News from December 14. Carlos Delfino (Mil) underwent surgery on his right foot and will be out at least 2 months. Cleveland activated Henry Sims and placed Tyler Zeller on IL. Dallas activated Brandon Wright and placed Dirk Nowitzki (ill) on IL. San Antonio placed Malcolm Thomas on IL. Toronto activated Austin Daye and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Utah activated Mike Harris and placed Rudy Gobert on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.5 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 26.0 LeBron James (Mia) 25.0 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 13.8 Dwight Howard (Hou) 13.3 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 12.8 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 11.5 John Wall (Was) 9.3 Stephen Curry (GS) 9.0 Dal 106, Mil 93 at Dal Jose Calderon (Dal) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 19 points including 9-10 FG and 6 rebounds. John Henson (Mil) had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee) and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, right foot fracture) did not play. LAL 88, Cha 85 at Cha Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points including 10-13 FG and 8 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. LAL shot 21-23 FT and Cha shot 5-8 FT. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament) and Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear) did not play. LAC 113, Was 97 at Was Chris Paul (LAC) had 38 points on 11-14 FG, 5-7 3-pointers, and 11-11 FT, 12 assists and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points including 6-6 FG and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Seraphin (Was) had 16 points. Matt Barnes (LAC, injured left eye) and Nene (Was, right foot tendinitis) did not play. Mia 114, Cle 107 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points on 9-12 FG and 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 19 points and 4 steals. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. NY 111, Atl 106 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 23 points on 11-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 13 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 9 turnovers. Louis Williams (Atl) had 27 points including 9-16 FG and 6-13 3-pointers. Raymond Felton (NY, strained left hamstring) and Kenyon Martin (NY, strained abdominal muscle) did not play. Tor 99, Chi 77 at Chi Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 16 points and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tor shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Chi shot 36% (31-86) FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, back) did not play. Por 139, Phi 105 at Phi LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points on 10-15 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 16 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 18 points on 5-15 FG and 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 17 points. Por shot 55.9% (52-93) FG (including 21-37 3-pointers) and Phi shot 44.8% (39-87) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, skin infection) did not play. SA 100, Uta 84 at Uta Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points including 6-8 FG. Trey Burke (Uta) had 20 points and 5 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. 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 Schedule for Monday, December 16 (All times Central) Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Atlanta 6:30 pm Minnesota at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Utah at Miami 6:30 pm Washington at New York 6:30 pm Orlando at Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio at LA Clippers 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