News from December 17. Brooklyn released Yakuba Ouattara. Cleveland placed Dwyane Wade (rest) and London Perrentes on IL. Indiana activated Alex Poythress and placed Ike Anigobogu and T.J. Leaf on IL. Orlando activated Jonathan Isaac and placed Aaron Gordon (strained right calf) on IL. Sacramento activated Georgios Papagiannis and placed De'Aaron Fox (right quad contusion) on IL. Toronto placed Serge Ibaka (sore left knee) on IL. Tor 108, Sac 93 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-12 FT and 5 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 13 points including 3-10 FG, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Garrett Temple (Sac) had 18 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Tor shot 23-28 FT and Sac shot 6-8 FT. Det 114, Orl 110 at Det Reggie Bullock (Det) had 20 points on 8-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Anthony Tolliver (Det) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mario Hezonja (Orl) had 28 points including 8-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Avery Bradley (Det, strained right adductor) did not play. Ind 109, Bro 97 at Bro Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 26 points including 9-14 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 7 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Carvis LeVert (Bro) had 14 points. Ind shot 56.6% (43-76) FG and Bro shot 42% (34-81) FG. Cle 106, Was 99 at Was LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points including 8-23 FG, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Jeff Green (Cle) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 27 points including 10-27 FG and 4-13 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Scott (Was) had 19 points. Otto Porter (Was, bruised right thigh) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, December 19 (All times Central) Sacramento at Philadelphia 6:00 pm New Orleans at Washington 6:00 pm Cleveland at Milwaukee 7:00 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