News from December 22. Brook Lopez (Bro) is out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken right foot during Friday's Bro-Phi game. Patrick Beverly (Hou) suffered a broken right hand during Saturday's Hou-Det game. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.1 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 26.5 Kevin Love (Min) 25.9 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 13.9 Dwight Howard (Hou) 13.2 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.1 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 11.3 Stephen Curry (GS) 9.2 John Wall (Was) 9.1 LAC 120, Min 116 OT at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 32 points including 10-11 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 45 points on 15-23 FG and 13-15 FT, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 34 points including 16-28 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Reggie Bullock (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 104, OKC 98 at OKC Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points including 7-20 FG. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points on 5-16 FG and 12-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ind 106, Bos 79 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 12 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Monday, December 23 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit at Cleveland 6:00 pm New York at Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Atlanta at Miami 6:30 pm Dallas at Houston 7:00 pm Utah at Memphis 7:00 pm Toronto at San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State at Denver 8:00 pm LA Lakers at Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, December 24 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Wednesday, December 25 (All times Central) Chicago at Brooklyn 11:00 am ESPN Oklahoma City at New York 1:30 pm ABC Miami at LA Lakers 4:00 pm ABC Houston at San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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