen Brown (Bos) soph Joel Embiid (Phi) soph John Collins (Atl) rook Buddy Hield (Sac) soph Kris Dunn (Chi) soph Lauri Markkanen (Chi) rook Brandon Ingram (LAL) soph Jamal Murray (Den) soph Kyle Kuzma (LAL) rook Frank Ntilikna (NY) rook Donovan Mitchell (Uta) rook Domantas Sabonis (Ind) soph Dennis Smith (Dal) rook Dario Saric (Phi) soph Jayson Tatum (Bos) rook Ben Simmons (Phi) rook Dallas signed Kyle Collinsworth to a 2nd 10-day contract. Boston activated Jarell Eddie and placed Guerschon Yabusele on IL. Dallas activated Johnathan Motley and placed Jalen Jones on IL. Indiana activated Ben Moore and placed Darren Collison (personal reasons) on IL. Memphis activated Kobi Simmons and placed Tyreke Evans (ill) on IL. Philadelphia placed T.J. McConnell (personal reasons) on IL. Hou 104, Dal 97 at Dal Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 23 points including 5-14 3-pointers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 13 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 29 points including 7-14 3-pointers and 5 assists. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 19 points including 4-5 3-pointers. SA 108, Mem 85 at Mem Pau Gasol (SA) had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 9 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 15 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Deyonta Davis (Mem) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA, rest), Manu Ginobili (SA, right thigh), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), and Jarell Martin (Mem, left knee) did not play. Por 123, Min 114 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 28 points on 12-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 24 points on 11-17 FG. Jamal Crawford (Min) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Min, sore right knee) did not play. Bos 113, LAC 102 at LAC Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 15 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 20 points including 6-18 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Al Horford (Bos, concussion), Marcus Smart (Bos, right hand injury), and Jawan Evans (LAC, sore lower abdominal) did not play. NO 101, Cha 96 at Cha Anthony Davis (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Uta 98, Det 95 OT at Det Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 15 points including 6-11 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 30 points on 11-17 FG and 8-12 FT, 24 rebounds including 8 offensive, 3 steals, 6 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Ish Smith (Det) had 14 points including 6-17 FG. Rodney Hood (Uta, lower leg contusion) did not play. Ind 116, Pho 101 at Ind Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 22 points on 10-13 FG and 3 steals. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Devin Booker (Pho) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Pho) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Troy Daniels (Pho) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Ind shot 56.2% (45-80) FG and Pho shot 41.7% (35-84) FG. Alex Len (Pho, right ankle) did not play. Phi 115, Chi 101 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 17 rebounds, 14 assists,, and 6 turnovers. Zach LaVine (Chi) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 22 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Phi shot 51.9% (42-81) FG and Chi shot 38.3% (36-94) FG. Tor 108, Atl 93 at Atl Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Fred VanVleet (Tor) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. John Collins (Atl) had 13 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Schedule for Thursday, January 25 (All times Central) Sacramento at Miami 6:30 pm Washington at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT New York at Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, January 26 (All times Central) Atlanta at Charlotte 6:00 pm Indiana at Cleveland 6:30 pm Utah at Toronto 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Memphis 7:00 pm Brooklyn at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Houston at New Orleans 7:00 pm ESPN Portland at Dallas 7:30 pm Philadelphia at San Antonio 7:30 pm New York at Phoenix 8:00 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