News from December 6. Detroit activated Henry Ellenson and placed Michael Gbinije on IL. Memphis activated Zach Randolph and placed Brandan Wright and Mike Conley (lower back injury) on IL. Minnesota activated Brandon Rush and placed John Lucas on IL. New York activated Courtney Lee and placed Marshall Plumlee on IL. San Antonio activated Bryn Forbes and placed Tony Parker (injured left knee) on IL. Orl 124, Was 116 at Was Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Jeff Green (Orl) had 20 points. Jodie Meeks (Orl) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 52 points on 18-31 FG, 5-8 3-pointers, and 11-14 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points. NY 114, Mia 103 at Mia Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah (NY) had 10 points on 5-6 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 23 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Johnson (Mia, strained right rotator cuff) and Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist) did not play. Det 102, Chi 91 at Det Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 32 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marcus Morris (Det) had 13 points. Det out-scored Chi 31-19 in the 4th quarter. Mem 96, Phi 91 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points including 5-16 FG and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 13 points on 2-7 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 23 points including 4-13 3-pointers and 17 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Vince Carter (Mem, right hip), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), Joel Embiid (Phi, rest), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, gastroentritris), Jerryd Bayless (Mem, sore left wrist), and Robert Covington (Phi, sprained left knee) did not play. SA 105, Min 91 at Min Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 31 points including 11-15 FG. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 15 points and 5 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 11 points including 3-16 FG and 14 rebounds. Manu Ginlobili (SA, rest) did not play. Uta 112, Pho 105 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 28 points including 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 22 points on 6-8 FG and 10-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Boris Diaw (Uta) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points including 9-13 FG. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. George Hill (Uta, sprained left big toe) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 7 (All times Central) Detroit @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston @ Orlando 6:00 pm Denver @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Houston 7:00 pm Cleveland @ New York 7:00 pm ESPN Sacramento @ Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Golden State @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, December 8 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Toronto 6:00 pm TNT Denver @ Washington 6:00 pm Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Golden State @ Utah 8:00 pm San Antonio @ Chicago 8:30 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