News from December 7. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a left foot injury. Atlanta placed Mike Muscala on IL. Portland activated Dorell Wright and placed Victor Claver on IL. Dal 125, Mil 102 at Dal Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 28 points including 11-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 19 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 18 points including 8-11 FG. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points and 5 assists. John Henson (Mil, sprained left ankle) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, nasal fracture) did not play. NO 104, LAL 87 at LAL Anthony Davis (NO) had 23 points including 11-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 11 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Ed Davis (LAL) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. NO shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and LAL shot 40% (36-90) FG. Xavier Henry (LAL, torn left Achilles) and Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring) did not play. Por 103, NY 99 at NY LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 5-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 18 points and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points and 10 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 20 points. Por shot 21-29 FT and NY shot 12-14 FT. OKC 96, Det 94 at Det Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 13 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Mem 103, Mia 87 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points on a perfect 8-8 FG and 2-2 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 25 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh McRoberts (Mia) had 14 points on 6-8 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mem shot 58.9% (43-73) FG and Mia shot 48.8% (39-80) FG. Atl 96, Den 84 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 4 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 29 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den, strained lower back), JaVale McGee (Den, strained lower left leg), and Nate Robinson (Den, thoracic vertebral contusion) did not play. Bos 101, Was 93 at Bos Jeff Green (Bos) had 25 points and 4 steals. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 13 points including 5-17 FG, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Thornton (Bos) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. John Was (Was) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Rasual Butler (Was) had 22 points including 6-10 3-pointers. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, December 9 (All times Central) Toronto @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Portland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV New York @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Miami @ Phoenix 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Sacramento @ 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