News from December 21. Danilo Gallinari (Den) has a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery. Brooklyn activated Markel Brown and placed Deron Williams (strained right calf) on IL. Memphis placed Zach Randolph (sore right knee) on IL. Miami activated Andre Dawkins. Minnesota placed Nikola Pekovic (right ankle injury) on IL. Orlando activated Devyn Marble and placed Willie Green on IL. Sacramento activated Reggie Evans and placed Eric Moreland on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Landry Fields on IL. NO 101, OKC 99 at OKC Anthony Davis (NO) had 38 points including 16-22 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 11 points on 4-12 FG, 15 assists, and 4 steals. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 12 points on 6-17 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 29 points on 10-27 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. NO shot 18-24 FT and OKC shot 8-10 FT. Ind 100, Min 96 at Min Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. David West (Ind) had 14 points on 7-9 FG. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 28 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Min) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 10 assists. Ian Mahinmi (Ind, torn left plantar fascia) did not play. Pho 104, Was 92 at Was Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 14 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Rasual Butler (Was) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Pho shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Was shot 41% (34-83) FG. Phi 96, Orl 88 at Orl Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Henry Sims (Phi) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 19 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 3 steals. Furkan Aldemir (Phi, plantar fasciitis right foot) and Hollis Thompson (Phi, upper respiratory illness) did not play. Mia 100, Bos 84 at Mia Luol Deng (Mia) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. James Ennis (Mia) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 11 points and 10 assists. Tyler Zeller (Bos) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia, right knee contusion) and Hassan Whiteside (Mia, left toe) did not play. Bro 110, Det 105 at Bro Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 12 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 15 points and 10 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 16 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points and 20 rebounds including 13 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 20 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Sac 108, LAL 101 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 29 points including 11-15 FT, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Darren Collison (Sac) had 19 points. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points including 8-30 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Nick Young (LAL) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Sac shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and LAL shot 37.9% (33-87) FG. Cle 105, Mem 91 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 17 points and 12 assists. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 21 points. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Cle shot 60.5% (46-76) FG and Mem shot 45.3% (39-86) FG. Tor 118, NY 108 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Greivis Vasquez (Tor) had 21 points on 9-13 FG and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points and 5 rebounds. Jose Calderon (NY) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (NY, torn left plantar fascia) and Amare Stoudemire (NY, recovery) did not play. Schedule for Monday, December 22 (All times Central) Denver @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Portland @ Houston 7:00 pm Utah @ Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 23 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Cleveland 6:00 pm New Orleans @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ Orlando 6:00 pm Chicago @ Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Miami 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Portland @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Dallas @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 9:30 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