News from December 21. Desmond Mason (Mil) is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb. He is expected to undergo surgery today (Saturday). Detroit recalled Cheikh Samb from the NBADL. San Antonio assigned Darius Washington to the NBADL. Denver signed Jelani McCoy and placed Kenyon Martin on IL with a leg injury. Memphis activated Pau Gasol and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. Detroit activated Rodney Stuckey and placed Flip Murray on IL. Indiana activated Jamaal Tinsley and placed David Harrison on IL with back spasms. Atlanta activated Josh Childress and placed Salim Stoudamire on IL. Washington placed Gilbert Arenas (knee surgery) on IL. Utah activated Mehmet Okur and placed Gordan Giricek on IL. Orlando activated Carlos Arroyo and placed Brian Cook on IL. Philadelphia activated Rodney Carney and placed Louis Williams on IL with a toe injury. New York activated Wilson Chandler and placed Stephon Marbury (personal reasons) on IL. Dal 102, LAC 89 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 21 points. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 24 points including 11-18 FG, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 13 points. Sea 123, Tor 115 at Sea Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 16 points including 7-7 FG. Kevin Durant (Sea) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Wally Szczerbiak (Sea) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 16 assists. Uta 113, Orl 94 at Orl Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 28 points on 11-15 FG and 6-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 27 points including 10-10 FT and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points including 4-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta, strained left trapezius) did not play. Bos 107, Chi 82 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 19 points. Aaron Gray (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Min 131, Ind 118 at Min Al Jefferson (Min) had 29 points including 13-21 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 11 assists. Antoine Walker (Min) had 23 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 14 points. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 30 points on 10-18 FG and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Marko Jaric (Min, flu) and Rashad McCants (Min, flu) did not play. Por 99, Den 96 at Por Martell Webster (Por) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Roy (Por) had 18 points on 4-15 FG and 10-12 FT and 5 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points and 12 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 34 points including 11-12 FT. Marcus Camby (Den, mid-back contusion) did not play. Det 94, Mem 67 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 14 points on 2-10 FG and 10-11 FT and 7 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 10 points including 4-14 FG and 10 rebounds. LAL 106, Phi 101 at Phi Lamar Odom (LAL) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 24 points including 10-11 FG and 11 rebounds including 8 offensive. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points including 6-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points including 7-21 FG and 9 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 21 points and 8 assists. Atl 97, Was 92 at Was Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 22 points. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points including 13-19 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 18 points. Antonio Daniels (sprained right knee) and Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured right ankle) did not play. Cha 105, NY 95 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 27 points including 9-11 FT and 4 steals. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 20 points. Othella Harrington (Cha, arthritis left knee) did not play.