News from December 8. Danny Granger (Ind) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a torn plantar fascia on his right foot (the tissue across the bottom of the foot). Rudy Fernandez (Por) underwent surgery to alleviate nerve pressure in his back that was causing leg pain. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Matt Carroll on IL. Phoenix activated Louis Amundson. The LA Clippers activated Brian Skinner and placed Ricky Davis on IL. Cleveland activated Jawad Williams and placed Coby Karl on IL. Boston activated Tony Allen and placed Marquis Daniels (torn ligament left thumb) on IL. Daniels underwent surgery on the thumb. Minnesota activated Brian Cardinal and placed Nathan Jawai (ill) on IL. Toronto activated Marcus Banks and placed Jose Calderon (sore left hip) on IL. Dal 102, Pho 101 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 33 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 14 points and 6 assists. Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Mem 111, Cle 109 OT at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 32 points including 11-11 FT, 14 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points including the game winning layup with 3 seconds left and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 28 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 43 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 11-12 FT, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Bos 98, Mil 89 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 25 points including 9-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Cha 107, Den 95 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 25 points including 8-11 FT and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 15 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Den) had 16 points and 4 steals. Kenyon Martin (Den, dislocated left little finger) did not play. NJ 103, Chi 101 at Chi Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 20 points and 3 blocks. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 17 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Luol Deng (Chi) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. NO 96, Sac 94 at NO David West (NO) had 24 points including 9-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Omri Casspi (Sac, lower back spasms) did not play. Orl 97, LAC 86 at LAC Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 25 points on 7-10 FG and 11-15 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Vince Carter (Orl) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 21 points. Baron Davis (LAC) had 18 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Orl, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Tor 94, Min 88 at Tor Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 16 points on 2-11 FG and 12-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 17 points including 11-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 17 points and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Tor shot 40-48 FT and Min shot 19-23 FT. Schedule for Wednesday, December 9 (All times Central) Chicago @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Houston 7:30 pm Sacramento @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 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