News from January 22. The NBA postponed the 1/23 Boston at Philadelphia game to 1/24 at 6 pm CT due to inclement weather. The NBA postponed the 1/23 Utah at Washington game due to inclement weather. The new date for the game has not yet been determined. TRADE: The LA Clippers traded Josh Smith, the draft rights to 2004 2nd round draft pick (#49) Sergei Lishouk, and cash to Houston for the draft rights to 2008 2nd round draft pick #54 Maarty Launen. Cleveland fired head coach David Blatt (despite having a 30-11 record) and named assistant coach Tyronn Lue as head coach (not interim). Lue was signed to a 3 year, $9.5 million contract. Steve Kerr (GS coach) returned to coaching duties after having missed the first 43 games while recoving from back surgery. Assistant coach Luke Walton went 39-4 while filling in for Kerr [though that record is officially credited to Kerr]. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and Raymond Felton and placed Jeremy Evans and John Jenkins on IL. Oklahoma City activated Steve Novak and placed Mitch McGary on IL. Orlando activated Victor Oladipo and placed Devyn Marble on IL. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and Tim Duncan and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (back spasms) and Matt Bonner on IL. Toronto activated Anthony Bennett and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. OKC 109, Dal 106 at Dal Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 22 points and 5 assists. Steven Adams (OKC, strained right elbow) did not play. GS 122, Ind 110 at GS Draymond Green (GS) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 39 points including 11-19 FG and 8-15 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 18 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 31 points including 12-17 FG and 8 rebounds. SA 108, LAL 95 at LAL Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points and 3 blocks. Patty Mill (SA) had 15 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points on 9-10 FG and 5 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 18 points on 8-10 FG. Hou 102, Mil 98 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 21 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou, sprained left ankle), Dwight Howard (Hou, sprained left ankle), and O.J. Mayo (Mil, sore left hamstring) did not play. Tor 101, Mia 81 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 33 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 9 points including 2-7 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points. Beno Udrih (Mia, strained neck) and Hassan Whiteside (Mia, strained left hip) did not play. LAC 116, NY 88 at NY DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points on 7-7 FG and 6-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (LAC) had 13 points. Wesley Johnson (LAC) had 14 points on 5-5 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 6 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 13 points including 4-17 FG and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and NY shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Lance Thomas (NY, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 108, Bro 86 at Bro Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 assists. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Trevor Booer (Uta) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Willie Reed (Bro) had 12 points. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 14 points. Derrick Favors (Uta, lower back) did not play. Bos 110, Chi 101 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 22 points and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 21 points and 4 steals. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 28 points and 14 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Bos personal reasons) and Kirk Hinrich (Chi, left quad contusion) did not play. Cha 120, Orl 116 OT at Orl Kemba Walker (Cha) had 40 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Spencer Hawes (Cha) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Troy Daniels (Cha) had 17 points. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. ---- 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