News from December 20. Jason Kidd (Mil coach) is expected to undergo surgery on his hip and is out indefinitely. Assistant Joe Prunty will fill in while Kidd is out. Cleveland activated Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert and placed Joe Harris and Maurice Williams on IL. New Orleans activated Toney Douglas and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL. Portland activated Chris Kaman and placed Luis Montero on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed DeMarre Carroll (right knee contusion) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 31.8 James Harden (Hou) 28.5 LeBron James (Cle) 26.5 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 16.4 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.3 Pau Gasol (Chi) 10.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 11.2 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 9.5 John Wall (Was) 9.0 Min 100, Bro 85 at Bro Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 16 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Shane Larkin (Bro, concussion) and Sergey Karasev (Bro, sore left ankle) did not play. Mia 116, Por 109 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 22 points including 10-13 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Cle 108, Phi 86 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 12 points. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 15 points including 5-11 FT and 12 rebounds. JaKarr Sampson (Phi) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Cle shot 47.1% (40-85) FG and Phi shot 34.9% (30-86) FG. Mil 101, Pho 95 at Pho Khris Middleton (Mil) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 18 points and 3 steals. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 18 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil, sore knee) did not play. Atl 103, Orl 100 at Orl Kyle Korver (Atl) had 19 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 13 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 17 points. Sac 104, Tor 94 at Tor Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 19 points, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points and 7 rebounds. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Sac shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Tor shot 37.2% (35-94) FG. NO 130, Den 125 at Den Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 9-13 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (NO) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 21 points and 5 assists. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points on 3-10 FG and 11-12 FT. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 21 points and 13 rebounds including 9 offensive. Will Barton (Den) had 32 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. ---- 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