News from December 6. Chicago activated Taj Gibson. The LA Clippers placed Jordan Farmar on IL. New Orleans placed Russ Smith on IL. Orlando activated Devyn Marble and placed Nikola Vucevic (back spasms) on IL. Stats leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 25.8 James Harden (Hou) 25.7 Anthony Davis (NO) 25.2 Rebounds Tyson Chandler (Dal) 12.1 Andre Drummond (Det) 12.0 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 11.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 11.3 Ty Lawson (Den) 10.3 John Wall (Was) 9.8 LAC 120, NO 100 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 10-15 FG and 10-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 8 points on 4-4 FG, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 16 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 9-15 FG. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 16 points. Orl 105, Sac 96 at Sac Tobias Harris (Orl) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 15 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac) had 22 points. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Orl shot 12-14 FT and Sac shot 22-28 FT. SA 123, Min 101 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points. Cory Joseph (SA) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 22 points and 10 assists. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 20 points. SA shot 57.3% (47-82) FG and Min shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. Manu Ginobili (SA, left shoulder impingement), Tony Parker (SA, mild strained left hamstring), Nikola Pekovic (Min, sprained right wrist), and Maurice Williams (Min, back spasms) did not play. Hou 100, Pho 95 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 19 points including 5-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 15 points including 5-21 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 23 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dwight Howard (Hou, strained right knee) did not play. GS 112, Chi 102 at Chi Draymond Green (GS) had 31 points including 7-13 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 5-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 22 points and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 24 points. Phi 108, Det 101 OT at Det Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Robert Covington (Phi) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 14 points on 3-12 FG and 8-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Singler (Det) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Det) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Phi out-scored Det 8-1 in overtime. Alexey Shved (Phi, strained left hip flexor) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 7 (All times Central) Washington @ Boston 12:00 pm Denver @ Atlanta 2:30 pm Miami @ Memphis 5:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Detroit 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ Dallas 6:30 pm Portland @ New York 6:30 pm New Orleans @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 8 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Denver @ Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Phoenix @ 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