News from December 25. The NBA fined Paul Pierce (Bro) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on George Hill (Ind) during Monday's Ind-Bos game. Memphis signed Seth Curry. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Roger Mason on IL. New York activated Kenyon Martin and placed Raymond Felton (strained left hamstring) on IL. San Antonio activated Cory Joseph and placed Nando de Colo on IL. GS 105, LAC 103 at GS David Lee (GS) had 23 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 23 points and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 15 points including 5-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 26 points and 11 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points. Reggie Bullock (LAC, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 111, SA 98 at SA Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 21 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 11-16 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 blocks. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points. Hou shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and SA shot 40.7% (37-91) FG. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) and Greg Smith (Hou, right knee) did not play. Mia 101, LAL 95 at LAL LeBron James (Mia) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 11-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 17 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Nick Young (LAL) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Steve Blake (LAL, torn ligament) did not play. OKC 123, NY 94 at NY Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 10-16 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 24 points including 10-14 FG. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 18 points. J.R. Smith (NY) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Tim Hardaway (NY) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 22 points including 10-16 FG. OKC shot 53.6% (45-84) FG and NY shot 42.2% (38-90) FG. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained left ankle) and Metta World Peace (NY, sore left knee) did not play. Chi 95, Bro 78 at Bro Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 18 points. Chi shot 48.6% (36-74) FG and Bro shot 35.2% (25-71) FG. Luol Deng (Chi, left Achilles) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, December 26 (All times Central) Atlanta at Cleveland 6:00 pm Memphis at Houston 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio at Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers at Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 27 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit at Orlando 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Toronto at New York 6:30 pm Washington at Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Denver at New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Lakers at Utah 8:00 pm Miami at Sacramento 9:00 pm Phoenix at Golden State 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