News from December 17. Elton Brand (Phi) suffered a dislocated right shoulder during Wednesday's Phi-Mil game. He is expected to be out a month. Corey Brewer (Min) underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee. He is out for the season. Dallas activated James Singleton and placed Gerald Green on IL. Boston activated Eddie House and placed Sam Cassell on IL. Golden State activated DeMarcus Nelson and placed CJ Watson on IL. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed T.J. Ford (strained groin) on IL. Philadelphia activated Theo Ratliff and placed Donyell Marshall on IL. New Orleans activated Ryan Bowen and Julian Wright and placed Peja Stojakovic (back spasms) and Morris Peterson on IL. Dal 96, Tor 86 at Tor Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points. Jason Terry (Dal) had 27 points including 10-16 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jamario Moon (Tor) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bos 88, Atl 85 at Atl Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Uta 103, NJ 92 at NJ Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 23 points including 10-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points and 11 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 21 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 32 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 9-11 FT. Ind 127, GS 120 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 41 points including 17-17 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Marquis Daniels (Ind) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (GS) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford (GS) had 29 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind, stomach virus) did not play. Phi 93, Mil 88 at Phi Andre Miller (Phi) had 19 points including 9-14 FG. Louis Williams (Phi) had 25 points. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 14 points. NO 90, SA 83 at NO David West (NO) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Chris Paul (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chi 115, LAC 109 OT at Chi Drew Gooden (Chi) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 22 points. Al Thornton (LAC) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (LAC) had 30 points including 10-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 19 points, 27 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 4 blocks. Det 88, Was 74 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points and 11 assists. Allen Iverson (Det) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 14 points including 5-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Det shot 47.9% (35-73) FG and Was shot 33.3% (26-78) FG. Cle 93, Min 70 at Min LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 14-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Delonte West (Cle) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Miller (Min) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, December 18 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix @ Portland 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