News from December 18. The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Mil) $7,500 for posting to his twitter account following Saturday's Mil-Por game. Mikki Moore (GS) underwent surgery on his right ankle to remove bone spurs. He is expected to be out at least 3 months. Denver activated Renaldo Balkman and placed Chauncey Billups (strained left groin) on IL. Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed Josh McRoberts on IL. Milwaukee activated Francisco Elson and placed Dan Gadzuric (injured knee) on IL. New Jersey activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Keyon Dooling on IL. Hou 116, Dal 108 OT at Dal Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 25 points and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 23 points. NO 98, Den 92 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 30 points including 13-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 19 assists. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 25 points including 11-17 FG. Phi 98, Bos 97 at Bos Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 11-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 12 points, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Allen Iverson (Phi, left knee arthritis) did not play. Cle 85, Mil 82 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 12-14 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 17 points. Delonte West (Cle) had 12 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points including 5-21 FG and 8 assists. Cle shot 24-31 FT and Mil shot 11-14 FT. Atl 96, Uta 83 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Maurice Williams (Atl) had 15 points. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 13 points including 7-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Eric Maynor (Uta) had 11 points including 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. OKC 109, Det 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 27 points including 11-15 FT and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points. James Harden (OKC) had 14 points and 8 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 31 points and 5 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. OKC shot 27-36 FT and Det shot 15-16 FT. Tor 118, NJ 95 at Tor Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 14 points and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 16 points. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tor shot 59% (49-83) FG and NJ shot 46.1% (35-76) FG. Min 112, Sac 96 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points on 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 21 points. Min shot 54.7% (47-86) FG and Sac shot 42.9% (39-91) FG. Jon Brockman (Sac, lower back strain) did not play. NY 95, LAC 91 at NY Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. David Lee (NY) had 25 points including 12-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Chris Duhon (NY) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Mem 107, Ind 94 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 26 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 20 points and 6 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 16 points. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 16 points. Was 118, GS 109 at GS Caron Butler (Was) had 28 points including 13-22 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Brendan Haywood (Was) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 45 points on 15-25 FG, 4-10 3-pointers, and 11-16 FT, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Corey Maggette (GS) had 23 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 30 points, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 8 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andris Biedrins (GS, strained lower back), Mikki Moore (GS, bone spurs right heel), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, left knee) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, December 19 (All times Central) Utah @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ New Jersey 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Houston 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Indiana @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Washington @ Phoenix 8:00 pm ---- 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