News from January 5. Philadelphia signed James Young to a 2-way contract and released Jacob Pullen.. Atlanta activated Mike Muscala and placed DeAndre Bembry (strained left groin) on IL. Boston placed Marcus Morris (left knee rehab) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Lonzo Ball and placed Alex Caruso on IL. Memphis activated Ivan Rabb and placed Andrew Harrison (left shoulder) on IL. Philadelphia activated Justin Anderson and James Michael McAdoo. Phoenix placed T.J. Warren (ill) on IL. San Antonio activated Kawhi Leonard and placed Darrun Hillard on IL. Chi 127, Dal 124 at Dal Kris Dunn (Chi) had 32 points including 12-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 23 points including 5-7 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 23 points including 16 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers. SA 103, Pho 89 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (SA) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 12 points on 6-17 FG and 0-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA, rest) did not play. Den 99, Uta 91 at Den Jamal Murray (Den) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Trey Lyles (Den) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 12 points on 5-15 FG and 8 assists. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Den out-scored Uta 38-16 in the 3rd quarter. Den shot 9-15 FT and Uta shot 3-6 FT. Was 102, Mem 100 at Mem Bradley Beal (Was) had 34 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Wall (Was) had 25 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Markieff Morris (Was) had 12 points and 17 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 26 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Por 110, Atl 89 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 14 points and 6 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 14 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 14 points including 5-14 FG. Por shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Atl shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Cha 108, LAL 94 at LAL Kemba Walker (Cha) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tor 129, Mil 110 at Mil Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 8-9 FG and 13 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 24 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Tor out-scored Mil 43-19 in the 3rd quarter. Mia 107, NY 103 OT at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 18 points and 3 steals. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 24 points including 6-16 3-pointers. Courtney Lee (NY) had 24 points. Michael Beasley (NY) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Justise Winslow (Mia, strained left knee) did not play. Bos 91, Min 84 at Bos Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 18 points. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points and 23 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 14 points on 3-12 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Bos shot 9-13 FT and Min shot 21-28 FT. Phi 114, Det 78 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 21 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 9 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 14 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi out-scored Det 62-32 in the 1st half. Phi shot 48.9% (44-90) FG and Det shot 38% (30-79) FG. Phi out-rebounded Det 55-34 including 13-6 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, January 6 (All times Central) Golden State at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Boston at Brooklyn 5:00 pm Houston at Detroit 6:00 pm Chicago at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Washington 7:00 pm New Orleans at Minnesota 8:00 pm Denver at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 7 (All times Central) Utah at Miami 2:30 pm New York at Dallas 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Phoenix 7:00 pm San Antonio at Portland 8:00 pm NBATV Atlanta at LA Lakers 8:30 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