News from December 27. The NBA fined Zach Randolph (Mem) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Thursday's Mem-Hou game. Al Horford (Atl) is out indefinitely with a torn right pectorial (chest) muscle. Brooklyn placed Andray Blatche on IL. Miami activated Roger Mason and placed Dwyane Wade (sore knee) on IL. Milwaukee activated Larry Sanders and placed Zaza Pachulia (fractured right foot) on IL. New Orleans activated Jason Smith and placed Eric Gordon (right hip contusion) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Ryan Gomes and placed Russell Westbrook on IL. Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is out through the All-Star break (Feb. 16). OKC 89, Cha 85 at Cha Kevin Durant (OKC) had 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points on 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) had 12 points. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 7 assists. Jeff Taylor (Cha, ruptured right Achilles) did not play. Orl 109, Det 92 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 21 points and 8 assists. Will Bynum (Det) had 18 points. Orl shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Det shot 41.1% (39-95) FG. Bro 104, Mil 93 at Bro Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Paul Pierce (Bro) had 13 points including 4-11 FG. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 15 points including 3-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tor 95, NY 83 at NY Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 9-14 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points and 11 assists. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tor out-scored NY 29-12 in the 4th quarter. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained left ankle) did not play. Min 120, Was 98 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 26 points and 7 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points. Min shot 31-38 FT and Was shot 14-17 FT. Kevin Seraphin (Was, sore right knee) did not play. NO 105, Den 89 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 22 points including 7-20 FG and 9 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Jason Smith (NO, bone bruise right knee), Kenneth Faried (Den, sprained left ankle), and Darrell Arthur (Den, right quad contusion) did not play. Uta 105, LAL 103 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and the game winning putback dunk with 2.1 seconds left and 14 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAL) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nick Young (LAL) had 21 points on 10-17 FG. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament) and Pau Gasol (LAL, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Sac 108, Mia 103 OT at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 26 points including 11-19 FG and 5 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 27 points including 7-10 FT, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. LeBron James (Mia) had 33 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ray Allen (Mia, right knee tendinitis) and Chris Andersen (Mia, sore back) did not play. GS 115, Pho 86 at GS David Lee (GS) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 9-11 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 14 points including 5-17 FG, 13 rebounds, 16 assists, and 7 turnovers. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 11 points, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Miles Plumlee (Pho) had 9 points and 7 rebounds. GS shot 52.9% (45-85) FG and Pho shot 36% (32-89) FG. Schedule for Saturday, December 28 (All times Central) Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm Brooklyn at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV New York at Toronto 6:00 pm Detroit at Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Houston 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia at Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami at Portland 9:00 pm Utah at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, December 29 (All times Central) Golden State at Cleveland 5:00 pm Atlanta at Orlando 5:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Sacramento at San Antonio 6:00 pm Philadelphia at LA Lakers 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