News from December 27. Atlanta activated Pero Antic and placed Adreian Payne on IL. Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Ramon Sessions (lower back strain) on IL. Toronto activated Landry Fields and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. Utah activated Trevor Booker and placed Alec Burks on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 27.2 LeBron James (Cle) 25.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 24.6 Anthony Davis (LAL) 24.6 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.6 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.4 Tyson Chandler (Dal) 11.9 Assists Ty Lawson (Den) 10.4 John Wall (Was) 10.3 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.5 GS 110, Min 97 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Marreese Speights (GS) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Min) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 12 points including 4-12 FG, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sac 135, NY 129 OT at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 29 points including 12-21 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 39 points including 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 27 points including 9-10 FG including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 36 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cole Aldrich (NY) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Quincy Acy (NY, suspended), J.R. Smith (NY, torn left plantar fascia), and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Uta 88, Phi 71 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 blocks. Trey Burke (Uta) had 17 points including 5-18 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi, strained left calf) and Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Atl 90, Mil 85 at Mil Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 25 points including 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 11 points and 15 rebounds. Larry Sanders (Mil, ill) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion) did not play. Ind 110, Bro 85 at Bro Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. David West (Ind) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 17 points on 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ind out-scored Bro 60-38 in the 2nd half. Ind shot 51.2% (44-86) FG and Bro shot 36.4% (28-77) FG. C.J. Miles (Ind, upper respiratory infection) and Damjan Rudez (Ind, upper respiratory infection) did not play. Chi 107, NO 100 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 33 points on 12-18 FG and 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points on 9-12 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mem 103, Mia 95 at Mia Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Mem) had 10 points and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Danny Granger (Mia) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Was 101, Bos 88 at Was Paul Pierce (Was) had 17 points. John Wall (Was) had 12 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Kris Humphries (Was) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 23 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Was shot 6-10 FT and Bos shot 18-24 FT. Orl 102, Cha 94 at Cha Tobias Harris (Orl) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 11 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 42 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tor 110, LAC 98 at LAC Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 22 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 4 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points and 5 assists. Landry Fields (Tor, concussion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Monday, December 29 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Miami 6:30 pm Washington @ Houston 7:00 pm Utah @ LA Clippers 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