News from December 17. Charlotte activated P.J. Hairston and placed Nicolas Batum on IL. Cleveland activated Joe Harris and placed Iman Shumpert (strained right groin) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Josh Huestis and placed Anthony Morrow on IL. Cle 104, OKC 100 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle) had 11 points including 3-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assist. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 15 rebounds including 11 offensive. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Cle, sprained right thumb) did not play. Cha 109, Tor 99 at Cha Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 31 points and 5 assists. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 8 points, 18 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points including 6-29 FG and 3-17 3-pointers and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha, suspended) and DeMarre Carroll (Tor, right knee contusion) did not play. Hou 107, LAL 87 at LAL James Harden (Hou) had 25 points on 7-24 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 16 points on 3-10 FG and 10-18 FT and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 16 points including 5-7 FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Hou shot 27-42 FT and LAL shot 10-18 FT. ---- 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