News from December 19. Kobe Bryant (LAL) is expected to be out 6 weeks with a fractured left knee. San Antonio activated Malcolm Thomas and placed Tim Duncan (SA, rest) on IL. SA 104, GS 102 at GS Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Patrick Mills (SA) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. David Lee (GS) had 32 points including 13-22 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 8 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and 2-2 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 6-16 3-pointers, 15 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA, rest) did not play. OKC 107, Chi 95 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. OKC shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Chi shot 37.7% (29-77) FG. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, sore back) and Luol Deng (Chi, Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Friday, December 20 (All times Central) Brooklyn at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Utah at Atlanta 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Cleveland 6:30 pm Charlotte at Detroit 6:30 pm Sacramento at Miami 6:30 pm Houston at Indiana 7:00 pm ESPN Toronto at Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix at Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, December 21 (All times Central) Memphis at New York 11:00 am Washington at Boston 12:00 pm Utah at Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento at Orlando 6:00 pm Houston at Detroit 6:30 pm Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas at Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans at Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers at Golden State 9:30 pm Denver at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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