News from January 16. The NBA named Gordon Hayward (Uta) and DeMar DeRozan (Tor) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 15. Hayward averaged 23.7 points and 6 rebounds as Utah went 3-0. DeRozan averaged 30.7 points and 7.3 rebounds as Toronto went 3-0. Boston activated Avery Bradley. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. New Orleans activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Cheick Diallo on IL. New York activated Marshall Plumlee and placed Lance Thomas on IL. Utah activated Joe Johnson and placed Rodney Hood (bruised right knee) on IL. LAC 120, OKC 98 at LAC J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Marreese Speights (LAC) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Joffrey Lauvergne (OKC) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 9 rebounds. LAC shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and OKC shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Wesley Johnson (LAC, personal reasons) and Steven Adams (OKC, concussion) did not play. Uta 106, Pho 101 at Pho Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points including 4-13 FG and 5 assists. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 18 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. George Hill (Uta) had 17 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 25 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tyson Chandler (Pho, gastroenteritis), Jared Dudley (Pho, dizziness), and Brandon Knight (Pho, sprained right wrist) did not play. GS 126, Cle 91 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 5-12 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 4 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points on 6-18 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. GS shot 50.5% (46-91) FG and Cle shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. Bos 108, Cha 98 at Bos Al Horford (Bos) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 35 points on 14-25 FG and 7-15 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 21 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points. Jeremy Lamb (Cha, metatarsal inflammation) did not play. Den 125, Orl 112 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 20 points on 10-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 30 points including 13-19 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 18 points and 13 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 20 points and 12 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points. Den shot 58.4% (52-89) FG and Orl shot 50.6% (45-89) FG. Ind 98, NO 95 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 16 points. Terrence Jones (NO) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Phi 113, Mil 104 at Mil Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points including 13-18 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Robert Covington (Phi) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Was 120, Por 101 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 25 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Markieff Morris (Was) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Evan Turner (Por) had 14 points. Atl 108, NY 107 at NY Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points on 5-18 FG and 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 20 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 28 points including 13-16 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 22.4 seconds left. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points on 10-16 FG and 8-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (NY) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. DeAndre Bembry (Atl, personal) and Dwight Howard (Atl, rest) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, January 17 (All times Central) Toronto @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Dallas @ Chicago 7:00 pm Minnesota @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Wednesday, January 18 (All times Central) Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Portland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Boston 6:30 pm Orlando @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Houston 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Detroit 7:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN Indiana @ Sacramento 9:30 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