News from December 30. Portland signed Shavlik Randolph. The LA Clippers activated Marcus Camby and placed Steve Novak on IL. Boston activated Lester Hudson and placed Glen Davis on IL. Minnesota activated Oleksiy Pecherov and placed Brian Cardinal and Alando Tucker on IL. New Jersey activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Josh Boone on IL. Cle 106, Atl 101 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 48 points on 15-23 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 14-16 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 20 points and 6 assists. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 35 points including 15-25 FG. Cle shot 28-38 FT and Atl shot 14-15 FT. Orl 117, Mil 92 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Orl) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 5 turnovers. Jason Williams (Orl) had 16 points including 5-7 FG and 5-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 15 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Orl shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Mil shot 39.2% (38-97) FG. Orl shot 21-26 FT and Mil shot 7-9 FT. Pho 116, Bos 98 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points including 11-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Channing Frye (Pho) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 17 points and 4 steals. Tony Allen (Bos) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Eddie House (Bos) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos, sore right knee) did not play. NO 95, Mia 91 at NO David West (NO) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Emaka Okafor (NO) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 7-10 FT, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Por 103, LAC 99 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Martell Webster (Por) had 15 points. Jerryd Bayless (Por) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 8 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 24 points including 8-11 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back surgery) and Joel Przybilla (Por, knee surgery) did not play. Uta 107, Min 103 at Min Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Ronnie Brewer (Uta) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 4 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery) did not play. Tor 107, Cha 103 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 33 points including 11-11 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 28 points. Marco Belinelli (Tor) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 23 points including 10-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 30 points including 11-11 FT, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. NJ 104, NY 95 at NJ Chris Douglas-Robert (NJ) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 24 points on 12-20 FG, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 25 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Mem 121, Ind 110 at Ind Rudy Gay (Mem) had 31 points including 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 28 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Luther Head (Ind) had 30 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind, ear infection) and Troy Murphy (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. Phi 116, Sac 106 at Sac Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Donte Greene (Sac) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyreke Evans (Sac, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 31 (All times Central) Chicago @ Detroit 2:00 pm Dallas @ Houston 6:00 pm Miami @ San Antonio 6:00 pm TNT Utah @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Clippers 8:30 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