News from December 12. Dallas activated Matt Carroll and placed Josh Howard (rest on a back-to-back) on IL. Denver activated Kenyon Martin and placed Johan Petro on IL. Milwaukee activated Michael Redd and placed Jodie Meeks on IL. Detroit activated Richard Hamilton and placed Will Bynum on IL. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 30.3 Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.3 LeBron James (Cle) 28.2 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.2 Gerald Wallace (Cha) 12.2 Chris Bosh (Tor) 12.1 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Chris Paul (NO) 10.4 Deron Williams (Uta) 10.1 Dal 98, Cha 97 OT at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 15 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 36 points including 8-10 FT and the game winning jumper with 1.7 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 14 points on 7-7 FG, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 23 points including 9-12 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers in 51 minutes. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 28 points. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mil 108, Por 101 2OT at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 27 points including 12-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points and 11 assists. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 20 points including 7-10 FG. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 31 points including 13-22 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive in 52 minutes. Brandon Roy (Por) had 23 points including 8-24 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back pain), Greg Oden (left knee surgery), and Travis Outlaw (Por, left foot surgery) did not play. Den 105, Pho 99 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points including 9-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 15 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (Pho) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 7 assists. Louis Amundson (Pho) had 12 points on 6-7 FG, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Den shot 41% (32-78) FG and Pho shot 54.5% (11-17) FG. Ind 114, Was 113 at Was Troy Murphy (Ind) had 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 24 points on 5-7 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, 10-10 FT and the game winning free throws with .1 second left, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) had 19 points. Caron Butler (Was) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 31 points including 13-18 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Uta 102, LAL 94 at Uta Ronnie Brewer (Uta) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 21 points including 8-10 FT and 11 assists. Wes Matthews (Uta) had 19 points and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 20 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 16 points including 7-24 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, stomach virus), Andrei Kirilenko (Uta, lower back pain), and Ronnie Price (Uta, sprained left big toe) did not play. Bos 106, Chi 80 at Chi Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rasheed Wallace (Bos) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 17 points on 5-16 FG and 7-12 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Bos shot 43.2% (38-88) FG and Chi shot 32.6% (30-92) FG. Det 104, GS 95 at Det Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points and 3 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 4 steals. Corey Maggette (GS) had 23 points. Ben Gordon (Det, sprained left ankle), Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back strain), and Ronny Turiaf (GS, sprained left knee) did not play. Sac 120, Min 100 at Sac Jason Thompson (Sac) had 23 points including 11-17 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 16 points and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Min) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Schedule for Sunday, December 13 (All times Central) Houston @ Toronto 12:00 pm New Jersey @ Atlanta 4:00 pm Memphis @ Miami 5:00 pm Cleveland @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm San Antonio @ LA Clippers 8:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, December 14 (All times Central) Indiana @ Orlando 6:00 pm Golden State @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Boston @ Memphis 7:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Utah 8:00 pm Washington @ LA Clippers 9:30 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