News from December 8. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant. Miami activated Michael Beasley and placed Dwyane Wade (resting knees) on IL. Toronto activated Dwight Buycks and placed Tyler Hansbrough (sprained left shoulder) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.9 LeBron James (Mia) 25.4 Carmelo Anthony (NY) 25.2 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 13.6 Dwight Howard (Hou) 13.2 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.0 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 11.9 John Wall (Was) 9.1 Stephen Curry (GS) 8.9 OKC 118, Ind 94 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 36 points including 14-23 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 15 points. Paul George (Ind) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. OKC shot 61% (47-77) FG and Ind shot 40% (34-85) FG. Bos 114, NY 73 at NY Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 23 points including 6-12 3-pointers and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points on 5-15 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 17 points on 5-7 FG and 7-10 FT. Bos out-scored NY 34-11 in the 1st quarter. Bos shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and NY shot 34.2% (25-73) FG. Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained right ankle) and Kenyon Martin (NY, sore left ankle) did not play. Mia 110, Det 95 at Det LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mia) had 18 points. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Mia shot 55.6% (40-72) FG and Det shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Rodney Stuckey (Det, sore left knee) did not play. Hou 98, Orl 88 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 18 points. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 20 points including 8-14 FT, 22 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 27 points including 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Glen Davis (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou, right knee contusion), Jeremy Lin (Hou, sprained right knee), Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee), and Nikola Vucevic (Orl, sprained left ankle) did not play. Tor 106, LAL 94 at LAL Amir Johnson (Tor) had 32 points including 14-17 FG and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 19 points. Xavier Henry (LAL) had 17 points including 6-8 FG. [Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 9 points including 2-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers in 28 minutes in his season debut.] Quincy Acy (Tor, pending trade), Rudy Gay (Tor, pending trade), Jordan Farmar (LAL, left hamstring tear), and Chris Kaman (LAL, back spasms) did not play. Schedule for Monday, December 9 (All times Central) Golden State at Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Denver at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Orlando at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at Utah 8:00 pm Dallas at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 10 (All times Central) New York at Cleveland 6:00 pm Miami at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at Toronto 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Minnesota at Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix at LA Lakers 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