News from December 16. Jabari Parker (Mil) suffered a torn left ACL that will require surgery and is out for the season. Ronny Turiaf (Min) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip and is out for the season. Brooklyn activated Mirza Teletovic and placed Markel Brown on IL. Dallas activated Chandler Parsons and placed Ricky Ledo on IL. Miami activated Shabazz Napier and Hassan Whiteside and placed Chris Bosh (strained left calf) and Josh McRoberts (torn right meniscus) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Lance Thomas and placed Mitch McGary on IL. Dal 107, NY 87 at NY Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 13 points and 6 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 14 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 14 points including 5-17 FG and 0-8 3-pointers. J.R. Smith (NY, torn left plantar fascia) did not play. OKC 104, Sac 92 at Sac Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Anthony Morrow (OKC) had 10 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Carl Landry (Sac) had 14 points. NO 119, Uta 111 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points including 12-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 19 points and 6 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 29 points and 7 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points and 5 assists. Mem 105, GS 98 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points on 9-25 FG and 1-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Marreese Speights (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mia 96, Bro 91 at Bro Luol Deng (Mia) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 21 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Deron Williams (Bro) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 11 assists. Danny Granger (Mia, ill) did not play. Was 109, Min 95 at Was John Wall (Was) had 21 points and 17 assists. Rasual Butler (Was) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 29 points on 12-19 FG and 5-12 FT. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 21 points and 3 steals. Paul Pierce (Was, sore right toe) and Nikola Pekovic (Min, right ankle injury) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 17 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm Dallas @ Detroit 6:30 pm Utah @ Miami 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Toronto 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ Portland 9:00 pm Indiana @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Houston @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, December 18 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT New Orleans @ Houston 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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