News from December 28. The LA Lakers retired Jamaal Wilkes' #52. Golden State recalled Kent Bazemore and Jeremy Tyler from the NBADL. Dallas activated Rodrigue Beaubois and placed Bernard James on IL. Denver activated Julyan Stone and placed Quincy Miller on IL. Detroit activated Khris Middleton and placed Rodney Stuckey on IL. Indiana activated Gerald Green and placed Orlando Johnson on IL. Miami activated Ray Allen and placed Josh Harrellson on IL. New Jersey activated Josh Childress and placed Tornike Shengelia on IL. New Orleans activated Jason Smith. Phoenix activated Diante Garrett and placed Goran Dragic (sore hip) on IL. Toronto activated Kyle Lowry. Den 106, Dal 85 at Dal Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 39 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 11 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 15 points, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. SA 122, Hou 116 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 30 points including 13-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 31 points on 11-19 FG and 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 24 points on 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 21 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gary Neal (SA, strained right calf) did not play. Bro 97, Cha 81 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points including 9-12 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 19 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points. Hakim Warrick (Cha) had 13 points. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 12 points. Det 109, Mia 99 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 10 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 35 points including 15-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia, suspended) did not play. Sac 106, NY 105 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 18 points. James Johnson (Sac) had 17 points including the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Tyson Chandler (NY) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Copeland (NY) had 23 points. Carmelo Anthony (NY, hyperextended left knee), Raymond Felton (NY, fractired right pinky finger), and Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play. LAC 116, Uta 114 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 13 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 29 points including 13-14 FT and the game winning free throws with 3.4 seconds left and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Randy Foye (Uta) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta, sprained right thumb) did not play. LAL 104, Por 87 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 21 points including 7-13 FT, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 12-17 FG. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 10 points including 0-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ind 97, Pho 91 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 15 points including 4-12 FG. David West (Ind) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. George Hill (Ind) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Pho) had 19 points and 6 assists. Sam Young (Ind, flu) did not play. Atl 102, Cle 94 at Cle Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Atl) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points on 12-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ivan Johnson (Cle, ill) did not play. Tor 104, NO 97 OT at NO DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 11-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Alan Anderson (Tor) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 17 points and 8 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 14 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Was 105, Orl 97 at Was Nene (Was) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jordan Crawford (Was) had 27 points including 11-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf), A.J. Price (Was, fractured right hand), and Glen Davis (Orl, sprained left shoulder) did not play. GS 96, Phi 89 at GS David Lee (GS) had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carl Landry (GS) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 21 points and 10 assists. Schedule for Saturday, December 29 (All times Central) New Orleans at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm Toronto at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Washington at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Houston 7:00 pm Phoenix at Minnesota 7:00 pm Miami at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia at Portland 9:00 pm Boston at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, December 30 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Detroit 6:30 pm San Antonio at Dallas 6:30 pm Boston at Sacramento 8:00 pm Utah at LA Clippers 8:30 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