News from December 17. New York recalled Chris Smith from the NBADL. Cleveland activated Tyler Zeller and placed Henry Sims on IL. Golden State activated Andre Iguodala. Memphis placed Quincy Pondexter (stress fracture right foot) on IL. Cha 95, Sac 87 at Cha Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 16 points and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 30 points on 9-13 FG and 12-15 FT, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 21 points including 8-23 FG. Por 119, Cle 116 at Cle Damian Lillard (Por) had 36 points including 8-12 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with .4 seconds left, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points and 15 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points and 10 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 25 points including 11-19 FG and 5 assists. LAL 96, Mem 92 at Mem Pau Gasol (LAL) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Nick Young (LAL) had 18 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points including 7-22 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Steve Blake (LAL, ligament tear), Jordan Farmar (LAL, hamstring tear), and Mike Conley (Mem, left thigh contusion) did not play. OKC 105, Den 93 at Den Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points and 6 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 20 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points, 13 assists, and 4 steals. GS 04, NO 93 at GS David Lee (GS) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 17 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 16 points and 6 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 11 points and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, December 18 (All times Central) Indiana at Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Utah at Orlando 6:00 pm Charlotte at Toronto 6:00 pm Sacramento at Atlanta 6:30 pm Detroit at Boston 6:30 pm Washington at Brooklyn 6:30 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Portland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis at Dallas 7:30 pm San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm Chicago at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN New Orleans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, December 19 (All times Central) Chicago at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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