News from December 26. Memphis reached a buyout agreement with Marko Jaric and released him. Utah activated Kyle Korver. Charlotte activated Flip Murray and placed Tyson Chandler on IL. Minnesota activated Ryan Gomes and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. Chicago activated Tyrus Thomas. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 30.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.8 LeBron James (Cle) 28.7 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.4 Joakim Noah (Chi) 12.4 Gerald Wallace (Cha) 11.9 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.2 Chris Paul (NO) 10.7 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.0 Dal 106, Mem 101 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points on 10-16 FG. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 13 points including 6-6 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points and 5 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 27 points including 12-19 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Drew Gooden (Dal, back spasms) did not play. Atl 110, Ind 98 at Ind Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 4 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 25 points including 11-14 FG, 19 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 24 points. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 19 points. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luther Head (Ind) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Atl shot 24-31 FT and Ind shot 12-16 FT. SA 112, Mil 97 at Mil Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 8 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 8 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 12 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hakim Warrick (Mil) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. SA shot 59.7% (46-77) FG and Mil shot 42.7% (35-82) FG. LAL 112, Sac 103 2OT at Sac Lamar Odom (LAL) had 13 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 38 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 23 points and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ron Artest (LAL, concussion) and Sean May (Sac, strained right hand) did not play. GS 132, Pho 127 at GS Corey Maggette (GS) had 33 points including 13-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 33 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Anthony Randolph (GS) had 17 points including 6-7 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points and 5 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 36 points including 14-22 FG and 6-12 3-pointers and 9 assists. Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back strain) and Mikki Moore (GS, bone spurs right heel) did not play. OKC 98, Cha 91 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points and 6 rebounds. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 24 points including 9-26 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Etan Thomas (OKC, flu like symptoms), DJ White (OKC), and Kyle Weaver (OKC, left shoulder surgery) did not play. Chi 96, NO 85 at Chi Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 14 points on 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Chi) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Devin Brown (NO) had 22 points including 6-7 3-pointers. Uta 97, Phi 76 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 27 points including 10-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points. Uta shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and Phi shot 33.8% (27-80) FG. Hou 98, NJ 93 at NJ Luis Scola (Hou) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Trebor Ariza (Hou) had 13 points including 5-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carl Landry (Hou) had 26 points on 9-14 FG and 8-11 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points and 6 assists. Tracy McGrady (Hou, not with team) and Rafer Alston (NJ, sore back) did not play. Min 101, Was 89 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 27 points and 7 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 10 points including 2-8 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 26 points including 10-28 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Schedule for Sunday, December 27 (All times Central) Detroit @ Toronto 12:00 pm Houston @ Cleveland 5:00 pm Indiana @ Miami 5:00 pm San Antonio @ New York 5:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Denver 7:00 pm Boston @ LA Clippers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 28 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Washington @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Philadelphia @ Portland 9:00 pm Denver @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Boston @ Golden State 9:30 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