News from December 13. The NBA announced that Indiana will host the 2021 All-Star Game. Phoenix signed Isaiah Canaan. Boston activated Kyrie Irving and placed Al Horford (rest) on IL. Charlotte activated Nicolas Batum and placed Julyan Stone on IL. Denver activated Nikola Jokic and placed Will Barton (lower back contusion) and Monte Morris on IL. Golden State activated Jamel Artis and Khem Birch and placed Aaron Gordon (concussion) on IL. Houston activated Zhou Qi and placed Demetrius Jackson on IL. New Orleans activated Jameer Nelson. Phoenix placed Tyson Chandler (personal reasons) on IL. Portland activated Maurice Harkless. Utah activated Nate Wolters and placed Raul Neto (concussion) on IL. Washington activated John Wall. OKC 100, Ind 95 at Ind Steven Adams (OKC) had 23 points including 11-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 9 offensive. Paul George (OKC) had 12 points including 3-14 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 10 points including 3-17 FG, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 19 points including 9-26 FG and 1-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 15 points. OKC shot 15-24 FT and Ind shot 4-6 FT. LAC 106, Orl 95 at Orl DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points and 20 rebounds. Sam Dekker (LAC) had 12 points. Lou Williams (LAC) had 31 points and 8 assists. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Was 93, Mem 87 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points and 7 assists. Otto Porter (Was) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 20 points and 7 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 15 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (Was, sore right knee), Markieff Morris (Was, sore right hip), and Tyreke Evans (Mem, sore right hip) did not play. Bos 124, Den 118 at Bos Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 26 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 33 points including 12-19 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Aron Baynes (Bos) had 17 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Gary Harris (Den) had 36 points including 16-25 FG and 6 assists. Jamal Murray (Den) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Bos shot 59.5% (47-79) FG and Den shot 49.5% (45-91) FG. Por 102, Mia 95 at Mia Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 15 points on 5-8 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 28 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points including 5-14 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 17 points including 6-18 FG. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Por out-scored Mia 32-16 in the 4th quarter. Tyler Johnson (Mia, migraine) and Hassan Whiteside (Mia, bone bruise left knee) did not play. Chi 103, Uta 100 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 29 points including 11-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 13 points including 6-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 32 points including 15-26 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chi shot 14-21 FT and Uta shot 7-7 FT. Lauri Markkanen (Chi, back spasms) did not play. NO 115, Mil 108 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 32 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 steals. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 15 points including 5-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. NO shot 56.2% (45-80) FG and Mil shot 46.3% (44-95) FG. Tony Snell (Mil, left patella tendinitis) did not play. Tor 115, Pho 109 at Pho Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points including 13-15 FT and 7 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Troy Daniels (Pho) had 32 points including 11-16 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Hou 108, Cha 96 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 21 points including 8-22 FG and 3-10 3-pointers and 8 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 17 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, December 14 (All times Central) Detroit at Atlanta 6:30 pm New York at Brooklyn 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento at Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 15 (All times Central) Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm Portland at Orlando 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Philadelphia 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers at Washington 6:00 pm Utah at Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Toronto 6:30 pm Atlanta at Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago at Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans at Denver 8:00 pm San Antonio at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN ---- 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