News from December 22. TRADE: Utah traded Eric Maynor and Matt Harpring to Oklahoma City for the rights to Peter Fehse. Oklahoma City released Shaun Livingston and Mike Wilks. Joel Przybilla (Por) suffered a ruptured patella tendon and dislocated right kneecap during Tuesday's Por-Dal game. Marko Jaric signed with Real Madrid of Spain. Jaric is still officially signed with Memphis, but has not been with the team and they are working on a buyout agreement. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed James Singleton on IL. New York activated Larry Hughes and placed Marcus Landry on IL. Charlotte activated Acie Law and placed Flip Murray (sprained right ankle) on IL. Por 85, Dal 81 at Dal LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 23 points and 6 assists. Juwan Howard (Por) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points including 10-13 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back surgery) did not play. LAL 111, OKC 108 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 12-14 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 15 points. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 blocks. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Bos 103, Ind 94 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points on 4-15 FG and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 24 points and 18 rebounds. Earl Watson (Ind) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos, right thigh bruise) did not play. NY 88, Chi 81 at NY Wilson Chandler (NY) had 16 points. David Lee (NY) had 18 points, 21 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 20 points. Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 21 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Cha 88, Det 76 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 29 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 13 points on 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points and 3 steals. Will Bynum (Det) had 12 points. Cha shot 48.6% (34-70) FG and Det shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Richard Hamilton (Det, sore right hamstring) did not play. Was 105, Phi 98 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 31 points and 8 rebounds. Earl Boykins (Was) had 18 points. Willie Green (Phi) had 16 points and 6 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Atl 112, Min 87 at Min Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 21 points and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 15 points and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Al Jefferson (Min) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Hou 108, LAC 99 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Carl Landry (Hou) had 27 points on 7-10 FG and 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 19 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 29 points including 13-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Baron Davis (LAC) had 18 points and 9 assists. Chase Budinger (Hou, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 121, GS 108 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 33 points including 14-21 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 23 points including 7-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Andris Biedrins (GS, osteitis pubis), Mikki Moore (GS, bone spurs right heel), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, left knee sprain) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 23 (All times Central) Houston @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Toronto @ Detroit 6:30 pm Utah @ Miami 6:30 pm Minnesota @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Portland @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Atlanta @ Denver 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Cleveland @ Sacramento 9:00 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