News from December 15. The NBA suspended Meyers Leonard (Por) and Daniel Orton (Phi) for 1 game for the fight during Saturday's Por-Phi game. Detroit activated Will Bynum and placed Tony Mitchell on IL. Oklahoma City activated Thabo Sefolosha and placed Ryan Gomes on IL. Sac 106, Hou 91 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 19 points and 8 assists. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 25 points. Omer Asik (Hou, right knee contusion) and Jeremy Lin (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. Min 101, Mem 93 at Mem Kevin Love (Min) had 30 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Min) had 15 points and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 28 points on 12-20 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Quincy Pondexter (Mem, stress fracture) did not play. Por 111, Det 109 OT at Det LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points on 6-21 FG, 0-7 3-pointers, and 0-7 3-pointers and the game winning fade away jumper with .1 seconds left, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Det) had 31 points including 13-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Meyers Leonard (Por, suspended) did not play. OKC 101, Orl 98 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lamb (OKC) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 25 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Den 102, NO 93 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 12 points and 8 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Austin Rivers (NO) had 17 points. Tyreke Evans (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Pho 106, GS 102 at Pho Channing Frye (Pho) had 20 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 24 points including 8-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points. David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, December 17 (All times Central) Sacramento at Charlotte 6:00 pm Portland at Cleveland 6:00 pm LA Lakers at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Denver 8:00 pm NBATV New Orleans 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