News from December 3. Atlanta activated DeAndre' Bembry and placed Paul Millsap (left hip) on IL. Golden State activated Anderson Varejao and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Stats Leaders Points Anthony Davis (NO) 31.5 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 31.1 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 28.7 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 14.9 Andre Drummond (Det) 13.3 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 12.8 Dwight Howard (Atl) 12.8 Assists James Harden (Hou) 11.8 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 11.3 John Wall (Was) 9.6 Dal 107, Chi 82 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 26 points including 7-11 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Dal) had 9 points including 3-11 FG and 15 assists. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 26 points including 10-12 FT and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 15 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Seth Curry (Dal, sprained right knee) and Dwyane Wade (Chi, rest) did not play. GS 138, Pho 109 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 20 points including 5-7 FG, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Klay Thompson (GS) had 26 points on 10-17 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 31 points including 10-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 27 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points and 5 assists. GS shot 62.8% (49-78) FG and Pho shot 45.1% (41-91) FG. Por 99, Mia 92 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points including 6-19 FG and 6 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 17 points. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 28 points including 12-16 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Justise Winslow (Mia, left wrist injury) and Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained right ankle) did not play. Uta 105, Den 98 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 32 points including 11-11 FT. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 12 points. Will Barton (Den) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Uta shot 26-28 FT and Den shot 11-14 FT. George Hill (Uta, sprained left big toe) did not play. Mem 103, LAL 100 at Mem JaMychal Green (Mem) had 16 points, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Troy Daniels (Mem) had 31 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Luol Deng (LAL) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (LAL) had 40 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 14-14 FT. Zach Randolph (Mem, personal reasons), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), Mike Conley (Mem, lower back), Vince Carter (Mem, right hip), Larry Nance (LAL, right knee contusion), and Nick Young (LAL, strained right calf) did not play. Bos 107, Phi 106 at Phi Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 37 points on 11-19 FG and 13-15 FT and 7 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 11 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Sergio Rodriguez (Phi) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jerryd Bayless (Phi, sore left wrist), Robert Covington (Phi, sprained left knee), and Joel Embiid (Phi, rest) did not play. Tor 128, Atl 84 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 17 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 10 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 15 points and 6 assists. Tor shot 57.6% (53-92) FG and Atl shot 39.8% (35-88) FG. Min 125, Cha 120 at Cha Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 29 points and 3 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 27 points and 15 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points and 8 assists. Min out-scored Cha 19-14 in overtime. Mil 112, Bro 103 at Mil John Henson (Mil) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Matthews Dellavedova (Mil) had 18 points and 6 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 24 points. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 19 points on 3-13 FG and 12-13 FT. Trevor Booker (Bro, ill) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 4 (All times Central) Orlando @ Detroit 5:00 pm New Orleans @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Sacramento @ New York 6:30 pm Indiana @ LA Clippers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 5 (All times Central) Denver @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:30 pm Washington @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Dallas 7:30 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Indiana @ Golden State 9:30 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