News from December 16. San Antonio activated Marcus Haislip and placed Theo Ratliff on IL. Milwaukee activated Jodie Meeks and placed Roko Ukic on IL. Cleveland activated Delonte West and placed Coby Karl on IL. Philadelphia activated Marreese Speights and placed Primoz Brezec on IL. Orlando activated Adonal Foyle and placed Jameer Nelson (torn meniscus left knee) on IL. Indiana activated Josh McRoberts and placed Jeff Foster on IL. Dal 100, OKC 86 at OKC Shawn Marion (Dal) had 12 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points including 13-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points. Jeff Green (OKC) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. LAL 107, Mil 106 OT at Mil Ron Artest (LAL) had 10 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 26 points including 9-15 FG, 22 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 39 points including 12-12 FT and the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 7 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. LAL shot 29-33 FT and Mil shot 12-17 FT. Atl 110, Mem 97 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Sam Young (Mem) had 20 points. Ind 101, Cha 98 at Ind Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 15 points. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 26 points including 10-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 29 points including 9-13 FT, 12 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 22 points including 7-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LAC 120, Min 95 at Min Marcus Camby (LAC) had 10 points, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 25 points including 7-13 FT. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Min) had 18 points on 5-15 FG and 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds. LAC shot 52.2% (47-90) FG and Min shot 38.5% (35-91) FG. Uta 108, NJ 92 at NJ Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 20 points and 14 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 17 points. Uta shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and NJ shot 43.2% (35-81) FG. Tony Battie (NJ, strained right groin) and Keyon Dooling (NJ, sore hip flexors) did not play. Orl 118, Tor 99 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 6-7 FG, 14 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Matt Barnes (Orl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 13 points and 5 assists. Orl shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Tor shot 43.8% (39-89) FG. Den 111, Hou 101 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 38 points including 19-20 FT and 9 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 15 points. J.R. Smith (Den) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 23 points and 7 assists. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Cle 108, Phi 101 at Phi LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points including 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. NO 95, Det 87 at NO David West (NO) had 32 points including 15-22 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 15 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points and 12 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 26 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Charlie Villaneuva (Det) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det, sore right hamstring) did not play. SA 103, GS 91 at GS Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Corey Maggette (GS) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 35 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. SA out-rebounded GS 54-34 including 12-6 offensive. Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back strain), Mikki Moore (GS, bone spurs right heel), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, left knee) did not play. Sac 112, Was 109 at Sac Omri Casspi (Sac) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 26 points including 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 30 points including 0-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 33 points including 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sean May (Sac, strained right hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 17 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm Orlando @ Miami 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