News from December 26. The NBA fined Draymond Green (GS) $15,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Wednesday's GS-LAC game. Chicago assigned Marquis Teague to the NBADL. Detroit assigned Tony Mitchell and Peyton Siva to the NBADL. Philadelphia assigned Lorenzo Brown to the NBADL. Atlanta activated Cartier Martin and placed John Jenkins on IL. Cleveland activated Dion Waiters and placed Carrick Felix on IL. SA 116, Dal 107 at Dal Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points on 6-18 FG and 11-12 FT. Danny Green (SA) had 22 points on a perfect 7-7 FG, 5-5 3-pointers, and 3-3 FT and 3 steals. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Vince Carter (Dal) had 20 points on 4-12 FG and 11-11 FT. Brandan Wright (Dal, ill) did not play. Por 116, LAC 112 OT at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 32 points and 10 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 35 points and 11 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 2 points on 1-6 FG and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Chris Paul (LAC) had 34 points on 16-29 FG, 16 assists, and 6 steals. Hou 100, Mem 92 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 20 points on 10-14 FG and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 27 points on 2-9 FG and 22-25 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 23 points including 7-12 FT, 17 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 6 assists. Hou shot 33-40 FT and Mem shot 11-20 FT. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) and Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. Atl 127, Cle 125 2OT at Cle Paul Millsap (Atl) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 20 points including 4-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 34 points including 14-24 FG and the game winning jumper at the buzzer, 14 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 40 points, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 5 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 8 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. 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 Schedule for Saturday, December 28 (All times Central) Cleveland at Boston 12:00 pm Brooklyn at Indiana 6:00 pm NBATV New York at Toronto 6:00 pm Detroit at Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Houston 7:00 pm Denver at Memphis 7:00 pm Minnesota at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Philadelphia at Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami at Portland 9:00 pm Utah at LA Clippers 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