News from December 11. The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Sac) for 1 game for using foul language towards a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from the December 3 Sac-Hou game. Philadelphia signed head coach Brett Brown to a 2 year contract extension. Former NBA player John "Hot Rod" Williams died at age 53 after a bout with cancer. Williams played 13 seasons in the NBA. Boston placed R.J. Hunter on IL. Cleveland activated Iman Shumpert. Denver activated Gary Harris. The LA Lakers activated Anthony Brown and placed Jordan Clarkson (sprained right ankle) on IL. Miami activated Amare Stoudemire and placed Tyler Johnson and Josh McRoberts on IL. New Orleans activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Ryan Anderson on IL. Philadelphia activated Kendall Marshall and placed Christian Wood on IL. Phoenix activated Markieff Morris and placed Bryce Cotton on IL. San Antonio activated Ray McCollum and Boban Marjanovic and placed Matt Bonner and Tony Parker (rest) on IL. Washington placed Drew Gooden (strained right calf) on IL. Ind 96, Mia 83 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Myles Turner (Ind, fractured left thumb) did not play. Cle 111, Orl 76 at Orl LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 17 points including 8-9 FG. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 14 points including 5-7 FG. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points. Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 12 points. Cle shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Orl shot 38.9% (28-72) FG. J.R. Smith (Cle, ill) did not play. Det 107, Phi 95 at Phi Marcus Morris (Det) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points, 16 rebounds including 11 offensive, and 4 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 18 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. GS 124, Bos 119 2OT at Bos Draymond Green (GS) had 24 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 38 points on 9-27 FG, 6-13 3-pointers, and 14-14 FT, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. GS shot 31-39 FT and Bos shot 9-16 FT. Klay Thompson (GS, sprained right ankle) did not play. Tor 90, Mil 83 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points including 11-12 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 12 points on 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Luis Scola (Tor) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Cha 123, Mem 99 at Mem Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 33 points including 12-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assist. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 15 points including 4-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points. Cha shot 50% (39-78) FG and Mem shot 40% (32-80) FG. Brandan Wright (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. NO 107, Was 105 at NO Tyreke Evans (NO) had 27 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Otto Porter (Was) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Was, sprained left ankle) did not play. Den 111, Min 108 OT at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 22 points. Kevin Martin (Min) had 22 points. Darrell Arthur (Den, sore right knee) and Andre Miller (Min, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 94, Uta 90 at Uta Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 16 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta, sprained left MCL) did not play. SA 109, LAL 87 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Patty Mills (SA) had 22 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Louis Williams (LAL) had 19 points. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 24 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. SA shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and LAL shot 40.9% (36-88) FG. Por 106, Pho 96 at Pho C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Allen Crabbe (Por) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 15 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. 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