News from December 30. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Andrew Bogut (rest) on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and Damian Jones and placed Patrick McCaw (ill) and Anderson Varejao on IL. New York activated Courtney Lee and Maurice Ndour and placed Marshall Plumlee and Ron Baker on IL. GS 108, Dal 99 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 5-11 3-pointers. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 25 points on 11-18 FG. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 10 points in 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Phi 124, Den 122 at Den Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 23 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 23 points including 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. Gerald Henderson (Phi, sore left hip), Richaun Holmes (Phi, concussion), and Sergio Rodiguez (Phi, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 110, Por 94 at SA Danny Green (SA) had 18 points on 6-8 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists. Jonathan Simmons (SA) had 19 points. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 29 points. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 12 points and 3 steals. Kawhi Leonard (SA, gastroentritis) did not play. Atl 105, Det 98 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 17 points and 7 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 22 points. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points and 8 assists. Jon Leuer (Det) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det, sore left knee) did not play,. Min 116, Mil 99 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 30 points including 11-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Karl Anthony-Towns (Min) had 18 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Zach LaVine (Min) had 24 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 25 points including 11-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Hou 140, LAC 116 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 30 points including 10-15 FG, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 18 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Montrezl Harrell (Hou) had 29 points on 10-14 FG and 9-11 FT. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 19 points including 5-7 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 20 points including 9-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Raymond Felton (LAC) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou shot 36-43 FT and LAC shot 13-16 FT. Chris Paul (LAC, sore left hamstring) did not play. NO 104, NY 92 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 23 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 12 points and 11 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points on 8-22 FG and 9-10 FT and 13 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 20 points and 3 steals. Courtney Lee (NY, sore right wrist) and Maurice Ndour (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 117, Mia 114 at Bos Al Horford (Bos) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 52 points on 15-26 FG, 9-13 3-pointers, and 13-13 FT. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 19 points and 6 assists. James Johnson (Mia) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh McRoberts (Mia, stress fracture left foot) did not play. Was 118, Bro 95 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Trey Burke (Was) had 27 points including 10-12 FG and 5-5 3-pointers. Trevor Booker (Bro) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Was shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and Bro shot 43.2% (32-74) FG. Ind 111, Chi 101 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 32 points including 3-10 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 7 points including 2-13 FG, 6 rebounds including 17 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 25 points including 9-11 FT. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 20 points and 5 assists. 9 of the 10 home teams won. Schedule for Saturday, December 31 (All times Central) Memphis @ Sacramento 4:00 pm Milwaukee @ Chicago 6:00 pm NBATV Cleveland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm New York @ Houston 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Utah 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, January 1 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Atlanta 5:00 pm NBATV Detroit @ Miami 5:00 pm Orlando @ Indiana 5:00 pm Portland @ Minnesota 6:00 pm Toronto @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm ---- 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