News from December 16. The NBA suspended Joel Przybilla (Mil) for 1 game for throwing a ball at a ref during Saturday's LAC-Mil game. New Orleans signed Dominic McGuire and placed Jason Smith (right shoulder injury) on IL. Houston recalled Terrence Jones from the NBADL and activated him. Portland activated Wesley Matthews and placed Joel Freeland on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 29.3 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 27.9 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.5 Rebounds Anderson Varejao (Cle) 14.6 Zach Randolph (Mem) 12.6 Dwight Howard (LAL) 12.0 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 12.7 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.3 Jrue Holiday (Phi) 8.9 Tor 103, Hou 96 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 24 points. Omer Asik (Hou) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 14-15 FT. Patrick Patterson (Hou, bone bruise foot) did not play. LAL 111, Phi 98 at Phi Metta World Peace (LAL) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (Phi) had 30 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 6 assists. LAL shot 19-24 FT and Phi shot 6-11 FT. Pau Gasol (LAL, tendinitis both knees), Jordan Hill (LAL, back spasms), and Jrue Holiday (Phi, sprained left foot did not play. Den 122, Sac 97 at Sac Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points. JaVale McGee (Den) had 19 points including 7-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points on 5-14 FG and 9-11 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 20 points on 3-10 FG and 13-15 FT. Den shot 54.1% (46-85) FG and Sac shot 34.1% (31-91) FG. Marcus Thornton (Sac, personal reasons) did not play. Por 95, NO 94 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 11 points on 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 26 points including 9-16 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Schedule for Monday, December 17 (All times Central) Minnesota at Orlando 6:00 pm Houston at New York 6:30 pm NBATV LA Clippers at Detroit 6:30 pm Chicago at Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 8:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 18 (All times Central) Atlanta at Washington 6:00 pm Toronto at Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Minnesota at Miami 6:30 pm Boston at Chicago 7:00 pm Indiana at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Denver 8:00 pm Charlotte at LA Lakers 9:30 pm New Orleans 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