News from December 11. Charlotte signed Chris Douglas-Roberts and released James Southerland on IL. Golden State signed Hilton Armstrong. Detroit activated Rodney Stuckey and placed Chauncey Billups on IL. The LA Clippers placed J.J. Redick on IL. Utah activated Derrick Favors and Marvin Williams and placed Ian Clark and Mike Harris on IL. GS 95, Dal 93 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 17 points. David Lee (GS) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 6 points and 18 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 33 points (including 16 in the 4th quarter) including 6-11 3-pointers and the game winning long jumper with 3 seconds left, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 18 points and 5 assists. Jermaine O'Neal (GS, sprained right wrist) did not play. Uta 122, Sac 101 at Sac Richard Jefferson (Uta) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 17 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 21 points including 7-11 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Uta shot 13-15 FT and Sac shot 27-33 FT. Rudy Gay (Sac, trade), Aaron Gray (Sac, trade), and Quincy Acy (Sac, trade) did not play. NY 83, Chi 78 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points including 11-12 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 20 points including 7-24 FG and 3-11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY, sore left hamstring) and Luol Deng (Chi, sore left Achilles) did not play. NO 111, Det 106 OT at NO Ryan Anderson (NO) had 22 points including 6-18 FG and 4-12 3-pointers. Jason Smith (NO) had 22 points and 16 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 8 assists. Greg Monroe (Det) had 28 points including 13-22 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points. Min 106, Phi 99 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 26 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 21 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 20 points. Min shot 38.5% (37-96) FG and Phi shot 52.7% (39-74) FG. Min shot 25-29 FT and Phi shot 12-14 FT. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, skin infection) did not play. SA 109, Mil 77 at Mil Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points including 9-12 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Nate Wolters (Mil) had 18 points and 7 assists. SA shot 52.3% (46-88) FG and Mil shot 34.5% (29-84) FG. Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee), Gary Neal (Mil, left foot plantar fasciitis), and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, fractured right foot) did not play. OKC 116, Mem 100 at Mem Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jeremy lamb (OKC) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points and 9 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 7-12 FT and 8 rebounds. OKC shot 56.3% (40-71) FG and Mem shot 42% (34-81) FG. Ed Davis (Mem, sprained left ankle) and Quincy Pondexter (Mem, stress fracture) did not play. LAC 96, Bos 88 at Bos Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points. Jeff Green (Bos) had 29 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Crawford (Bos) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC< injured left eye), Reggie Bullock (LAC, sprained left ankle), Kris Humphries (Bos, bruised right knee), and Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Orl 92, Cha 83 at Cha Glen Davis (Orl) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 10 points including 4-18 FG, 3 steals, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Orl shot 9-9 FT and Cha shot 17-18 FT. Bismack Biyombo (Cha, sprained right ankle) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 12 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Brooklyn 7:00 pm TNT Houston at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 13 (All times Central) Charlotte at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Orlando 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Toronto 6:00 pm Washington at Atlanta 6:30 pm New York at Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Detroit 6:30 pm Memphis at New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Chicago at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Minnesota at San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah at Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 8:00 pm Houston at Golden State 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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