News from December 4. Memphis released Acie Law. Minnesota recalled Jonny Flynn from the NBADL. Minnesota activated Nikola Pekovic and placed Anthony Tolliver (sprained right MCL) on IL. Cleveland activated Manny Harris and Samardo Samuels and placed J.J. Hickson (ill) and Joey Graham (ill) on IL. Milwaukee placed Drew Gooden on IL. Chicago activated Kurt Thomas and placed Brian Scalabrine on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.3 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.4 Derrick Rose (Chi) 25.4 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 15.1 Joakim Noah (Chi) 12.2 Dwight Howard (Orl) 12.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 14.1 Chris Paul (NO) 10.5 Steve Nash (Pho) 10.1 Dal 105, Sac 103 at Sac Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 11-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Caron Butler (Dal) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 23 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Mil 96, Orl 85 at Mil Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 31 points on 13-20 FG and 5-16 FT and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 27 points including 6-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 16 points and 4 steals. Quentin Richardson (Orl) had 16 points. Vince Carter (Orl) had 20 points including 7-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mil shot 23-43 FT and Orl shot 11-16 FT. Ryan Anderson (Orl, right midfoot sprain), Dwight Howard (Orl, stomach virus), Jameer Nelson (Orl, stomach virus), and J.J. Redick (Orl, stomach virus) did not play. Chi 119, Hou 116 OT at Chi Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 25 points on 9-15 FG and 7-10 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Luis Scola (Hou) had 27 points including 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Brad Miller (Hou) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Mia 89, Atl 77 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 22 points including 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Josh Powell (Atl) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Mia shot 18-23 FT and Atl shot 8-12 FT. Min 129, Cle 95 at Min Wesley Johnson (Min) had 20 points including 8-9 3-pointers and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 28 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 19 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Min) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 17 points. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 6 assists. Min shot 59.3% (48-81) FG and Cle shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Min shot 18-26 3-pointers and Cle shot 5-21 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Phi 109, Cha 91 at Phi Elton Brand (Phi) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jodie Meeks (Phi) had 26 points including 9-16 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 19 points and 6 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 18 points. Schedule for Sunday, December 5 (All times Central) Boston @ New Jersey 12:00 pm New York @ Toronto 12:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 5:00 pm Golden State @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 6:00 pm Memphis @ Denver 7:00 pm Washington @ Phoenix 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Portland 8:00 pm Schedule for Monday, December 6 (All times Central) Toronto @ Indiana 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ New York 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Chicago 7:00 pm Miami @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ Utah 8:00 pm Sacramento @ 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