News from December 18. Houston recalled Dontas Motiejunas from the NBADL. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and placed Josh Childress on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Anthony Randolph on IL. Milwaukee activated Mike Dunleavy and placed Tobias Harris on IL. Toronto activated Dion Waiters and placed Jeremy Pargo on IL. Dal 107, Phi 100 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 26 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Dorell Wright (Phi) had 25 points including 7-13 3-pointers. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (Dal, strained right groin) and Jrue Holiday (Phi, sprained left foot) did not play. Mia 103, Min 92 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 8-11 FT. Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 22 points on 10-16 FG. Kevin Love (Min) had 11 points including 2-10 FG and 18 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 9 offensive. Min out-rebounded Mia 52-24 including 18-6 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min, rest), Josh Howard (Min, hyperextended right knee) and Malcolm Lee (Min, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Den 112, SA 106 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 28 points and 9 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 31 points including 9-10 FT, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. LAL 101, Cha 100 at LAL Dwight Howard (LAL) had 16 points, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Metta World Peace (LAL) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 17 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Byron Mullens (Cha) had 13 points on 5-19 FG, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 20 points and 6 assists. Uta 92, Bro 90 at Bro Paul Millsap (Uta) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 21 points. Chi 100, Bos 89 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points including 11-12 FT. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 21 points including 10-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 11 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Nate Robinson (Chi) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 26 points and 8 assists. Mil 98, Ind 93 at Mil Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 34 points including 13-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 19 points including 8-23 FG and 6 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Joel Przybilla (Mil, suspended) did not play. Atl 100, Was 95 OT at Was Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 17 points including 5-10 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Louis Williams (Atl) had 24 points on 6-18 FG and 10-11 FT. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Nene (Was) had 18 points on 5-7 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) and A.J. Price (Was, fractured right hand) did not play. Tor 113, Cle 99 at Cle Jose Calderon (Tor) had 23 points on 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 22 points including 12-16 FT and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. GS 103, NO 96 at GS David Lee (GS) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points and 3 steals. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 16 points and 10 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 15 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 28 points including 8-22 FG and 4-14 3-pointers. GS shot 29-34 FT and NO shot 17-17 FT. Schedule for Wednesday, December 19 (All times Central) Detroit at Toronto 6:00 pm Brooklyn at New York 6:00 pm ESPN Washington at Orlando 6:00 pm Utah at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Boston 6:30 pm Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Golden State at Sacramento 9:00 pm New Orleans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, December 20 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Minnesota 6:00 pm TNT Miami at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Denver at Portland 9:00 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