News from December 18. The NBA suspended Rudy Gay (Mem) for 1 game for his flagrant foul against Luis Scola (Hou) during Friday's Hou-Mem game. The NBA fined Andre Miller (Por) $25,000 for throwing the ball into the stands at the end of Wednesday's Dal-Por game. The NBA fined George Karl (Den) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Thursday's Den-Por game. TRADE: In a 3 team trade, Orlando traded away Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, Marcin Gortat, a 2011 1st round draft pick, and cash and received Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, and Earl Clark; Phoenix traded away Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, and Earl Clark and received Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, Marcin Gortat, Orlando's 2011 1st round draft pick, and cash; and Washington traded away Gilbert Arenas and received Rashard Lewis. None of the traded players were available for Saturday's games. Joey Graham (Cle) is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a partial tear in his right quad. Golden State activated Rodney Carney and placed Andris Biedrins (sprained left ankle) on IL. Portland activated Luke Babbitt and placed Joel Przybilla (left ankle injury) on IL. Babbitt was recalled from the NBADL. Minnesota activated Sundiata Gaines and Lazar Hayward and placed Nikola Pekovic (sprained ankle) and Darko Milicic (sprained ankle) on IL. Utah activated Jeremy Evans and placed Gordon Hayward on IL. The LA Clippers activated Willie Warren and placed Brian Cook (sprained right ankle) on IL. Chicago activated Kurt Thomas and placed Joakim Noah (right hand surgery, out 8-10 weeks) on IL. Washington activated Josh Howard and Andray Blatche and placed John Wall (tendinitis right knee) on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.4 Amare Stoudemire (NY) 26.5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.1 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.6 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.5 Blake Griffin (LAC) 12.3 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 13.8 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.2 Chris Paul (NO) 9.9 SA 112, Mem 106 OT at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 37 points on 15-21 FG and 6-10 FT and 9 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points and 9 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 24 points and 21 rebounds including 10 offensive. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 27 points on 11-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. George Hill (SA, sprained right big toe) and Rudy Gay (Mem, suspended) did not play. Por 96, GS 95 at Por Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 15 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Miller (Por) had 17 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Reggie Williams (GS) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por, sore left knee), Nicolas Batum (sore right shoulder), and Marcus Camby (Por, sore right shoulder) did not play. Mia 95, Was 94 at Was LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points including 11-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points including 7-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including the game winning free throws with 7.9 seconds left and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 steals. Nick Young (Was) had 30 points including 13-23 FG. Phi 97, Orl 89 at Orl Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 21 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Phi) had 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Louis Williams (Phi) had 24 points including 13-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 26 points including 10-17 FT, 20 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Uta 95, Mil 86 at Mil Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 11 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Cle 109, NY 102 OT at Cle Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Den 115, Min 113 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ty Lawson (Den) had 23 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. J.R. Smith (Den) had 18 points. Michael Beasley (Min) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 43 points on 14-23 FG, 5-5 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Den, torn ligament right wrist) did not play. LAC 100, Chi 99 at Chi Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points including 8-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 16 points and 7 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 25 points including 12-20 FG and 5 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Schedule for Sunday, December 19 (All times Central) Indiana @ Boston 12:00 pm Atlanta @ New Jersey 12:00 pm LA Lakers @ Toronto 12:00 pm New Orleans @ Detroit 5:00 pm Houston @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Monday, December 20 (All times Central) Orlando @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Utah @ Cleveland 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm Dallas @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Phoenix @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ Portland 9:00 pm Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ---- 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