News from December 19.

Blake Griffin (LAC) is scheduled to under minor arthroscopic surgery on
his right knee and is expected to be out 3 to 6 weeks.

Clint Capela (Hou) is expected to be out 6 weeks with a broken fibula.

Atlanta activated DeAndre' Bembry and placed Dwight Howard (sore lower
back) on IL.

Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Andrew Bogut (bone bruise right
knee) on IL.

Detroit activated Jon Leuer and placed Michael Gbinije on IL.

Oklahoma City activated Josh Huestis and placed Victor Oladipo (sprained
right wrist) on IL.


Den 117, Dal 107  at Den
Nikola Jokic (Den) had 27 points on 13-17 FG, 15 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Gary Harris (Den) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds,
and 7 assists.
Deron Williams (Dal) had 23 points and 8 assists.
Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points including 9-15 FG.
Den shot 57% (45-79) FG and Dal shot 53.1% (43-81) FG.
Den shot 14-18 FT and Dal shot 7-9 FT.

Min 115, Pho 108  at Min
Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points including 11-20 FG and 3 steals.
Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 15 rebounds.
Zach LaVine (Min) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers.
Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Brandon Knight (Pho) had 21 points.

Atl 110, OKC 108  at OKC
Paul Millsap (Atl) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and the game winning
pseudo-hook with 12.7 seconds left and 11 rebounds.
Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 31 points on 10-16 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds,
and 8 assists.
Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 46 points on 16-33 FG, 3-10 3-pointers, and
11-13 FT, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Andre Roberson (OKC) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds.

Chi 113, Det 82  at Chi
Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 6 assists.
Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals.
Taj Gibson (Chi) had 6 points on a perfect 8-8 FG.
Tobias Harris (Det) had 10 points including 4-11 FG.
Jon Leuer (Det) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Chi shot 59.8% (49-82) FG and Det shot 41% (34-83) FG.
Chi shot 7-7 FT and Det shot 7-7 FT.

Ind 107, Was 105  at Ind
Paul George (Ind) had 27 points and 9 rebounds.
Myles Turner (Ind) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Jeff Teague (Ind) had 23 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals.
Marcin Gortat (Was) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 13 rebounds.
Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 3-1 3-pointers.
John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore left hamstring) did not play.


Schedule for Tuesday, December 20  (All times Central)
  New Orleans @ Philadelphia      6:00 pm
  LA Lakers @ Charlotte           6:00 pm
  Brooklyn @ Toronto              6:30 pm
  Indiana @ New York              6:30 pm
  Orlando @ Miami                 6:30 pm
  Cleveland @ Milwaukee           7:00 pm
  Boston @ Memphis                7:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Houston           7:00 pm  NBATV
  Denver @ LA Clippers            9:30 pm
  Utah @ Golden State             9:30 pm  NBATV
  Portland @ Sacramento           9:30 pm

Schedule for Wednesday, December 21  (All times Central)
  Milwaukee @ Cleveland           6:00 pm  NBATV
  Minnesota @ Atlanta             6:30 pm
  Memphis @ Detroit               6:30 pm
  Washington @ Chicago            7:00 pm
  Oklahoma City @ New Orleans     7:00 pm
  Sacramento @ Utah               8:00 pm
  Houston @ Phoenix               8:00 pm
  Dallas @ Portland               9:00 pm  NBATV


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