News from December 27. Dallas signed Pierre Jackson and released Jonathan Gibson. San Antonio released Nicolas Laprovittola. Boston activated Jordan Mickey and placed James Young on IL. Dallas activated Andrew Bogut and placed A.J. Hammons on IL. Houston activated Bobby Brown and placed Chinanu Onuaku on IL. Hou 123, Dal 107 at Dal Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 34 points on 9-16 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 12-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 turnovers. Nene (Hou) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 21 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 19 points. Hou shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Dal shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. Patrick Beverley (Hou, left quad contusion) did not play. Uta 102, LAL 100 at LAL Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 31 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 turnovers. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 13 points. Julius Randle (LAL) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Louis Williams (LAL) had 22 points. OKC 106, Mia 94 at Mia Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points including 7-10 FT, 17 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Steven Adams (OKC) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (Mia, stress fracture left foot) did not play. Bos 113, Mem 103 at Bos Avery Bradley (Bos) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 21 points and 7 assists. Gerald Green (Bos) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Mike Conley (Mem, left big toe) and Chandler Parsons (Mem, rest) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 28 (All times Central) Indiana @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Orlando 6:00 pm New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Chicago 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Portland 9:00 pm Toronto @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, December 29 (All times Central) Miami @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm Toronto @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Dallas @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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