News from December 26. The NBA suspended Quincy Acy (NY) and fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for their altercation during Thursday's NY-Was game. Houston signed Josh Smith and released Tarik Black. Anderson Varejao (Cle) underwent surgery on his torn left Achilles. He is out for the season. Atlanta activated Adreian Payne and placed Pero Antic on IL. Brooklyn activated Deron Williams and placed Cory Jefferson on IL. Charlotte activated Noah Vonleh and placed Jannero Pargo on IL. Cleveland activated A.J. Price and placed Kyrie Irving (bruised knee) on IL. Milwaukee activated John Henson and placed Damien Inglis on IL. Phoenix activated Zoran Dragic and placed Tony Mitchell and Archie Goodwin on IL. Portland activated Nicolas Batum and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (upper respiratory illness) on IL. Sacramento activated Eric Moreland and placed Ryan Hollins and DeMarcus Cousins (stomach flu) on IL. Dal 102, LAL 98 at Dal Rajon Rondo (Dal) had 21 points on 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 15 points on 5-16 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Dal shot 50.6% (42-83) FG and LAL shot 36.4% (36-99) FG. LAL out-rebounded Dal 63-40 including 24-6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL, rest), Xavier Henry (LAL, ruptured left Achilles), and Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring) did not play. Pho 115, Sac 106 at Sac Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points on 8-11 FG and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marcus Morris (Pho) had 20 points including 6-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 16 points and 5 assists. Darren Collison (Sac) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Pho shot 9-12 FT and Sac shot 17-24 FT. Ramon Sessions (Sac, lower back strain) did not play. Por 114, Phi 93 at Por Joel Freeland (Por) had 6 points and 17 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 25 points including 7-14 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 22 points. Por shot 12-14 FT and Phi shot 18-33 FT. Chris Kaman (Por, personal reasons) did not play. Den 106, Min 102 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points including 7-21 FG. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 26 points including 11-15 FG and 25 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 11 assists. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. OKC 98, Cha 75 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 13 points on 5-14 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Anthony Morrow (OKC) had 11 points. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 17 points. OKC shot 40.9% (36-88) FG and Cha shot 28.7% (25-87) FG. NO 97, SA 90 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Cory Joseph (SA) had 20 points including 8-9 FG and 5 assists. Tony Parker (SA, strained hamstring) did not play. Hou 117, Mem 111 OT at Mem James Harden (Hou) had 32 points on 10-17 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Josh Smith (Hou) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 29 points including 12-21 FG and 8 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Mem) had 17 points. Det 119, Ind 109 at Det Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points on 9-12 FG and 2-8 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 14 points and 10 assists. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 14 points on 6-8 FG and 6 assists. Damjan Rudez (Ind, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Mil 107, Atl 77 at Atl Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Mil) had 24 points on 10-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 4 steals. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) and Larry Sanders (Mil, ill) did not play. Cle 98, Orl 89 at Orl Kevin Love (Cle) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points including 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 17 points and 3 steals. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 16 points. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cle shot 24-26 FT and Orl shot 8-12 FT. Bro 109, Bos 107 at Bos Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 27 points including 10-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 14 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Jeff Green (Bos) had 22 points and 5 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Bro shot 20-28 FT and Bos shot 8-11 FT. Schedule for Saturday, December 27 (All times Central) Toronto @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Memphis @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Chicago 7:00 pm Indiana @ Brooklyn 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm New York @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, December 28 (All times Central) Detroit @ Cleveland 3:30 pm Houston @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Dallas 6:30 pm New York @ Portland 8:00 pm Toronto @ Denver 8:00 pm Phoenix @ 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