News from December 14. Memphis assigned DeMarre Carroll to the NBADL. Minnesota activated Jonny Flynn and Martell Webster and placed Kosta Koufos and Sundiata Gaines on IL. The LA Lakers activated Andrew Bynum and placed Devin Ebanks on IL. Washington activated Hamady N'Diaye and Kevin Seraphin and placed John Wall (tendinitis right knee) and Andray Blatche (sore left knee) on IL. New Jersey activated Ben Uzoh and placed Terrence Williams on IL. Charlotte activated Gerald Henderson and Tyrus Thomas and placed Eduardo Najera and DeSagana Diop on IL. Den 111, Orl 94 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 35 points on 14-21 FG and 7-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 16 points and 6 assists. Aaron Afflalo (Den) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 29 points including 9-12 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Den shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Orl shot 43.6% (34-78) FG. Chauncey Billups (Den, sprained right wrist), Mickael Pietrus (Orl, sprained left knee), and Quentin Richardson (Orl, sore left elbow) did not play. Hou 118, Sac 105 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 23 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 12 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Chase Budinger (Hou) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Carl Landry (Sac) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det 103, Atl 80 at Det Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points and 10 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 24 points. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 23 points on 10-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Atl) had 26 points including 8-12 FT. Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. LAL 103, Was 89 at Was Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16 points, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. JaVale McGee (Was) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points. LAL shot 29-40 FT and Was shot 12-16 FT. Phi 82, NJ 77 at NJ Elton Brand (Phi) had 15 points. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Cha 97, Tor 91 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 16 points including 6-10 FT and 4 blocks. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 12 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 17 points and 9 assists. Cha shot 52% (39-75) FG and Tor shot 40.4% (36-89) FG. Peja Stojakovic (Tor, swollen left knee) did not play. GS 108, Min 99 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 34 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Williams (GS) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Darko Milicic (Min) had 25 points including 12-19 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Love (Min) had 13 points including 6-18 FG and 14 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Min) had 19 points on 9-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, December 15 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ New York 6:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Miami 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Portland @ Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, December 16 (All times Central) Washington @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Boston 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio @ Denver 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html