News from December 23. Washington signed Jarell Eddie and released Ryan Hollins. Cleveland activated Maurice Williams and placed Sasha Kaun on IL. Dallas activated Salah Mejri and placed Deron Williams (strained left hamstring) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Ryan Kelly and placed Nick Young (gastroenteritis) on IL. Minnesota activated Tyus Jones and placed Damjan Rudez on IL. Philadelphia activated Carl Landry and placed Christian Wood on IL. Portland activated C.J. McCollum and placed Cliff Alexander on IL. Dal 119, Bro 118 OT at Bro Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 17 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including the game winning layup with 19 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Nowitzki pass Shaquille O'Neal (28,596) for 6th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 29 points including 14-20 FG, 10 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 17 points on 6-8 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. OKC 120, LAL 85 at LAL Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 21 points including 7-9 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points including 7-22 FG. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. OKC shot 53.7% (51-95) FG and LAL shot 36% (32-89) FG. OKC out-rebounded LAL 61-35 including 19-12 offensive. Julius Randle (LAL, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 103, Uta 85 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points. Draymond Green (GS) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 15 points. Den 104, Pho 96 at Pho Randy Foye (Den) had 31 points including 7-16 3-pointers. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 21 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jon Leuer (Pho) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ronnie Price (Pho) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Jameer Nelons (Den, ill) did not play. NO 115, Por 89 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 12-21 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 5 assists. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Meyers Leonard (Por) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. NO shot 48.2% (41-85) FG and Por shot 34.7% (33-95) FG. SA 108, Min 83 at Min Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 14 points and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 15 points. SA shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Min shot 41.7% (30-72) FG. Mil 113, Phi 100 at Mil Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 18 points on 9-13 FG, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 22 points on 11-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points including 8-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mil shot 60% (51-85) FG and Phi shot 45.7% (37-81) FG. Mil shot 6-8 FT and Phi shot 19-29 FT. Tony Wroten (Phi, sore right knee) did not play. Atl 107, Det 100 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 14 points and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Det) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 25 points on 9-13 FG and 7-18 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Was 100, Mem 91 at Was Garrett Temple (Was) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 5-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jeff Green (Mem) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points. Bradley Beal (Was, sore right leg) did not play. Orl 104, Hou 101 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points including 8-10 FG and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 31 points including 12-18 FG and 7 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Sac 108, Ind 106 at Ind Rudy Gay (Sac) had 19 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 9-10 FT, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 24 points on 11-17 FG and 5 assists. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Myles Turner (Ind, chip fracture left thumb) did not play. Cle 91, NY 84 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 102, Cha 89 at Cha Jae Crowder (Bos) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points on 3-10 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha, suspended) 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