News from December 29. Memphis signed Ryan Hollins and released Russ Smith. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus and is out for the season. Alec Burks (Uta) is scheduled to undergo surgery on a broken left leg that occurred during Saturday's LAC-Uta game. Cleveland activated Sasha Kaun and placed Kyrie Irving on IL. NY 108, Det 96 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jose Calderon (NY) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Derrick Williams (NY) had 18 points. Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. NY shot 54.4% (43-79) FG and Det shot 41.6% (37-89) FG. Atl 121, Hou 115 at Hou Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points, 13 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 30 points including 11-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Clint Capela (Hou) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 26 points on 10-12 FG and 10-18 FT and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 11-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) and Terrence Jones (Hou, ill) did not play. Mem 99, Mia 90 OT at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Jeff Green (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mem out-scored Mia 16-7 in overtime. Matt Barnes (Mem, suspended) did not play. OKC 131, Mil 123 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 26 points on 6-18 FG and 13-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 36 points including 13-22 FG and 6-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Mil) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Cle 93, Den 87 at Den LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. Iman Shumpert (Cle) had 16 points. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 29 points and 7 rebounds. Cle shot 13-22 FT and Den shot 8-11 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