News from December 8. Brooklyn signed Spencer Dinwiddie and released Yogi Ferrell. Chicago activated Doug McDermott and placed R.J. Hunter on IL. Denver activated Malik Beasley and placed Emmanuel Mudiay on IL. Golden State activated Damian Jones and Anderson Varejao and placed Shaun Livingston (rest) and James Michael McAdoo on IL. Portland activated Tim Quarterman and placed Maurice Harkless on IL. San Antonio activated Tony Parker and placed Bryn Forbes on IL. Chi 95, SA 91 at Chi Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 20 points including 9-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 13 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Pau Gasol (SA) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Chi shot 21-27 FT and SA shot 4-5 FT. GS 106, Uta 99 at Uta Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 20 points including 8-8 FG and 17 rebounds. Shelvin Mack (Uta) had 19 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Joe Ingles (Uta) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta, injured left finger), George Hill (Uta, sprained left big toe), and Rodney Hood (Uta, strained right hamstring) did not play. Phi 99, NO 88 at NO Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Sergio Rodriguez (Phi) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 10-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Langston Galloway (NO) had 19 points. Jerryd Bayless (Phi, sore left wrist), Jahlil Okafor (Phi, gastroenteritis), Jrue Holiday (NO, toe injury), and E'Twaun Moore (NO, toe injury) did not play. Mem 88, Por 86 at Mem Tony Allen (Mem) had 15 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 6 points including 2-8 FG and 18 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 36 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Tony Douglas (Mem) had 11 points including the game winning free throws with .5 seconds left. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points including 6-18 FG. Vince Carter (Mem, right hip) and James Ennis (Mem, right calf) did not play. Was 92, Den 85 at Was Markieff Morris (Was) had 15 points. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers. John Wall (Was) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 13 points including 6-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tor 124, Min 110 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points on 7-20 FG and 12-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 11 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 17 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Zach LaVine (Min) had 29 points including 12-20 FG and 6 assists. Schedule for Friday, December 9 (All times Central) Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Miami @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Houston @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Detroit @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Indiana @ Dallas 7:30 pm Phoenix @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN New York @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, December 10 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm Denver @ Orlando 6:00 pm Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Miami @ Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas @ Houston 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Utah 8:00 pm New Orleans @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- 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