News from December 4. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a broken left hand. The San Antonio vs Minnesota game at Mexico City was postponed due to a fire in a generator that filled the building with smoke. The rescheduled game will take place in Minnesota. Atlanta activated Kyle Korver and placed Dennis Schroeder on IL. Schroeder was assigned to the NBADL. Cleveland activated Earl Clark and placed Henry Sims on IL. Utah activated Mike Harris and Ian Clark and placed Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans on IL. Dal 100, NO 97 at NO Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Vince Carter (Dal) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 9 assists. Al-Farouq Aminu (NO) had 16 points, 20 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Cle 98, Den 88 at Cle Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 17 points, 21 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 blocks. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 18 points including 7-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Randy Foye (Den) had 16 points. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Atl 107, LAC 97 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 25 points including 12-20 FG, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 23 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 19 points and 11 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC, injured left eye) and J.J. Redick (LAC, fractured right hand) did not play. Pho 97, Hou 88 at Hou P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 15 points including 4-11 FG, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Por shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and Hou shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. Omer Asik (Hou, right thigh contusion), Jeremy Lin (Hou, sprained right knee), Chandler Parsons (Hou, sore back), and Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. Det 105, Mil 98 at Mil Greg Monroe (Det) had 18 points and 17 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 24 points including 8-14 FT, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 17 points including 4-16 FG, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. John Henson (Mil) had 12 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee) did not play. Ind 95, Uta 86 at Uta Paul George (Ind) had 19 points including 7-20 FG and 1-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibert (Ind) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Por 111, OKC 104 at Por LaMarcus Aldirdge (Por) had 38 points including 17-28 FG, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 14 points including 4-14 FG and 6 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points and 5 assists. Schedule for Thursday, December 5 (All times Central) New York at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT LA Clippers at Memphis 7:00 pm Miami at Chicago 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 6 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland at Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver at Boston 6:30 pm ESPN Orlando at New York 6:30 pm Golden State at Houston 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at New Orleans 7:00 pm Toronto at Phoenix 8:00 pm Utah at Portland 9:00 pm LA Lakers at 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