News from December 5. Washington activated Nick Young and placed Kevin Seraphin on IL. Memphis activated DeMarre Carroll. Denver activated Melvin Ely and placed Chris Andersen (fractured bone lower back) on IL. Andersen is expected to be out 10 to 14 days. New Orleans activated Aaron Gray and placed DJ Mbenga (ill) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kevin Durant and placed Morris Peterson on IL. Cleveland activated Joey Graham and J.J. Hickson and placed Manny Harris and Samardo Samuels on IL. New Jersey activated Devin Harris and placed Ben Uzoh on IL. Por 100, LAC 91 at Por Wes Matthews (Por) had 26 points. Marcus Camby (Por) had 12 points and 19 rebounds including 6 offensive. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points including 7-16 FT and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 24 points including 13-16 FT. Den 108, Mem 107 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 13 points including 4-20 FG and 6 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 27 points including 10-13 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron Afflalo (Den) had 25 points including 10-14 FG. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 24 points and 5 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Den shot 25-33 FT and Mem shot 11-17 FT. SA 109, NO 84 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 6 assists. Matt Bonner (SA) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. David West (NO) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. SA shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and NO shot 44% (33-75) FG. Det 102, Cle 92 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 20 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 14 points including 4-15 FG and 10 assists. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Bos 100, NJ 75 at NJ Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Glen Davis (Bos) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jordan Farmar (NJ) had 16 points and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (NJ) had 10 points. Bos shot 50.6% (39-77) FG and NJ shot 37.5% (27-72) FG. Rajon Rondo (Bos, strained hamstring) did not play. NY 116, Tor 99 at Tor Wilson Chandler (NY) had 21 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 31 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (NY) had 18 points and 8 assists. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 22 points including 10-14 FG, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 steals. Jerryd Bayless (Tor) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Peja Stojakovic (Tor, sore left knee) did not play. Pho 125, Was 108 at Pho Steve Nash (Pho) had 20 points on a perfect 8-8 FG, 1-1 3-pointers, and 3-3 FT and 17 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Hakim Warrick (Pho) had 26 points on 10-13 FG and 6-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 24 points including 10-13 FG. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points. Pho shot 23-35 FT and Was shot 12-15 FT. OKC 114, GS 109 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 11-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points on 4-16 FG and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 19 points including 8-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 39 points including 14-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 29 points and 5 rebounds. OKC shot 37-40 FT and GS shot 18-21 FT. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, December 7 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Golden State @ Dallas 7:30 pm Detroit @ Houston 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Portland 9:00 pm Washington @ LA Lakers 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