News from December 7. Brooklyn activated Reggie Evans and placed Tornike Shengelia on IL. Cleveland assigned Jon Leuer to the NBADL. Denver activated Kosta Koufos and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Indiana activated Miles Plumlee and placed Orlando Johnson on IL. Oklahoma City recalled Perry Jones, Jeremy Lamb, and Daniel Orton from the NBADL. Lamb and Orton were activated. Portland assigned Will Barton and Victor Claver to the NBADL. Toronto placed Quincy Acy on IL. OKC 114, LAL 108 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 14-16 FT and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 23 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Pau Gasol (LAL, tendinitis both knees) did not play. Phi 95, Bos 94 OT at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 26 points including 10-6 FG and the game winning bucket with 3.9 seconds left, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points on 9-24 FG and 8-12 FT, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists. Royal Ivey (Phi, strained right groin) and Nick Young (Phi, hyperextended left big toe) did not play. Den 92, Ind 89 at Ind Corey Brewer (Den) had 20 points. JaVale McGee (Den) had 20 points including 9-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Andre Miller (Den) had 15 points and 8 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. David West (Ind) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. GS 109, Bro 102 at Bro David Lee (GS) had 30 points including 14-22 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 15 points and 8 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 22 points, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Deron Williams (Bro) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 32 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Mil 108, Cha 93 at Mil Marquis Daniels (Mil) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 8 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points and 6 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points. SA 114, Hou 92 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 7 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 10 points on 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. SA shot 55.2% (48-87) FG and Hou shot 38.9% (37-95) FG. Min 91, Cle 73 at Min Andrei Kirilenko (Min) had 8 points on 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Kevin Love (Min) had 36 points including 14-18 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alonzo Gee (Cle) had 16 points. C.J. Miles (Cle) had 13 points and 5 turnovers. Min shot 27-35 FT and Cle shot 6-9 FT. Atl 104, Was 95 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points and 5 rebounds including 6 offensive. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 19 points including 8-22 FG and 6 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained left calf) did not play. Chi 108, Det 104 at Det Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 24 points on 12-19 FG and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 30 points including 12-19 FG, 23 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 6 assists. Brandon Knight (Det) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 24 points. Mem 96, NO 89 at NO Rudy Gay (Mem) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Quincy Pondexter (Mem) had 16 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brian Roberts (NO) had 15 points. Jason Smith (NO) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Mem out-rebounded NO 46-29 including 11-5 offensive. Anthony Davis (NO, stress reaction left ankle) did not play. Uta 131, Tor 99 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points including 6-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta, plantar fasciitis) and Al Jefferson (Uta, back spasms) did not play. Sac 91, Orl 82 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmer Fredette (Sac) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. Glen Davis (Orl) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 18 points. Sac out-scored Orl 29-18 in the 4th quarter. Tyreke Evans (Sac, left knee injury) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, December 8 (All times Central) Phoenix at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Golden State at Washington 6:00 pm San Antonio at Charlotte 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Boston 6:30 pm New Orleans at Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Detroit at Cleveland 6:30 pm New York at Chicago 7:00 pm Atlanta at Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas at Houston 7:00 pm Sacramento at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, December 9 (All times Central) Toronto at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Milwaukee at Brooklyn 5:00 pm Indiana at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Denver at New York 6:30 pm NBATV Orlando at Phoenix 7:00 pm Utah at LA Lakers 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