News from December 30. Portland announced that Brandon Roy is out indefinitely with sore knees. Chuck Hayes (Hou) is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained right ankle. Oklahoma City assigned Cole Aldrich to the NBADL. SA 99, Dal 93 at Dal Tim Duncan (SA) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Gary Neal (SA) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Caron Butler (Dal) had 30 points. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12 points on 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. Por 100, Uta 89 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points. Marcus Camby (Por) had 4 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Por) had 16 points and 10 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 30 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 19 points and 8 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta, flu) and Mehmet Okur (Uta, lower back strain) did not play. Orl 112, NY 103 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points including 8-13 FT, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 30 points and 4 blocks. Quentin Richardson (Orl, flu like symptoms) and Jason Williams (Orl, sore left foot) did not play. Schedule for Friday, December 31 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Boston 2:00 pm Golden State @ Charlotte 2:00 pm Washington @ Indiana 2:00 pm New Jersey @ Chicago 2:00 pm Toronto @ Houston 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Detroit @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Philadelphia @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, January 1 (All times Central) New Orleans @ Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Chicago 6:00 pm Golden State @ Miami 6:30 pm New Jersey @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas @ Milwaukee 8:00 pm Sacramento @ Denver 8:00 pm Memphis @ Utah 8:00 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