News from December 25. Joel Przybilla (Por) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn patella tendon. He is out for the season. Denver activated Chauncey Billups and placed Johan Petro on IL. The LA Clippers activated Ricky Davis and placed DeAndre Jordan on IL. Phoenix activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Alando Tucker on IL. Boston activated Glen Davis and placed Paul Pierce (infection right knee) on IL. Cle 102, LAL 87 at LAL LeBron James (Cle) had 26 points including 6-11 FT, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ron Artest (LAL) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 35 points on 11-32 FG and 12-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Cle shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and LAL shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Bos 86, Orl 77 at Orl Tony Allen (Bos) had 16 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 19 points including 5-14 FG. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 5 points including 1-7 FG, 20 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Vince Carter (Orl) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Por 107, Den 96 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 41 points including 16-26 FG and 6 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 17 points on 6-8 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 32 points including 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den) had 20 points. Rudy Fernandez (Por, back surgery) and Joel Przybilla (Por, torn right patella tendon) did not play. Pho 124, LAC 93 at Pho Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 26 points including 10-15 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Caron Butler (LAC) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 19 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Pho shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and LAC shot 40.2% (37-92) FG. Mia 93, NY 87 at NY Michael Beasley (Mia) had 19 points. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 19 points including 9-4 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, December 26 (All times Central) Memphis @ Dallas 2:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Houston @ New Jersey 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Chicago 7:00 pm Washington @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Phoenix @ Golden State 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