News from December 1. Atlanta assigned John Jenkins and Mike Scott to the NBADL. Golden State recalled Kent Bazemore from the NBADL and activated him. Dallas activated Darren Collison and placed Rodrigue Beaubois on IL. Detroit activated Kim English and placed Sasha Kravtsov on IL. Houston activated Cole Aldrich and Carlos Delfino. Indiana activated Ben Hansbrough and placed Miles Plumlee on IL. Milwaukee activated Luc Mbah a Moute and Drew Gooden and placed Ekpe Udoh and Mike Dunleavy on IL. Oklahoma City activated DeAndre Liggins. San Antonio placed Cory Joseph on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.2 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 26.1 Rebounds Anderson Varejao (Cle) 15.3 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.7 Omer Asik (Hou) 12.3 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 12.9 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.3 Jrue Holiday (Phi) 9.3 Dal 92, Det 77 at Dal O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (Dal) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Vince Carter (Dal) had 12 points on 4-6 3-pointers (his only attempts) and 5 assists. Jason Maxiell (Det) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Brandon Knight (Det) had 20 points and 3 steals. SA 99, Mem 95 OT at SA Gary Neal (SA) had 13 points including 4-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 30 points including 8-10 FT and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 10 points including 4-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 5-21 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points, 12 assists, and 4 steals. Hou 124, Uta 116 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points. Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points and 8 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Randy Foye (Uta) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 21 points. Hou shot 21-26 FT and Uta shot 9-11 FT. Derrick Favors (Uta, strained right arch) and Marvin Williams (Uta, concussion) did not play. Chi 93, Phi 88 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 23 points and 7 assists. Nick Young (Phi, hyperextended left big toe) did not play. Mia 102, Bro 89 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 34 points including 14-20 FG and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Mia) had 13 points. Gerald Wallace (Bro) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos, suspended) did not play. OKC 100, NO 79 at NO Kevin Durant (OKC) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Martin (OKC) had 19 points. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Robin Lopez (NO) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and NO shot 37% (30-81) FG. Anthony Davis (NO, stress reaction left ankle) did not play. Mil 91, Bos 88 at Mil Monta Ellis (Mil) had 17 points including 6-20 FG and 7 assists. Larry Sanders (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Por 118, Cle 117 2OT at Cle Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with .2 seconds left and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 22 points. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. LAC 116, Sac 81 at LAC Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 17 points and 6 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points on 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. LAC shot 54.7% (47-86) FG and Sac shot 38.2% (29-76) FG. Tyreke Evans (Sac, bruised left knee) did not play. GS 103, Ind 92 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points on 8-23 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points and 11 assists. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 18 points on 8-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. David West (Ind) had 23 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 19 points. Richard Jefferson (GS, strained right calf) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 2 (All times Central) Phoenix at New York 11:00 am Orlando at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 3 (All times Central) Portland at Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland at Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee at New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm Orlando at Golden State 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html