News from January 7. Milwaukee signed Xavier Munford to a 2-way contract and released DeAndre Liggins. Milwaukee converted Joel Bolomboy's 2-way contract to a regular contract. Dallas retired Derek Harper's #12. The LA Lakers activated Thomas Bryant. New York activated Joakim Noah and placed Michael Beasley (sprained left ankle) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Alex Abrines and placed Daniel Hamilton on IL. Phoenix activated T.J. Warren and Jared Dudley and placed Isaiah Canaan on IL. Portland placed Damian Lillard (strained right calf) on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Costell and placed Kawhi Leonard on IL. Leonard has a partial tear in his left shoulder. NY 100, Dal 96 at Dal Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 29 points including 9-25 FG and 8 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 13 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kyle O'Quinn (NY) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mia 103, Uta 102 at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 14 points including the game winning layup with 5.1 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 27 points including 3-10 3-pointers. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 17 points. Justis Winslow (Mia, strained left knee) did not play. Pho 114, OKC 100 at Pho T.J. Warren (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 26 points on 6-17 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 9-12 FT. Dragan Bender (Pho) had 20 points on 7-9 FG and 6-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 18 points on 9-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Por 111, SA 110 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 17 points and 13 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 25 points including the game winning floater with 5.9 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 30 points including 12-21 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 26 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Por shot 7-10 FT and SA 19-26 FT. Tony Parker (SA, rest) did not play. LAL 132, Atl 113 at LAL Brandon Ingarm (LAL) had 20 points including 6-7 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Lonzo Ball (LAL) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 27 points and 5 assists. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 15 points. LAL shot 55.8% (48-86) FG and Atl shot 43.6% (41-94) FG. Schedule for Monday, January 8 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston at Chicago 7:00 pm Cleveland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit at New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm Atlanta at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, January 9 (All times Central) Miami at Toronto 6:30 pm Portland at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Orlando at Dallas 7:30 pm Sacramento at LA Lakers 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