News from December 26. The NBA fined Jordan Hamilton (Den) $25,000 for his vulgar exchange with a fan during Tuesday's Den-LAC game. The Dec 26 Chicago at Indiana game was postponed due to bad weather. A new date for the game will be announced at a later time. Charlotte placed Byron Mullens on IL. Cleveland placed Samardo Samuels on IL. Detroit activated Corey Maggette and placed Sasha Kravtsov on IL. Golden State activated Kent Bazemore and Jeremy Tyler. Memphis placed Tony Wroten on IL. Miami activated Terrel Harris and Josh Harrellson and placed Dexter Pittman and Ray Allen (sore right shoulder) on IL. Pittman was assigned to the NBADL. Milwaukee activated Beno Udrih and placed Joel Przybilla on IL. Phoenix activated Michael Beasley and placed Diante Garrett on IL. Portland activated Nolan Smith and placed Wesley Matthews (injured left hip) on IL. Toronto activated Landry Fields and placed Jonas Valanciunas on IL. Valanciunas is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken right ring finger. GS 94, Uta 83 at Uta David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 15 points. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta, sprained right thumb) did not play. Den 126, LAL 114 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Corey Brewer (Den) had 27 points including 6-7 3-pointers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 9-11 FT and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi 99, Mem 89 at Mem Dorell Wright (Phi) had 28 points including 8-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 13 points including 5-16 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points on 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jason Richardson (Phi, strained lower back) and Rudy Gay (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. NY 99, Pho 97 at Pho Tyson Chandler (NY) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NY) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. J.R. Smith (NY) had 27 points including the game winning long baseliner at the buzzer, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 36 points including 11-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY, hyperextended left knee), Raymond Felton (NY, sprained right finger), and Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play. Mil 108, Bro 93 at Mil Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 20 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points, 10 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro, injured wrist) did not play. SA 100, Tor 80 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 13 points and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. John Lucas (Tor) had 11 points and 6 assists. SA shot 24-29 FT and Tor shot 7-12 FT. Gary Neal (SA, strained right calf) did not play. Hou 87, Min 84 at Min Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Omer Asik (Hou) had 30 points and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Alexey Shved (Min) had 16 points. J.J. Barea (Min) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Malcolm Lee (Min, hyperextended right knee) did not play. Mia 105, Cha 92 at Cha LeBron James (Mia) had 27 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hakim Warrick (Cha) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 27 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 19 points and 5 assists. Cle 87, Was 84 at Was Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 7-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nene (Was) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Emeka Okafor (Was) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Atl 126, Det 119 2OT at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 17 points and 11 assists. Louis Williams (Atl) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Will Bynum (Det) had 31 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Atl shot 23-31 FT and Det shot 9-15 FT. NO 97, Orl 94 at Orl Anthony Davis (NO) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 29 points on 9-10 FG and 11-12 FT and 3 blocks. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 27 points including 12-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Glen Davis (Orl, sprained left shoulder) did not play. Por 109, Sac 91 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 28 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.J. Hickson (Por) had 17 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac, not with team) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 27 (All times Central) Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Boston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 28 (All times Central) Orlando at Washington 6:00 pm Phoenix at Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami at Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta at Cleveland 6:30 pm Toronto at New Orleans 7:00 pm Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Houston at San Antonio 7:30 pm LA Clippers at Utah 8:00 pm New York at Sacramento 9:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 9:30 pm Philadelphia 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