News from January 17. Miami signed Okaro White to a 10-day contract. Chris Paul (LAC) underwent surgery on his left thumb to repair a torn ligament and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Omri Caspi (Sac) is expected to be out up to 2 weeks with a strained right calf. Brooklyn activated Brook Lopez and placed Chris McCullough on IL. Chicago activated Nikola Mirotic and placed Taj Gibson (sore left ankle) on IL. Denver activated Alonzo Gee and placed Gary Harris on IL. Dal 99, Chi 98 at Chi Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 11 points including the game winning 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 20 points. Seth Curry (Dal) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 24 points including 14-16 FT, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds (all offensive). Tor 119, Bro 109 at Bro DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 36 points including 10-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Corey Joseph (Tor) had 33 points including 15-22 FG. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 15 points. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Mia 109, Hou 103 at Mia Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Hou) had 18 points including 5-9 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 40 points on 12-30 FG, 4-15 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained left foot), and Ryan Anderson (Hou, flu) did not play. SA 122, Min 114 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 34 points including 12-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 29 points including 12-20 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points and 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 21 points including 13-14 FT and 14 assists. Den 127, LAL 121 at LAL Kenneth Faried (Den) had 20 points including 9-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Nikaol Jokic (Den) had 29 points including 12-22 FG, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Will Barton (Den) had 26 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Nick Young (LAL) had 22 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 19 points. Louis Williams (LAL) had 24 points and 7 assists. Den shot 56.8% (50-88) FG and LAL shot 43.5% (47-108) FG. 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 Schedule for Thursday, January 19 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Dallas @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ New York 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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