News from December 10.

Boston activated Kadeem Allen and placed Marcus Morris (left knee rehab)
on IL.

Dallas placed Nerlens Noel (left thumb surgery) on IL.

Philadelphia placed Robert Covington (lower back contusion) on IL.

Sacramento activated Skal Labissiere and Justin Jackson and placed George
Hill (personal reasons) and Jack Cooley on IL.


Min 97, Dal 92  at Min
Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 10-15 FG, 12 rebounds, 3
steals, and 7 turnovers.
Jimmy Butler (Min) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Jamal Crawford (Min) had 16 points.
Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points.
Maxi Kleber (Dal) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Min shot 18-23 FT and Dal shot 7-9 FT.

NY 111, Atl 107  at NY
Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 30 points including 9-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Jarrett Jack (NY) had 19 points including 7-11 FG.
Doug McDermott (NY) had 23 points including 9-13 FG.
Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers.
Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points including 9-14 FG.

NO 131, Phi 124  at NO
Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds.
Jrue Holiday (NO) had 34 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6
turnovers.
Rajon Rondo (NO) had 13 points, 18 assists, and 5 steals.
J.J. Redick (Phi) had 28 points.
Ben Simmons (Phi) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, 10
assists, and 5 turnovers.
NO shot 57.5% (46-80) FG and Phi shot 45.8% (44-96) FG.
Jameer Nelson (NO, left ankle) did not play.

Ind 126, Den 116 OT  at Ind
Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds.
Myles Turner (Ind) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 47 points on 15-28 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 11-13
FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Will Barton (Den) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Gary Harris (Den) had 21 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Trey Lyles (Den) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Ind out-scored Den 12-2 in overtime.
Darren Collison (Ind, sore left knee) did not play.

Bos 91, Det 81  at Det
Al Horford (Bos) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 16 points including 4-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers.
Aron Baynes (Bos) had 6 points and 13 rebounds.
Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Andre Drummond (Det) had 6 points and 15 rebounds.

Tor 102, Sac 87  at Sac
Serge Ibaka (Tor) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points on 9-15 FG and 7-11 FT and 9 assists.
Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points on 4-17 FG and 3-12 3-pointers, 12
rebounds, and 6 assists.
Zach Randolph (Sac) had 19 points on 9-11 FG and 11 rebounds.
Buddy Hield (Sac) had 17 points and 6 turnovers.


Schedule for Monday, December 11 (All times Central)
  Boston at Chicago               7:00 pm
  New Orleans at Houston          7:00 pm  NBATV
  Miami at Memphis                7:00 pm
  Charlotte at Oklahoma City      7:00 pm
  Portland at Golden State        9:30 pm
  Toronto at LA Clippers          9:30 pm  NBATV

Schedule for Tuesday, December 12 (All times Central)
  Atlanta at Cleveland            6:00 pm
  Denver at Detroit               6:00 pm
  LA Lakers at New York           6:00 pm  ESPN
  Washington at Brooklyn          6:30 pm
  Philadelphia at Minnesota       7:00 pm
  San Antonio at Dallas           8:30 pm  ESPN
  Phoenix at Sacramento           9:00 pm


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