News from January 16. Joakim Noah (Chi) is expected to undergo surgery on his dislocated left shoulder and is expected to be out 4 to 6 months. Detroit retired Ben Wallace's #3 during Saturday's Det-GS game. Washington activated Marcin Gortat and placed Bradley Beal (rest) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 29.9 James Harden (Hou) 27.6 LeBron James (Cle) 25.5 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.5 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.5 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 11.3 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.6 John Wall (Was) 9.6 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.5 Mil 105, Cha 92 at Cha Khris Middleton (Mil) had 24 points including 11-16 FG. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 15 points and 3 steals. Mil shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and Cha shot 37.9% (33-87) FG. O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore left hamstring) did not play. Atl 114, Bro 86 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 15 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 10 points. Atl shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Bro shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Bos 119, Was 117 at Was Jae Crowder (Bos) had 22 points including the game winning layup with 3.9 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 32 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 15-16 FT, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 36 points including 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 7 steals, and 6 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Was, sore left calf) and Otto Porter (Was, sore right hip) did not play. Det 113, GS 95 at Det Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points and 8 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points including 6-20 FG, 21 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 38 points including 7-15 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det shot 46.5% (47-101) FG and GS shot 36.2% (34-94) FG. Phi 114, Por 89 at Phi Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 25 points including 12-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Ish Smith (Phi) had 16 points and 5 assists. Richaun Holmes (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 14 points including 4-18 FG. Meyers Leonard (Por) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Phi shot 55.3% (42-76) FG and Por shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Jerami Grant (Phi, strained left calf) and Nik Stauskas (Phi, left shoulder contusion) did not play. Mem 103, NY 95 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (Mem) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 17 points. Langston Galloway (NY) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem, sore left Achilles) and Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 109, LAL 82 at Uta Trey Lyles (Uta) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 18 points including 6-8 FG, 18 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Louis Williams (LAL) had 20 points including 5-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 13 points. Uta shot 49.4% (41-83) FG and LAL shot 34.4% (31-90) FG. Trevor Booker (Uta, concussion) and Derrick Favors (Uta, sore lower back) did not play. Sac 110, LAC 103 at LAC DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists,, and 5 turnovers. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Cole Aldrich (LAC) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. DeAndre Jordan (LAC, ill) did not play. ---- 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