News from December 14. Miami activated Chris Andersen and placed Shabazz Napier and Hassan Whiteside on IL. New York placed Iman Shumpert (dislocated left shoulder) on IL. Shumpert could be out up to 3 weeks. Oklahoma City activated Mitch McGary and placed Lance Thomas on IL. Phoenix activated Tyler Ennis and placed Goran Dragic (sore lower back) on IL. San Antonio activated Kawhi Leonard and placed Tony Parker (mild strained left hamstring) on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Utah activated Toure Murry and placed Derrick Favors on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 26.3 LeBron James (Cle) 25.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 25.4 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 12.5 Pau Gasol (Chi) 11.9 Andre Drummond (Det) 11.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 10.8 Ty Lawson (Den) 10.3 John Wall (Was) 10.3 GS 128, NO 122 OT at NO Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 30 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Anthony Davis (NO, chest injury) did not play. Chi 93, Mia 75 at Mia Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 15 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luol Deng (Mia) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Chi shot 46.5% (33-71) FG and Mia shot 35% (28-80) FG. Chris Bosh (Mia, strained left calf) did not play. Was 93, Uta 84 at Was Paul Pierce (Was) had 15 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Alec Burks (Uta) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Was shot 48.8% (41-84) FG and Uta shot 38.5% (30-78) FG. Was shot 7-12 FT and Uta shot 19-28 FT. LAL 100, Min 94 at Min Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 26 points on 7-20 FG and 10-13 FT and 6 rebounds. Bryant passed Michael Jordan (32,292) for 3rd place on the NBA's scoring list. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 12 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Corey Brewer (Min) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 28 points including 12-21 FG and 9 rebounds. Xavier Henry (LAL, torn left Achilles), Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring), Nikola Pekovic (Min, right ankle injury) and Maurice Williams (Min, back spasms) did not play. OKC 112, Pho 88 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 13-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Morrow (OKC) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Gerald Green (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. OKC shot 48.8% (39-80) FG and Pho shot 34.3% (34-99) FG. OKC out-rebounded Pho 63-40. Tor 95, NY 90 OT at NY Terrence Ross (Tor) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 21 points, 11 assists, 6 steals, and 9 turnovers. Louis Williams (Tor) had 15 points including 5-15 FG. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 34 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 18 points including 4-15 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (NY, torn left plantar fascia) did not play. SA 99, Den 91 at Den Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, and 6 blocks. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kenneth Faried (Den, strained right ankle) and Danilo Gallinari (Den, right knee contusion) did not play. Schedule for Monday, December 15 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Chicago @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ Toronto 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Portland 9:00 pm Detroit @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 16 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Washington 6:00 pm Miami @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Golden State @ Memphis 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 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