News from December 22. Joakim Noah (Chi) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a sprained left shoulder. Dallas activated Justin Anderson and placed Devin Harris (strained right hamstring) on IL. Denver activated Jusuf Nurkic and placed Danilo Gallinari (sprained left ankle) on IL. Detroit activated Brandon Jennings and placed Spencer Dinwiddie on IL. Miami placed Goran Dragic (sore left calf) on IL. Toronto activated Delon Wright and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. Tor 103, Dal 99 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 7 turnovers. Bismack Biyombo (Tor) had 9 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 15 points. Tor shot 21-27 FT and Dal shot 8-11 FT. James Johnson (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Mem 104, Phi 90 at Phi Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Jordan Adams (Mem, sore right knee) and Kendall Marshall (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Det 93, Mia 92 at Mia Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 11 points including 4-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. LAL 111, Den 107 at Den Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 9-11 FT and 5 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (LAL) had 17 points and 5 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Will Barton (Den) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. ---- 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