News from December 16. Rudy Gobert (Uta) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with an injured left knee. The LA Clippers activated Milos Tedosic. Memphis activated Kobi Simmons and placed Ivan Rabb on IL. New York activated Joakim Noah and placed Kristaps Porzingis (sore left knee) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Singler and placed Steven Adams (concussion) on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler. San Antonio activated Darrun Hillard and Derrick White and placed Kawhi Leonard (rest) and Tony Parker (rest) on IL. Utah activated Tony Bradley and placed Derrick Favors (eye laceration) on IL. SA 98, Dal 96 at SA LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 22 points and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dejounte Murray (SA) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 12 points including the game winning layup with 3.1 seconds left and 5 rebounds. Maxi Kleber (Dal) had 21 points on 9-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. SA shot 15-18 FT and Dal shot 8-9 FT. Danny Green (SA, left groin tightness) did not play. Bos 102, Mem 93 at Mem Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 19 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. Chandler Parsons (Mem, rest) did not play. Pho 108, Min 106 at Min Isaiah Canaan (Pho) had 15 points including the game winning free throws with 6.1 seconds left, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dragan Bender (Pho) had 17 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Alex Len (Pho) had 12 points, 19 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 6 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Min) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Hou 115, Mil 111 at Hou Chris Paul (Hou) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 11-14 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Hou) had 16 points including 7-9 FG. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 28 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 20 points. Clint Capela (Hou, left heel contusion) and Tony Snell (Mil, left patella tendinitis) did not play. Mia 90, LAC 85 at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 12 points and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. Milos Tedosic (LAC) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 2-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia, bone bruise left knee) and Justise Winslow (Mia, strained left knee) did not play. NY 111, OKC 96 at NY Michael Beasley (NY) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 5 rebounds. Courtney Lee (NY) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (NY) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 5 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. NY shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and OKC shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Cle 109, Uta 100 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points on 9-15 FG and 10-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Cle) had 12 points. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 26 points including 11-16 FG. Thabo Sefolosh (Uta) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gobert (Uta, sprained left knee) did not play. Por 93, Cha 91 at Cha C.J. McCollum (Por) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 14 points on 7-26 FG and 0-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Schedule for Sunday, December 17 (All times Central) Sacramento at Toronto 2:30 pm Orlando at Detroit 3:00 pm Indiana at Brooklyn 5:00 pm Cleveland at Washington 5:00 pm Schedule for Monday, December 18 (All times Central) New York at Charlotte 6:00 pm Boston at Indiana 6:00 pm Miami at Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Chicago 7:00 pm Utah at Houston 7:00 pm Portland at Minnesota 7:00 pm Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm NBATV Phoenix at Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers at San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State at LA Lakers 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