News from December 14. The NBA suspended Tyrus Thomas (Chi) for 1 game and fined Troy Murphy (Ind) $10,000 for their fight during Wednesday's Chi-Ind game. TRADE: Charlotte traded Primoz Brezec and Walter Herrmann to Detroit for Nazr Mohammed. None of the players played in Friday's games. Detroit released Ronald Dupree. Charlotte activated Jermareo Davidson. [He was reported as being assigned to the NBADL, but they rescinded the assignment with the trade they made - he did play in Friday's Cha-Orl game.] The LA Clippers signed Richie Frahm. Houston recalled Aaron Brooks. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed J.J. Barea on IL. Golden State activated Monta Ellis and placed Brandan Wright on IL. Utah activated Kyrylo Fesenko and placed Jason Hart (attending funeral) on IL. New York activated Malik Rose and placed Quentin Richardson on IL with a strained right knee. Memphis activated Andre Brown and placed Pau Gasol on IL with a jammed right big toe. Cleveland activated Daniel Gibson and placed Dwayne Jones on IL. Atlanta activated Zaza Pachulia and placed Josh Childress on IL with a groin injury. Boston activated Gabe Pruitt and placed Ray Allen on IL with a sore right ankle. Pruitt was recalled from the NBADL. Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed Courtney Sims on IL. Dal 89, NO 80 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jason Terry (Dal) had 25 points including 11-16 FG. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 16 points. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 22 points. Dal shot 47.3% (35-74) FG and NO shot 35.7% (30-84) FG. Melvin Ely (NO, fractured left eye socket) did not play. Por 99, Uta 91 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 29 points. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 21 points including 9-14 FT and 6 rebounds. James Jones (Por) had 14 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Por shot 37-46 FT and Uta shot 17-23 FT. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por, plantar fasciitis) and Mehmet Okur (Uta, strained left trapezius) did not play. Chi 101, NY 96 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 27 points including 12-18 FG and 10 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 17 points and 5 blocks. Zach Randolph (NY) had 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jumaine Jones (NY) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Tyrus Thomas (NY, suspended) did not play. Orl 103, Cha 87 at Cha Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points and 5 assists. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 13 points including 3-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 33 points on 11-16 FG and 11-20 FT, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 16 points including 6-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points and 6 assists. GS 108, LAL 106 at GS Stephen Jackson (GS) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (GS) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 17 points including 8-10 FG and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points on 6-23 FG, 0-6 3-pointers, and 9-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. LAC 98, Mem 91 at Mem Corey Maggette (LAC) had 23 points on 7-11 FG and 9-13 FT. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 23 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mike Miller (Mem) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 20 points. Bos 104, Mil 82 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 32 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points and 8 assists. Yi Jianlian (Mil) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 14 points. Bos shot 26-30 FT and Mil shot 10-13 FT. Det 91, Atl 81 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl, suspended) did not play. NJ 105, Cle 97 at NJ Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 24 points including 10-12 FT. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 8 points including 2-7 FG, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Vince Carter (NJ) had 32 points including 13-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Josh Boone (NJ) had 15 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilguaska (Cle) had 21 points, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. NJ shot 22-31 FT and Cle shot 14-16 FT. Tor 104, Ind 93 at Ind Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 16 assists. Jason Kapono (Tor) had 29 points including 9-14 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tor shot 20-23 FT and Ind shot 6-10 FT. Sea 99, Min 88 at Min Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 19 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Kurt Thomas (Sea) had 18 points on 9-12 FG, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Luke Ridnour (Sea) had 13 points and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Min) had 22 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Rashad McCants (Min) had 17 points. Sac 109, Phi 99 at Phi Mikki Moore (Sac) had 24 points including 10-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Brad Miller (Sac) had 25 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Salmons (Sac) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 15 points and 6 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac, strained right groin) did not play. It was Sac's first road win of the season - Sac was the last team not to have a road win.