News from December 31. Charlotte activated Aaron Harrison and placed Marco Belinelli (sprained left ankle) on IL. New York activated Marshall Plumlee and Ron Baker and placed Kyle O'Quinn and Kristaps Porzingis (sore left Achilles) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Victor Oladipo and placed Josh Huestas on IL. Mem 112, Sac 98 at Sac JaMychal Green (Mem) had 18 points on 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Matt Barnes (Sac) had 20 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points including 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mem shot 7-9 FT and Sac shot 25-28 FT. Mil 116, Chi 96 at Chi Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 35 points on 13-19 FG and 8-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 27 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 26 points including 10-15 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Mil shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Chi shot 39.8% (33-83) FG. Matthew Dellavedova (Mil, strained right hamstring) and Miles Plumlee (Mil, sprained right index finger) did not play. Cle 121, Cha 109 at Cha LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jordan McRae (Cle) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 37 points including 13-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Hou 129, NY 122 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 53 points on 14-26 FG, 9-16 3-pointers and 16-18 FT, 16 rebounds, 17 assists, and 8 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (NY) had 32 points including 12-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Derrick Rose (NY) had 21 points including 8-23 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Patrick Beverley (Hou, right wrist pain) and Courtney Lee (NY, sore right wrist) did not play. Uta 91, Pho 86 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 18 points including 7-8 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 13 points. Devin Booker (Pho) had 20 points and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Uta shot 13-20 FT and Pho shot 7-10 FT. OKC 114, LAC 88 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 15 points. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 23 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Marreese Speights (LAC) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brandon Bass (LAC) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC, sore left hamstring) did not play. 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 Schedule for Monday, January 2 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Milwaukee 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Utah @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ New York 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Washington @ Houston 7:00 pm Phoenix @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Denver @ Golden State 9:30 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