News from December 4.

Dal 112, Pho 97  at Dal
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 39 points including 17-25 FG and 9 rebounds.
J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points.
Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points and 6 assists.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 28 points and 5 rebounds.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points and 10 assists.
Antoine Wright (Dal, strained left groin) did not play.

SA 108, Den 91  at Den
Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 blocks.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 7-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers.
Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7
turnovers.
J.R. Smith (Den) had 15 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds.
Kurt Thomas (SA, personal reasons) and Ime Udoka (SA, flu) did not play.


Schedule for Friday, December 5  (All times Central)
  Oklahoma City @ Orlando       6:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Washington        6:00 pm
  New York @ Atlanta            6:30 pm
  Indiana @ Cleveland           6:30 pm
  Minnesota @ New Jersey        6:30 pm
  Portland @ Boston             7:00 pm  ESPN
  Philadelphia @ Detroit        7:00 pm
  LA Clippers @ Memphis         7:00 pm
  Golden State @ Houston        7:30 pm
  Charlotte @ Milwaukee         7:30 pm
  Toronto @ Utah                9:30 pm  ESPN


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