News from December 2. Richard Hamilton (Chi) suffered a torn plantar fascia in his left foot during Saturday's Phi-Chi game Orl 113, LAL 103 at LAL Glen Davis (Orl) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 21 points including 9-21 FT and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 34 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Orl out-scored LAL 40-26 in the 4th quarter. NY 106, Pho 99 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points on 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Shannon Brown (Pho) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Pho, strained right quad) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, December 4 (All times Central) Minnesota at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami at Washington 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix at Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Houston 7:00 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