News from December 5. The LA Clippers activated Eric Gordon and placed Brian Skinner on IL. Phoenix activated Taylor Griffin and placed Louis Amundson (flu) on IL. Denver activated Johan Petro and placed Renaldo Balkman on IL. Philadelphia placed Louis Williams (fractured jaw) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 30.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.1 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.1 Rebounds Gerald Wallace (Cha) 12.2 Chris Bosh (Tor) 12.1 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.1 Assists Steven Nash (Pho) 11.2 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.9 Chris Paul (NO) 9.7 Atl 80, Dal 75 at Dal Josh Smith (Atl) had 12 points on 4-11 FG and 4-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 31 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points including 5-16 FG. Pho 115, Sac 107 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 18 points including 8-12 FT and 21 rebounds including 9 offensive. Channing Frye (Pho) had 15 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 32 points and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Cha 106, Phi 105 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 28 points including 10-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points including the game winning layup with 4.7 seconds left, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Willie Green (Phi) had 26 points including 10-15 FG. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 22 points on 6-18 FG and 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi, right rotator cuff strain) did not play. Min 108, Uta 101 at Min Ryan Gomes (Min) had 23 points including 9-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 18 points and 11 assists. Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery) and Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, sore lower back) did not play. Den 106, SA 99 at SA Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points and 7 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points and 5 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 26 points including 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 27 points including 11-12 FT, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tor 110, Chi 78 at Chi Chris Bosh (Tor) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Rasho Nesterovic (Tor) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (Tor) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds. John Salmons (Chi) had 13 points. Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 13 points including 5-15 FG. Orl 126, GS 118 at GS Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 20 points. Vince Carter (Orl) had 27 points including 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Anthony Randolph (GS) had 28 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 33 points including 9-11 FT, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl, torn meniscus left knee), Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back strain), Anthony Morrow (GS, death in family), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, left knee) did not play. Por 90, Hou 89 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 28 points including 9-15 FG and the game winning layup with 3 seconds left. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 11 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Carl Landry (Hou) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back pain) and Travis Outlaw (Por, fractured left foot) did not play. LAC 88, Ind 72 at LAC Al Thornton (LAC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 12 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points. LAC out-rebounded Ind 58-34 including 19-4 offensive Schedule for Sunday, December 6 (All times Central) New Jersey @ New York 11:00 am Cleveland @ Milwaukee 2:00 pm Washington @ Detroit 5:00 pm NBATV Miami @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Phoenix @ LA Lakers 8:30 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