News from December 20. The LA Lakers signed Kendall Marshall and placed Kobe Bryant (fractured left knee) on IL. Cleveland activated Henry Sims and Carrick Felix and placed Dion Waiters (sore right wrist) and Anthony Bennett (ill) on IL. Indiana activated Danny Granger and placed Solomon Hill on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Tor 109, Dal 108 OT at Dal Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 23 points including 7-10 3-pointers and 9 assists. Phi 121, Bro 120 OT at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 29 points including 13-22 FG and the game winning layup with .3 seconds left, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 24 points including 7-9 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 26 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Phi shot 10-15 FT and Bro shot 21-30 FT. Kevin Garnett (Bro, rest) did not play. Atl 118, Uta 85 at Atl Al Horford (Atl) had 23 points including 11-15 FG. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Louis Williams (Atl) had 25 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Alec Burks (Uta) had 13 points. Atl shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Uta shot 37.2% (35-94) FG. Cartier Martin (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 114, Mil 111 OT at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 39 points including 11-12 FT, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. Jarrett Jack (Cle) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 17 points including 6-20 FG, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. John Henson (Mil) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 20 points including 6-21 FG and 7 rebounds. Caron Butler (Mil, sore right knee) and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, fractured right foot) did not play. Cha 116, Det 106 at Det Al Jefferson (Cha) had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 34 points including 12-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Det) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 26 points and 5 assists. Cha out-scored Det 41-17 in the 4th quarter. Mia 122, Sac 103 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 25 points including 11-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Mia) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 27 points including 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ind 114, Hou 81 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. David West (Ind) had 12 points on 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 14 points including 6-8 FG. Ind shot 53.1% (43-81) FG and Hou shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) and Jeremy Lin (Hou, back spasms) did not play. Pho 103, Den 99 at Den Goran Dragic (Pho) had 17 points and 6 assists. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 25 points including 11-15 FT, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Gerald Green (Pho) had 19 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Pho out-scored Den 31-17 in the 4th quarter. Jordan Hamilton (Den, suspended) did not play. LAL 104, Min 91 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 10-15 FG, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Xavier Henry (LAL) had 21 points and 3 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 22 points including 8-12 FT and 13 rebounds including 10 offensive. LAL shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Min shot 34.7% (33-95) FG. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament) and Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, December 21 (All times Central) Memphis at New York 11:00 am Washington at Boston 12:00 pm Utah at Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento at Orlando 6:00 pm Houston at Detroit 6:30 pm Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas at Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans at Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Golden State 9:30 pm Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, December 22 (All times Central) Boston at Indiana 5:00 pm Toronto at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Minnesota 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