News from December 19. In a 3-team trade, Houston traded away Troy Daniels, the rights to Sergei Lishouk, a protected 2015 2nd round draft pick (originally from Sacramento), a 2015 2nd round draft pick, a protected 2016 2nd round draft pick, and cash and received Ronnie Brewer and Alexey Shved; Minnesota traded away Ronnie Brewer and Ronny Turiaf and received Troy Daniels, a 2015 Sacramento 2nd round draft pick, a 2016 Houston 2nd round draft pick, and cash; and Philadelphia traded away Alexey Shved and received Ronny Turiaf, the rights to Sergei Lishouk, and a 2015 Houston 2nd round draft pick. None of the traded players played in Friday's games. Houston released Francisco Garcia. New Orleans released Gal Mekel. Brooklyn activated Kevin Garnett and placed Markel Brown on IL. Cleveland activated Mike Miller and placed Louis Amundson on IL. Oklahoma City activated Grant Jerrett and placed Kevin Durant (sprained right ankle) on IL. Portland activated Robin Lopez and placed Nicolas Batum on IL. Toronto activated Lucas Nogueira and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. OKC 104, LAL 103 at LAL Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 13-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Ed Davis (LAL) had 18 points including 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (OKC, left knee contusion), Xavier Henry (LAL, torn left Achilles), and Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring) did not play. Den 109, LAC 106 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 10 points, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nate Robinson (Den) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 32 points including 14-18 FT and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. Por 129, SA 119 3OT at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 32 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 steals in 52 minutes. Damian Lillard (Por) had 43 points including 16-29 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists in 53 minutes. Wesley Mathews (Por) had 16 points including 5-19 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA) had 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Danny Green (SA) had 27 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Por out-scored SA 17-7 in the 3rd overtime. Kawhi Leonard (SA, injured right hand) did not play. Chi 103, Mem 97 at Mem Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 31 points and 10 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 17 points. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 27 points including 7-10 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Was 105, Mia 103 at Mia John Wall (Was) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 10 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 16 points including 4-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was) had 20 points including 8-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Luol Deng (Mia) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tor 110, Det 100 at Det Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 15 points. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 22 points and 8 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Greg Monroe (Det) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Cle 95, Bro 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points and 9 assists. Mike Miller (Cle) had 21 points on 7-8 3-pointers (only shots taken). Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points including 6-18 FG. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cle shot 24-29 FT and Bro shot 8-12 FT. Bos 114, Min 98 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 26 points including 11-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chase Budinger (Min) had 19 points. Bos shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Min shot 45.2% (42-93) FG. Cha 109, Phi 91 at Phi Al Jefferson (Cha) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 11 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Lance Stephenson (Cha, pelvic sprain) did not play. Uta 101, Orl 94 at Orl Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 20 points including 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 24 points. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Uta shot 19-24 FT and Orl shot 8-12 FT. Schedule for Saturday, December 20 (All times Central) Phoenix @ New York 12:00 pm Portland @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Utah @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Houston 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana @ Denver 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, December 21 (All times Central) New York @ Toronto 2:30 pm Memphis @ Cleveland 3:30 pm LA Lakers @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Detroit @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Boston @ Miami 5:00 pm Philadelphia @ Orlando 5:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Washington 5:00 pm Indiana @ Minnesota 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Oklahoma City 6:00 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