News from December 7. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Michael Beasley (strained left hamstring) on IL. Sacramento activated Hamady N'Diaye and placed Ray McCallum on IL. N'Diaye was recalled from the NBADL. San Antonio placed Malcolm Thomas on IL. Utah activated Ian Clark and placed Derrick Favors on IL. Dal 108, Por 106 at Por Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 22 points including the game winning long jumper at the buzzer. Jose Calderon (Dal) had 15 points including 7-10 FG and 7 assists. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Dal shot 8-11 FT and Por shot 19-24 FT. Sac 112, Uta 102 OT at Uta DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points on 10-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points on 6-17 FG and 8-10 FT. Trey Burke (Uta) had 19 points including 5-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Alec Burks (Uta) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Sac out-scored Uta 15-5 in overtime. Ind 111, SA 100 at SA Paul George (Ind) had 28 points including 9-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. David West (Ind) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 12 points including 3-4 FG and 10 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Ind shot 26-28 FT and SA shot 5-6 FT. Bro 90, Mil 82 at Mil Brook Lopez (Bro) had 32 points on 11-13 FG and 10-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 13 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 15 points and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 22 points and 5 assists. John Henson (Mil) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bro, fractured right hand), Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle), Caron Butler (Mil, sore left knee), and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, sprained right foot) did not play. Mia 103, Min 82 at Min LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Ray Allen (Mia) had 11 points. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points on 5-16 FG, 1-7 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 4 steals. Mia shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Min shot 29.3% (24-82) FG. Kevin Love (Min, death of grandmother) did not play. GS 108, Mem 82 at Mem David Lee (GS) had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 30 points including 12-19 FG and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 15 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 16 points on 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. GS shot 50% (44-88) FG and Mem shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Det 92, Chi 75 at Chi Brandon Jennings (Det) had 33 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 8 points on 4-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kyle Singler (Det) had 12 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Det out-scored Chi 24-9 in the 3rd quarter. Luol Deng (Chi, left calf) and Mike James (Chi, right knee) did not play. Cle 88, LAC 82 at Cle Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 20 points including 6-11 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrew Bynum (Cle) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 6 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 13 points including 4-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points including 5-18 FG. Matt Barnes (LAC, injured left eye) and J.J. Redick (LAC, fractured right hand) did not play. Den 103, Phi 92 at Phi J.J. Hickson (Den) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Den) had 20 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Jordan Hamilton (Den) had 13 points including 4-5 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Den shot 26-34 FT and Phi shot 9-14 FT. Ty Lawson (Den, strained left hamstring) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, December 8 (All times Central) Boston at New York 11:00 am Miami at Detroit 5:00 pm Orlando at Houston 6:00 pm Indiana at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Toronto at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 9 (All times Central) Golden State at Charlotte 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Denver at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Orlando at Memphis 7:00 pm Portland at Utah 8:00 pm Dallas 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