News from December 2. Philadelphia suspended Jahlil Okafor to 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team with his recent off the court troubles. Okafor had been involved in 2 altercations at nightclubs and cited for speeding. Rudy Gobert (Uta) is out indefinitely with a sprained MCL. Charlotte signed head coach Steve Clifford to a contract extension. Charlotte activated P.J. Hairston and placed Al Jefferson (strained left calf) on IL. The LA Clippers activated C.J. Watson and placed Chris Paul (inflamed rib cartilage) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Robert Sacre and placed Tarik Black on IL. Phoenix activated Bryce Cotton and placed Markieff Morris on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and Delon Wright and placed James Johnson on IL. Former NBA player Jim Loscutoff died at age 85. He played 9 seasons with Boston from 55-56 - 63-64. GS 116, Cha 99 at Cha Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points including 14-18 FG and 8-11 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 4 points on 2-9 FG, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers. GS shot 52.3% (46-88) FG and Cha shot 37.2% (35-94) FG. GS shot 8-11 FT and Cha shot 20-30 FT. LAL 108, Was 104 at Was Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Julius Randle (LAL) had 15 points and 19 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 34 points including 11-19 FG, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 18 points on 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Was, strained right calf) did not play. Det 127, Pho 122 OT at Det Marcus Morris (Det) had 24 points on 7-10 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT and 14 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 23 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 22 points including 6-17 FT and 12 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 34 points including 12-20 FG and 16 assists. Jon Leuer (Pho) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 22 points including 8-21 FG. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Det shot 27-44 FT and Pho shot 14-15 FT. NY 99, Phi 87 at NY Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 12 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. JaKarr Sampson (Phi) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 13 points. Kendall Marshall (Phi) and Jahlil Okafor (Phi, suspended) did not play. Tor 96, Atl 86 at Atl Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 31 points including 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 17 points. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 10 points. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 11 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chi 99, Den 90 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) had 26 points including 12-19 FG, 19 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 12 points including 3-17 FG and 9 assists. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Will Barton (Den) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Chi out-scored Den 31-18 in the 4th quarter. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, left hip pointer) and Gary Harris (Den, concussion) did not play. Hou 108, NO 101 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 24 points on 7-20 FG, 1-8 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 8 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 15 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 10-11 FT and 13 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 19 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 turnovers. SA 95, Mil 70 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 13 points including 3-12 FG. Patty Mills (SA) had 13 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 16 points. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Ind 103, LAC 91 at LAC Paul George (Ind) had 31 points on 9-23 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 14 points including 5-6 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points on 6-18 FG and 7-14 FT and 6 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 19 points on 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Myles Turner (Ind, chip fracture left thumb) did not play. ---- 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