News from December 29. Charlotte activated Lance Stephenson and placed Jeff Taylor and Noah Vonleh on IL. The LA Clippers activated Spencer Hawes and placed Chris Douglas-Roberts on IL. Miami activated Chris Bosh and placed Justin Hamilton on IL. Washington activated Martell Webster and placed DeJuan Blair on IL. LAC 101, Uta 97 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 5 points, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Was 104, Hou 103 at Hou Bradley Beal (Was) had 33 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Was) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 13 points, 12 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points and 6 rebounds. Alexey Shved (Hou, sprained left ankle) did not play. Orl 102, Mia 101 at Mia Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 26 points including 12-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and the game winning free throw with 6.6 seconds left, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points including 11-11 FT and 6 assists. Danny Granger (Mia) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Orl shot 9-13 FT and Mia shot 28-40 FT. Bro 107, Sac 99 at Bro Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 22 points on 6-7 FG and 10-16 FT and 3 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points and 6 assists. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 16 points including 4-12 FG. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 9-12 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chi 92, Ind 90 at Ind Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 27 points including 9-12 FT, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points including 5-20 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Ind) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Mil 104, Cha 94 OT at Cha Brandon Knight (Mil) had 18 points, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jared Dudley (Mil) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 28 points on 7-22 FG and 12-13 FT, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 19 points and 5 assists. Mil out-scored Cha 21-11 in overtime. Mil shot 47.1% (40-85) FG and Cha shot 36.7% (33-90) FG. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion), Larry Sanders (Mil, ill), and Lance Stephenson (Cha, pelvic sprain) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, December 30 (All times Central) Detroit @ Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Atlanta 6:30 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Memphis 7:00 pm Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Toronto @ Portland 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Wednesday, December 31 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Boston 12:00 pm Miami @ Indiana 2:00 pm New York @ LA Clippers 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Houston 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 7:00 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