News from December 31. The NBA fined Patrick Patterson (OKC) $10,000 for publically complaining about the refs on twitter on Saturday. Miami signed Derrick Jones to a 2-way contract and released Matt Williams. Boston activated Jaylen Brown and placed Jabari Bird on IL. Houston activated Clint Capela. Memphis activated Wayne Selden and placed Ivan Rabb on IL. Oklahoma City activated Paul George and placed Andre Roberson (left patellar tendinitis) on IL. Washington activated Mike Scott. Dal 116, OKC 113 at OKC Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 24 points on 10-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 19 points and 6 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9-11 FT. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 38 points including 17-28 FG, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists. Was 114, Chi 110 at Was Bradley Beal (Was) had 39 points on 16-29 FG and 7-13 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. John Wall (Was) had 21 points including 6-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 blocks. Mike Scott (Was) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. Kris Dunn (Chi) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 21 points. Min 107, Ind 90 at Ind Taj Gibson (Min) had 17 points on 8-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 26 points on 8-11 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 13 points. Joe Young (Ind) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bos 108, Bro 105 at Bos Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 28 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hou 148, LAL 142 2OT at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 40 points including 17-21 FT and 11 assists. Chris Paul (Hou) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 23 points including 7-20 FG and 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 29 points including 13-19 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Hart (LAL) had 26 points including 9-13 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Tyler Ennis (LAL) had 20 points and 11 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL, personal reasons) did not play. LAC 106, Cha 98 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 8 points and 16 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 40 points on 12-21 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT and 8 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mem 114, Sac 96 at Sac Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 26 points including 10-16 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jarell Martin (Mem) had 11 points. Deyonta Davis (Mem) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 15 points. Mem shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Sac shot 43% (37-86) FG. Phi 123, Pho 110 at Pho Dario Saric (Phi) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 22 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 21 points on 7-11 FG And 7-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 28 points including 11-20 FG. Devin Booker (Pho) had 32 points on 8-22 FG, 5-10 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Phi shot 55.8% (43-77) FG and Pho shot 42% (37-88) FG. Schedule for Monday, January 1 (All times Central) Orlando at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Toronto 6:30 pm Portland at Chicago 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Minnesota 7:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, January 2 (All times Central) Portland at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV San Antonio at New York 6:30 pm Atlanta at Phoenix 8:00 pm Charlotte at Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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