News from December 20. Mike Taylor (LAC) is expected to be out 6 weeks with a fractured right thumb. The LA Lakers activated Sun Yue and placed Jordan Farmar on IL. Farmer is expected to be out at least 3 games due to a left knee injury. Charlotte activated Sean Singletary and placed Nazr Mohammed on IL. Orlando activated Mickael Pietrus and placed Adonal Foyle on IL. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. New Jersey activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Bobby Simmons (scapula injury) on IL. New Orleans activated Morris Peterson and placed Julian Wright on IL. San Antonio activated Anthony Tolliver and placed Francisco Oberto (sore left foot) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Dwyane Wade (Mia) 28.8 LeBron James (Cle) 27.5 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 26.3 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 14.0 Marcus Camby (LAC) 12.3 Andris Biedrins (GS) 12.0 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.8 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.8 Jose Calderon (Tor) 8.8 Chi 106, Uta 98 at Chi Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 26 points including 7-10 FT. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 22 points on 11-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 23 points on 7-20 FG and 9-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 19 points and 6 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Chi, concussion) and Drew Gooden (Chi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mil 119, LAC 85 at Mil Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 7 assists. Al Thornton (LAC) had 20 points. Steve Novak (LAC) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Mil shot 51.7% (46-89) FG and LAC shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. Maurice Taylor (LAC) did not play. SA 107, Tor 97 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Roger Mason (SA) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) had 24 points and 10 rebounds. SA shot 16-35 3-pointers and Tor shot 4-12 3-pointers. Pho 108, Den 101 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 19 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nene (Den) had 20 points including 9-12 FG and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. J.R. Smith (Den) had 23 points on 9-16 FG and 5-11 3-pointers. Hou 109, Min 102 at Min Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ron Artest (Hou) had 19 points and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Min) had 34 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Randy Foye (Min) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Orl 106, LAL 103 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 10-15 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 27 points including 11-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Derek Fisher (LAL) had 27 points including 9-16 FG and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 41 points on 14-31 FG and 11-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Ind 95, Phi 94 at Phi T.J. Ford (Ind) had 25 points including the game winning jumper with 3.9 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 12 points and 8 assists. Travis Diener (Ind) had 12 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Miller (Phi) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Danny Granger (Ind, viral infection), Troy Murphy (Ind, viral infection), and Maceo Baston (Ind, lower back spasms) did not play. NO 99, Sac 90 at NO Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 34 points on 10-15 FG and 12-15 FT, 9 assists, and 8 steals. James Posey (NO) had 19 points including 7-8 FG. Brad Miller (Sac) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. John Salmons (Sac) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 7 assists. Beno Udrih (Sac, sore left hamstring) did not play. GS 110, Cha 103 at Cha Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (GS) had 50 points on 14-26 FG, 5-8 3-pointers, and 17-18 FT and 5 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 26 points including 9-11 FT. Raja Bell (Cha) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mia 106, NJ 103 at NJ Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 43 points on 13-22 FG and 16-18 FT, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Daequan Cook (Mia) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 22 points on 11-16 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 21 points on 5-15 FG and 9-11 FT and 9 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points on 5-14 FG and 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Schedule for Sunday, December 21 (All times Central) Detroit @ Atlanta 1:00 pm New York @ Boston 5:00 pm Dallas @ Washington 5:00 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html