News from January 28. Dwane Casey (Tor) will coach Team James in the All-Star game as Toronto clinched having the 2nd best record in the Eastern Conference through February 4 - Brad Stevens (Bos) is ineligible to coach as he coach in the All-Star game last season. Andre Roberson (OKC) underwent surgery to repair a ruptured left patellar tendon and is out for the season. The LA Lakers activated Nigel Hayes and placed Thomas Bryant and Ivica Zubac on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Singler and placed Andre Roberson (left patellar tendon) on IL. Philadelphia activated T.J. McConnell. Sacramento activated JaKarr Sampson and placed Skal Labissiere (strained left shoulder) and Willie Cauley-Stein (right knee bone contusion) on IL. Mil 110, Chi 96 at Chi Khris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points on 11-19 FG and 5-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Sterling Brown (Mil) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Denzel Valentine (Chi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Mil shot 53.2% (41-77) FG and Chi shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. Hou 113, Pho 102 at Hou Clint Capela (Hou) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 27 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 8-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 17 points and 5 assists. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 11 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Devin Booker (Pho) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 10 assists. Hou shot 38-49 FT and Pho shot 22-26 FG. LAC 112, NO 103 at NO Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 12 points and 19 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyrone Wallace (LAC) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lou Williams (LAC) had 22 points including 2-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points including 9-12 FT, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (NO, ruptured left Achilles) did not play. Cle 121, Det 104 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 14 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Cle) had 14 points and 7 assists. Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 20 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Cle shot 22-26 FT and Det shot 10-13 FT. Avery Bradley (Det, sore right hamstring) did not play. Tor 123, LAL 111 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Fred VanVleet (Tor) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Julius Randle (LAL) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 17 points. OKC 122, Phi 112 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 31 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9-11 FT and 4 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 20 points on 10-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 10 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 37 points on 14-33 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 8-11 FT. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 7 assists. SA 113, Sac 98 at SA Pau Gasol (SA) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 2-2 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bryn Forbes (SA) had 23 points on 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 26 points including 6-6 3-pointers. George Hill (Sac) had 19 points. Vince Carter (Sac) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Malachi Richardson (Sac, sprained left ankle) and Garrett Temple (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, January 30 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Washington 6:00 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:30 pm Minnesota at Toronto 6:30 pm Cleveland at Detroit 7:00 pm TNT Orlando at Houston 7:00 pm Sacramento at New Orleans 7:00 pm Denver at San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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