News from December 13. Chicago signed D.J. Augustin. New Orleans released Josh Childress. Atlanta activated John Jenkins and placed Gustavo Ayon on IL. Jenkins was recalled from the NBADL. Chicago activated Jimmy Butler. Detroit activated Chauncey Billups and placed Peyton Siva on IL. Golden State placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL. O'Neal underwent surgery on his right wrist on Friday to repair a torn ligament. The LA Lakers activated Ryan Kelly. Kelly was recalled from the NBADL. Orlando activated Tobias Harris and placed Solomon Jones on IL. Toronto activated Tyler Hansbrough and placed Chuck Hayes and Austin Daye on IL. Hou 116, GS 112 at GS Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 18 points including 5-6 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points and 9 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points including 9-11 FT, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Hou out-rebounded GS 56-32 including 19-7 offensive. Pho 116, Sac 107 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 29 points including 10-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 28 points including 11-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Miles Plumlee (Pho) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points including 5-16 FG, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 29 points and 6 rebounds. Uta 103, Den 93 at Den Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 30 points including 11-18 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 9-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Hamilton (Den) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. SA 117, Min 110 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points on 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 29 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points and 9 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 42 points including 15-27 FG and 8-9 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. SA shot 55.2% (48-87) FG and Min shot 43.2% (38-88) FG. Chi 91, Mil 90 at Mil Joakim Noah (Chi) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 12 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 12 points including the game winning banked 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left and 5 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gary Neal (Mil) had 17 points. Luol Deng (Chi, sore right Achilles), Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee), and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, fractured right foot) did not play. OKC 122, LAL 97 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 31 points including 10-13 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Reggie Jackson (GS) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Gasol (LAL) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Nick Young (LAL) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament right elbow) and Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear) did not play. NO 104, Mem 98 at NO Ryan Anderson (NO) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points and 12 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 7 assists. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 19 points including 8-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Quincy Pondexter (Mem, stress fracture right foot) did not play. Det 103, Bro 99 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points. Deron Williams (Bro) had 22 points and 9 assists. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. Bos 90, NY 86 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Bos) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Kris Humphries (Bos, bruised right knee) and Raymond Felton (NY, sore left hamstring) did not play. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 9-24 FG. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Atl 101, Was 99 OT at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 34 points including 15-23 FG and the game winning short baseliner at the buzzer and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Trevor Booker (Was) had 24 points on 12-19 FG and 14 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nene (Was, right foot tendinitis) did not play. Tor 108, Phi 100 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 24 points on 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, skin infection) did not play. Cle 109, Orl 100 at Orl Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 31 points and 5 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ind 99, Cha 94 at Ind Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Saturday, December 14 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland at Miami 6:30 pm Atlanta at New York 6:30 pm Toronto at Chicago 7:00 pm Portland at Philadelphia 7:00 pm Milwaukee at Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV San Antonio at Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, December 15 (All times Central) Houston at Sacramento 5:00 pm Minnesota at Memphis 5:00 pm Portland at Detroit 5:00 pm Orlando at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm New Orleans at Denver 7:00 pm Golden State at Phoenix 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