News from December 31. Sacramento removed the interim tag from head coach Tyrone Corbin. Charlotte activated Noah Vonleh and placed Al Jefferson (strained left adductor muscle) on IL. New York activated Andrea Bargnani. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Durant and placed Lance Thomas on IL. Phoenix activated Archie Goodwin and Tyler Ennis and placed Zoran Dragic on IL. Sacramento activated Ryan Hollins and placed Eric Moreland on IL. OKC 137, Pho 134 OT at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 44 points on 13-23 FG, 6-11 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points including 9-10 FT. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 29 points and 8 assists. SA 95, NO 93 OT at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 10 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 26 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. John Salmons (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Mil 96, Cle 80 at Cle Brandon Knight (Mil) had 26 points on 11-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 15 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points including 9-23 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points including 3-11 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mil out-scored Cle 19-7 in the 3rd quarter. Mil shot 44.4% (40-90) FG and Cle shot 34.1% (29-85) FG. Jerryd Bayless (Mil, left knee), Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, concussion), Larry Sanders (Mil, ill), Kevin Love (Cle, back spasms), and Shawn Marion (Cle, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 102, Cha 83 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 36 points including 12-19 FG and 8-11 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 14 points on 5-16 FG and 4-12 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 11 points including 5-5 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 16 points. Alexey Shved (Hou, sprained left ankle) and Lance Stephenson (Cha, pelvic strain) did not play. LAC 99, NY 78 at LAC J.J. Redick (LAC) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 14 points including 6-6 FG and 12 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Smith (NY) had 3 points including 1-5 FG and 10 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (NY, sprained right ankle) and Amare Stoudemire (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Ind 106, Mia 95 at Ind George Hill (Ind) had 20 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 25 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Bos 106, Sac 84 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Evan Turner (Bos) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 15 points. Darren Collison (Sac) had 14 points and 5 assists. Carl Landry (Sac) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, January 1 (All times Central) Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Schedule for Friday, January 2 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Detroit @ New York 6:30 pm Houston @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Washington @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Atlanta @ Utah 8:00 pm Toronto @ Golden State 9:30 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 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