News from December 18.

San Antonio retired Tim Duncan's #21.

Boston activated Gerald Green and placed Jordan Mickey on IL.

Brooklyn activated Justin Hamilton and placed Spencer Dinwiddie on IL.

New Orleans activated Tyreke Evans and placed Solomon Hill on IL.

Sacramento activated Omri Casspi.

San Antonio activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Bryn Forbes on IL.


Dal 99, Sac 79  at Dal
Dorian Finney-Smith (Dal) had 17 points.
Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 15 points including 5-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Deron Williams (Dal) had 15 points and 7 assists.
DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 33 points including 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Ty Lawson (Sac) had 10 points.

Was 117, LAC 110  at Was
Markieff Morris (Was) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Bradley Beal (Was) had 41 points on 13-23 FG, 6-10 3-pointers, and 9-11
FT.
John Wall (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 13 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 17
rebounds.

Uta 82, Mem 73  at Mem
Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds,
and 6 assists.
Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 21 points including 9-9 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Boris Diaw (Uta) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds.
JaMychal Green (Mem) had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points including 3-16 FG and 1-9 3-pointers.
Uta shot 45.5% (30-66) FG and Mem shot 30.1% (28-93) FG.

Phi 108, Bro 107  at Phi
Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points including 9-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists,
and 4 blocks.
Joe Harris (Bro) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers.
Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 16 points.
Joel Embiid (Phi) had 33 points including 12-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Nik Stauskas (Phi, sore left knee) did not play.

Tor 109, Orl 79  at Orl
DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 31 points including 13-21 FG and 5 rebounds.
Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 6
offensive.
Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 16 points including 3-9 FG and 10 assists.
Evan Fournier (Orl) had 15 points.
Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 13 points.
Tor shot 16-21 FT and Orl shot 8-9 FT.
Cory Joseph (Tor, flu) did not play.

Bos 105, Mia 95  at Mia
Al Horford (Bos) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 23 points including 9-15 FG.
Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points including 9-13 FG, 17 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Goran Dragic (Mia) had 31 points including 12-21 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5
rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Wayne Ellington (Mia, strained right hamstring) did not play.

SA 113, NO 100  at SA
LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 22 points including 10-10 FT and 7 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points.
Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points and 6 assists.
Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Buddy Hield (NO) had 14 points.


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

Schedule for Tuesday, December 20  (All times Central)
  New Orleans @ Philadelphia      6:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Charlotte           6:00 pm
  Brooklyn @ Toronto              6:30 pm
  Indiana @ New York              6:30 pm
  Orlando @ Miami                 6:30 pm
  Cleveland @ Milwaukee           7:00 pm
  Boston @ Memphis                7:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Houston           7:00 pm  NBATV
  Denver @ LA Clippers            9:30 pm
  Utah @ Golden State             9:30 pm  NBATV
  Portland @ Sacramento           9:30 pm


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