News from December 4. Detroit activated Henry Ellenson and placed Michael Gbinije on IL. Indiana activated Kevin Seraphin and C.J. Miles and placed Georges Niang and Rakeem Christmas on IL. New York activated Yoakim Noah and placed Maurice Ndour on IL. Ind 111, LAC 102 at LAC Paul George (Ind) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 24 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. NY 106, Sac 98 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 20 points. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 15 points including 6-18 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Derrick Rose (NY) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brandon Jennings (NY) had 19 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 36 points on 9-30 FG, 4-10 3-pointers, and 14-16 FT, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. NY shot 44.3% (39-88) FG and Sac shot 32.3% (31-96) FG. OKC 101, NO 92 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, and 10 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 15 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 37 points on 14-32 FG and 9-11 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dante Cunningham (NO, right fibula fracture) did not play. Orl 98, Det 92 at Det Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 21 points including 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Green (Orl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points. Schedule for Monday, December 5 (All times Central) Denver @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:30 pm Washington @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Portland @ Chicago 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston @ Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Dallas 7:30 pm Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm Indiana @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 6 (All times Central) Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 6:30 pm Chicago @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 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