News from December 30. Cleanthony Early (NY) was shot in the leg and robbed after leaving a strip club early Wednesday morning. Boston activated David Lee and placed Terry Rozier on IL. Phoenix activated Markieff Morris and placed Ronnie Price on IL. Portland activated Ed Davis and placed Cliff Alexander on IL. Dal 114, GS 91 at Dal J.J. Barea (Dal) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 14 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Ian Clark (GS) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dal shot 51.2% (42-82) FG and GS shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Stephen Curry (GS, bruised lower left leg), Leandro Barbosa (GS, sprained left shoulder), and Festus Ezeli (GS, sore left toe) did not play. LAC 122, Cha 117 at Cha J.J. Redick (LAC) had 26 points including 5-6 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points on 4-13 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points and 7 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) 20 points including 5-15 FG. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha, sore right knee) and Jeremy Lin (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Orl 100, Bro 93 at Orl Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 17 points and 5 assists. Tobias Fournier (Orl) had 17 points and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points including 10-12 FT, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) and 20 points and 6 rebounds. LAL 112, Bos 104 at Bos Louis Williams (LAL) had 19 points including 7-9 FG. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 24 points including 10-15 FG. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 24 points and 7 assists. Evan Turner (Bos) had 20 points and 8 assists. Tor 94, Was 91 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 34 points on 9-24 FG and 15-15 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 12 points including 3-3 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Otto Porter (Was) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points including 8-23 FG, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Tor shot 32-39 FT and Was shot 13-17 FT. Bradley Beal (Was, sore right leg) and Gary Neal (Was, strained right quad) did not play. Chi 102, Ind 100 OT at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 28 points including 11-13 FT and the game winning tap in with 1.2 seconds left. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 29 points including 11-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Paul George (Ind) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi, right hamstring tendinitis), Jordan Hill (Ind, dental work), and C.J. Miles (Chi, sore lower back) did not play. Min 94, Uta 80 at Min Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 10 points including 2-6 FG, 17 assists, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 23 points. Min shot 46.8% (36-77) FG and Uta shot 35% (28-80) FG. Derrick Favors (Uta, back spasms) did not play. SA 112, Pho 79 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 21 points including 5-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 11 points. SA shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Pho shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Por 110, Den 103 at Por Allen Crabbe (Por) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 29 points including 12-19 FG. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gary Harris (Den) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Will Barton (Den) had 31 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Phi 110, Sac 105 at Sac Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ish Smith (Phi) had 18 points and 9 assists. Jerami Grant (Phi) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points including 13-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Marco Belinelli (Sac) had 28 points including 11-17 FG. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac, dislocated right index finger) did not play. ---- 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