News from December 17. Atlanta activated Mike Scott and placed DeAndre' Bembry on IL. Cleveland activated Kyrie Irving and placed Chris Andersen on IL. Detroit activated Henry Ellenson and placed Jon Leuer on IL. Golden State activated Zaza Pachulia and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. The LA Lakers activated Ivica Zubac and placed D'Angelo Russell (rest) on IL. New York activated Carmelo Anthony and placed Marshall Plumlee on IL. Phoenix activated Alex Len and T.J. Warren and placed John Jenkins and Derrick Jones on IL. Stats Leaders Points Russell Westbrook (OKC) 30.5 Anthony Davis (NO) 30.5 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 28.3 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.7 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.7 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 12.6 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.7 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.6 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 GS 135, Por 90 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 34 points on 11-13 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Draymond Green (GS) had 3 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Ian Clark (GS) had 23 points including 9-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 17 points. GS out-scored Por 70-45 in the 1st half. GS shot 58.6% (51-87) FG and Por shot 39.5% (34-86) FG. Den 127, NY 114 at Den Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 22 points on 10-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 25 points on 10-11 FG and 5-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Will Barton (Den) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 29 points including 10-14 FG. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 22 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Den shot 55.6% (50-90) FG and NY shot 43.8% (35-80) FG. Hou 111, Min 109 OT at Min Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 28 points including 7-16 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 41 points on 15-28 FG and 10-12 FT, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Zach LaVine (Min) had 24 points, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Cle 119, LAL 108 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 6-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points including 11-20 FG and 17 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 32 points on 12-19 FG and 8-14 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Cha 107, Atl 99 at Atl Marvin Williams (Cha) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 4-9 3-points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 10 points and 23 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Ind 105, Det 90 at Det Paul George (Ind) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Glenn Robinson (Ind) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 20 points including 6-18 FG and 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 19 points and 10 assists. Ind shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Det shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore left hamstring) did not play. OKC 114, Pho 101 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 11 rebounds, 22 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 31 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 10 points on 5-5 FG and 9 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (OKC, sprained right wrist) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 18 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Washington 2:30 pm Sacramento @ Dallas 3:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 5:00 pm Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 5:00 pm Toronto @ Orlando 5:00 pm Boston @ Miami 5:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Schedule for Monday, December 19 (All times Central) Washington @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Chicago 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Denver 8:00 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