News from January 27. Atlanta signed Lamar Patterson to a 10-day contract. Atlanta elected not to sign Gary Neal to a 2nd 10-day contract. Miami signed Okaro White to a 2nd 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Ronnie Price to a 10-day contract. Enes Kanter (OKC) underwent surgery on his fractured right arm and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Atlanta activated Mike Muscala. Boston placed Al Horford (sore left groin) on IL. Memphis activated Brandon Wright and placed Jarrell Martin on IL. Portland activated Tim Quarterman and placed Ed Davis (left wrist) on IL. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and placed Jonathan Simmons (sprained right wrist) on IL. Ind 115, Sac 111 OT at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 33 points including 16-17 FT. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 18 points on 6-9 3-pointers (his only attempts). Jeff Teague (Ind) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points including 9-14 FT, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Cle 124, Bro 116 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 13-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 6 assists. Randy Foye (Bro) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 18 points. Trevor Booker (Bro, ill), Caris LeVert (Bro, rest), and Brook Lopez (Bro, rest) did not play. Bos 128, Orl 98 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 8 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 56.2% (50-89) FG and Orl shot 43.7% (38-87) FG. Evan Fournier (Orl, sore right foot) and C.J. Wilcox (Orl, left ankle tendinitis) did not play. Tor 102, Mil 86 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 32 points including 11-14 FT and 6 assists. Norman Powell (Tor) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 8 points and 11 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. NY 110, Cha 107 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points including 8-26 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 3 blocks. Courtney Lee (NY) had 16 points and 3 steals. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 2-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Hou 123, Phi 118 at Phi James Harden (Hou) had 51 points on 16-28 FG, 6-11 3-pointers, and 13-14 FT, 13 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nene (Hou) had 21 points including 10-13 FG. Clint Capela (Hou) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 32 points including 11-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 8 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) and Jahlil Okafor (Phi) did not play. Mia 100, Chi 88 at Chi Willie Reed (Mia) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 19 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Gordan Dragic (Mia) had 26 points including 12-20 FG, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mia shot 9-11 FT and Chi shot 19-25 FT. Tyler Johnson (Mia, strained left shoulder) and Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained left foot) did not play. NO 119, SA 103 at NO Jrue Holiday (NO) had 23 points on 10-17 FG, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 16 points, 22 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 turnovers. Terrence Jones (NO) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 14 points including 6-20 FG and 14 rebounds. NO shot 51.6% (48-93) FG and SA shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. NO shot 101-4 FT and SA shot 25-29 FT. Was 112, Atl 86 at Atl Otto Porter (Was) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 15 points including 7-8 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 13 rebounds. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 15 points. Was shot 48.3% (43-89) FG and Atl shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. Por 112, Mem 109 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 33 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 5 turnovers. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 23 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 32 points including 12-21 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, January 28 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 7:30 pm ABC Memphis @ Utah 8:00 pm Denver @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Brooklyn @ Minnesota 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 29 (All times Central) New York @ Atlanta 2:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Cleveland 2:30 pm ABC Houston @ Indiana 5:00 pm Washington @ New Orleans 5:00 pm NBATV Orlando @ Toronto 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Chicago 6:00 pm Dallas @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Golden State @ Portland 8:00 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