News from December 18.

The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 1 game for pushing Nicolas Batum
(Por) in the back during Wednesday's Mil-Por game.

TRADE: Boston traded Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell to Dallas for Brandan
Wright, Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, a top-7 protected 2015 1st round draft
pick, and a 2016 2nd round draft pick.

Boston released Vitor Faverani.

Chicago activated Joakim Noah and placed Derrick Rose (ill) and Taj Gibson
(injured right ankle) on IL.

Houston activated Kostas Papanikolaou and placed Clint Capela on IL.

Oklahoma City activated Lance Thomas and placed Mitch McGary on IL.

Sacramento activated DeMarcus Cousins and placed Reggie Evans (bruised
right knee) on IL.


GS 114, OKC 109  at GS
Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 14-24 FG and 5-12 3-pointers, 7
rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 steals.
Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points and 5 assists.
Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 10-13 FG and 5-6 3-pointers.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points on 11-30 FG and 8-12 FT, 8 assists,
and 6 turnovers.
GS shot 6-10 FT and OKC shot 16-24 FT.

Mil 108, Sac 107  at Sac
Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Jared Dudley (Mil) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds.
Rudy Gay (Sac) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 27 points including 11-13 FT, 11 rebounds, 5
assists, and 6 turnovers.
Ben McLemore (Sac) had 22 points including 8-10 FG.
Damien Inglis (Mil, injured right ankle), Jabari Parker (torn left ACL),
and Larry Sanders (Mil, suspended) did not play.

NO 99, Hou 90  at Hou
Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points on 10-17 FG and 10-12 FT, 14 rebounds,
and 5 blocks.
Jrue Holiday (NO) had 16 points and 10 assists.
Ryan Anderson (NO) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
James Harden (Hou) had 21 points including 8-23 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Dwight Howard (Hou) had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Jason Terry (Hou, personal reasons) did not play.

Chi 103, NY 97  at Chi
Pau Gasol (Chi) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 5
rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals.
Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Tim Hardaway (NY) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 assists.
Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Carmelo Anthony (NY, sore left knee) and J.R. Smith (NY, torn left plantar
fascia) did not play.


Schedule for Friday, December 19  (All times Central)
  Utah @ Orlando                6:00 pm
  Charlotte @ Philadelphia      6:00 pm
  Minnesota @ Boston            6:30 pm
  Brooklyn @ Cleveland          6:30 pm
  Toronto @ Detroit             6:30 pm
  Washington @ Miami            6:30 pm
  Chicago @ Memphis             7:00 pm
  Portland @ San Antonio        7:00 pm  ESPN
  LA Clippers @ Denver          8:00 pm
  Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers     9:30 pm  ESPN

Schedule for Saturday, December 20  (All times Central)
  Phoenix @ New York           12:00 pm
  Portland @ New Orleans        6:00 pm
  Utah @ Charlotte              6:00 pm
  Atlanta @ Houston             7:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Dallas          7:30 pm
  Indiana @ Denver              8:00 pm
  Milwaukee @ LA Clippers       9:30 pm


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