News from December 31. Al Horford (Atl) underwent surgery on his torn right pectorial muscle and is out for the season. New Orleans released Louis Amundson. New York released Chris Smith and signed Jeremy Tyler. Brooklyn activated Andrei Kirilenko. Cleveland activated Sergey Karasev and placed Carrick Felix on IL. Golden State activated Ognjen Kuzmic. Indiana Pacers co-founder Chuck Devoe died at age 83. Mil 94, LAL 79 at LAL Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 15 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 11 points. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 37 points including 15-25 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Nick Young (LAL) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. John Henson (Mil, sprained left ankle), Steve Blake (LAL, nerve root irritation), Xavier Henry (LAL, right knee bone bruise), and Wesley Johnson (LAL, ill) did not play. Por 98, OKC 94 at OKC LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 16 points including 5-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points including 10-12 FT and 14 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points and 3 blocks. Por out-scored OKC 27-16 in the 4th quarter. Tor 85, Chi 79 at Chi Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points and 6 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 11 points including 3-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. SA 113, Bro 92 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 15 points. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 15 points and 5 assists. Sac 110, Hou 106 at Hou Rudy Gay (Sac) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 10 assists. James Harden (Hou) had 38 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion) and Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. GS 94, Orl 81 at Orl David Lee (GS) had 22 points on 11-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 15 points. Kent Bazemore (GS) had 12 points. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 15 points. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 11 points on 4-11 FG and 6 assists. Ind 91, Cle 76 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 21 points including 2-11 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 19 points and 5 blocks. George Hill (Ind) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 10 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ind out-scored Cle 26-10 in the 4th quarter. Atl 92, Bos 91 at Bos Paul Millsap (Atl) had 34 points on 12-19 FG and 10-14 FT and 15 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 14 points and 5 assists. Kris Humphries (Bos) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Atl, sprained right thumb) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, January 1 (All times Central) Dallas @ Washington 5:00 PM Indiana @ Toronto 6:00 PM New Orleans @ Minnesota 7:00 PM Philadelphia @ Denver 8:00 PM Charlotte @ LA Clippers 8:30 PM Schedule for Thursday, January 2 (All times Central) Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV New York @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Milwaukee @ Utah 8:00 pm Charlotte @ Portland 9:00 pm Philadelphia @ Sacramento 9:00 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