News from December 10. TRADE: Phoenix traded Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary to Charlotte for Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, and a 2010 2nd round draft pick. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Washington traded away Antonio Daniels and a 1st round draft pick and received Javaris Crittenton and Mike James, Memphis traded away Crittenton and a conditional 2nd round draft pick and received a 1st round draft pick, and New Orleans traded away James and received Daniels and a conditional 2nd round draft pick. The 1st round draft pick was the pick that originally belonged to Memphis. [None of the traded players played in Wednesday's games.] Washington released Dee Brown. Denver assigned Cheikh Samb and Sonny Weems to the NBADL. Samb was placed on IL. Memphis activated Antoine Walker. Cleveland activated Jawad Williams and placed Daniel Gibson on IL. Gibson is expected to be out 2 weeks with a sprained big toe. Philadelphia activated Elton Brand and placed Kareem Rush on IL. Golden State activated Anthony Randolph and placed Brandan Wright on IL. Cle 101, Phi 93 at Phi LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points and 5 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 27 points including 11-16 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Phi) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 22 points including 8-11 FT. SA 95, Atl 89 at SA Michael Finley (SA) had 15 points. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 29 points including 13-20 FG and 6 assists. Flip Murray (Atl) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 4 steals. SA out-rebounded Atl 52-27 including 15-4 offensive. Den 116, Min 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 45 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. He scored 33 points in the 3rd quarter, tying the NBA record for points in a quarter. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 24 points and 6 assists. Anthony Carter (Den) had 11 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Randy Foye (Min) had 26 points and 6 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den, sprained left wrist) did not play. LAL 115, Pho 110 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 28 points including 11-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Grant Hill (Pho) had 23 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 11 rebounds. Matt Barnes (Pho) had 25 points including 5-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho, death of great-grandmother) did not play. NO 105, Cha 89 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points on a perfect 5-5 FG, 1-1 3-pointers, and 4-4 FT and 15 assists. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 28 points including 9-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Ajinca Alexis (Cha) had 12 points. NY 121, NJ 109 at NJ Wilson Chandler (NY) had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 39 points including 15-16 FT and 13 rebounds. Tim Thomas (NY) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 32 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. NY shot 32-35 FT and NJ shot 10-17 FT. Danilo Gallinari (NY, sore lower back) and Nate Robinson (NY, strained groin) did not play. Tor 101, Ind 88 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 25 points on 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points including 9-25 FG and 6 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 20 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marquis Daniels (Ind) had 21 points. Tor shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and Ind shot 34.7% (33-95) FG. Kris Humphries (Tor, right knee tendinitis) and Anthony Parker (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 119, Mil 96 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 21 points including 7-23 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. C.J. Watson (GS) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 27 points. Corey Maggette (GS, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mem 108, OKC 102 at OKC Rudy Gay (Mem) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 18 points and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 8-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points and 6 assists. Schedule for Thursday, December 11 (All times Central) Boston @ Washington 7:00 pm TNT Charlotte @ Dallas 7:30 pm Portland @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html