News from January 27. Paul George (OKC) was named by commissioner Adam Silver to replace the injured DeMarcus Cousins (NO) for the All-Star game. The coach of Team LeBron will select which player on the roster will start in Cousins' place. Tyler Lydon (Den) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season. Mike Conley (Mem) is expected to undergo surgery on his left heel to smooth a bone. He is out for the rest of the season. Andre Robinson (OKC) left Saturday's Det-OKC game with a torn left patellar tendon. Marcus Smart (Bos) is expected to be out 2 weeks with an injured right hand. Orlando released Adreian Payne. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) scored his 25,000th career point, the 21st player to reach that milestone. Boston activated Jarell Eddie and placed Marcus Smart (right hand lacertion) and Guerschon Yabusele on IL. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and James Webb and placed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (strained right groin) and D'Angelo Russell (rest) on IL. Golden State activated Damian Jones and placed Patrick McCaw (strained back) on IL. Indiana activated Myles Turner. Miami activated Tyler Johnson. Washington placed John Wall (sore left knee) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 31.0 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 28.5 Stephen Curry (GS) 28.1 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.2 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.7 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 12.9 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.0 John Wall (Was) 9.3 James Harden (Hou) 9.1 Den 91, Dal 89 at Den Nikola Jokic (Den) had 11 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists. Mason Plumlee (Den) had 24 points. Jamal Murray (Den) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 13 points including 5-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal, strained oblique) did not play. Ind 114, Orl 112 at Ind Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 21 points including 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points. OKC 121, Det 108 at Det Paul George (OKC) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-12 FT and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 13-22 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tobias Harris (Det) had 21 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Was 129, Atl 104 at Atl Markieff Morris (Was) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points and 5 assists. Mike Scott (Was) had 19 points. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 14 points including 410 3-pointers. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Was shot 57.6% (49-85) FG and Atl shot 42.7% (38-89) FG. Mia 95, Cha 91 at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 19 points and 5 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 17 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 16 points including 7-1 FG and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 20 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points on 8-22 FG, 4-9 3-pointers, and 10-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mia shot 44.7% (38-85) FG and Cha shot 34.5% (29-84) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Cha, strained left shoulder) did not play. GS 109, Bos 105 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 15 points including 411 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 49 points on 16-24 FG, 8-13 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 37 points including 13-18 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Min 111, Bro 97 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 16 points, 19 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 21 points on 4-14 FG and 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nik Stauskas (Bro) had 15 points. Jahlil Okafor (Bro) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Min out-scored Bro 30-11 in the 1st quarter. Caris LeVert (Bro, sore left groin) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, January 28 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Chicago 2:30 pm Phoenix at Houston 2:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers at New Orleans 3:00 pm Detroit at Cleveland 5:00 pm LA Lakers at Toronto 5:00 pm Philadelphia at Oklahoma City 5:00 pm ESPN Sacramento at San Antonio 6:00 pm Schedule for Monday, January 29 (All times Central) Charlotte at Indiana 6:00 pm Minnesota at Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix at Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Miami at Dallas 7:30 pm Boston at Denver 8:00 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