News from December 7. TRADE: Brooklyn traded Trevor Booker to Philadelphia for Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a 2019 2nd round draft pick. None of the traded players played in Thursday's games. Alexis Ajinca (NO) underwent surgery on his right knee and is expected to be out 4 to 6 months. Phoenix signed Mike James and released Derrick Jones. James had been on a two-way contract. Houston activated Demetrius Jackson. The LA Lakers activated Ivica Zubac and placed Thomas Bryant on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Singler and placed Paul George (right calf contusion) and Jerami Grant (left hip contusion) on IL. Philadelphia activated James Michael McAdoo and Furkan Korkmaz. Phoenix activated Derrick Jones and placed Devin Booker on IL. Utah activated Rodney Hood and placed Tony Bradley on IL. Hou 112, Uta 101 at Uta Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 23 points on 9-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (Hou) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 26 points. Alec Burks (Uta) had 17 points. Nene (Hou, left corneal abrasion) and Rodney Hood (Uta, sore left ankle) did not play. Was 109, Pho 99 at Pho Markieff Morris (Was) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 34 points including 13-22 FG. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Pho) had 15 points including 6-7 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tyson Chandler (Pho, personal reasons) did not play. LAL 107, Phi 104 at Phi Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 21 points including 7-21 FG, 7-10 FT, and the game winning 3-pointer with 2 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lonzo Ball (LAL) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 blocks. Julius Randle (LAL) had 16 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 33 points on 11-17 FG and 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists. Bro 100, OKC 95 at Mexico City Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 17 points. Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 15 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Caris LeVert (Bro) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points on 10-27 FG and 9-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steven Adams (OKC) had 12 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Bro out-scored OKC 26-16 in the 4th quarter. Schedule for Friday, December 8 (All times Central) Chicago at Charlotte 6:00 pm Golden State at Detroit 6:00 pm ESPN Cleveland at Indiana 6:00 pm Denver at Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto at Memphis 7:00 pm Dallas at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Sacramento at New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston at San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, December 9 (All times Central) Washington at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Miami at Brooklyn 5:00 pm at Mexico City, Mexico NBATV LA Lakers at Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando at Atlanta 6:30 pm Philadelphia at Cleveland 7:00 pm New York at Chicago 7:00 pm Utah at Milwaukee 7:30 pm NBATV Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:00 pm San Antonio at Phoenix 8:00 pm Houston at Portland 9:00 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