News from December 11. Detroit activated Michael Gbinije and placed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on IL. Golden State activated Kevin Looney and Andre Iguodala and placed Damian Jones and Zaza Pachulia (right wrist contusion) on IL. The LA Lakers activated D'Angelo Russell and placed Tarik Black on IL. New York activated Derrick Rose and placed Kyle O'Quinn on IL. Philadelphia activated Nerlens Noel and placed Jerryd Bayless on IL. Phi 97, Det 79 at Det Robert Covington (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 14 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 steals. Phi shot 55.9% (38-68) FG and Det shot 39% (32-82) FG Joel Embiid (Phi, rest) and Sergio Rodriguez (Phi, gastroenteritis) did not play. OKC 99, Bos 96 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 37 points including 7-12 FT, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points including 7-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points and 3 steals. OKC shot 14-27 FT and Bos shot 5-8 FT. GS 116, Min 108 at Min Kevin Durant (GS) had 22 points including 6-21 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 18 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 30 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points and 9 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points including 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Zach LaVine (Min) had 25 points including 5-9 3-pointers. NO 120, Pho 119 OT at Pho Jrue Holiday (NO) had 23 points. Tim Frazier (NO) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 steals. Reggie Williams (NO) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 21 rebounds including 7 offensive. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 32 points including 3-11 3-pointers and 8 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 18 points. Dante Cunningham (NO, fractured right fibula) did not play. NY 118, LAL 112 at LAL Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Derrick Rose (NY) had 25 points including 12-16 FG. Brandon Jennings (NY) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Luol Deng (LAL) had 22 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAL) had 24 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Monday, December 12 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Toronto 6:30 pm Washington @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Brooklyn @ Houston 7:00 pm Denver @ Dallas 7:30 pm Portland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 13 (All times Central) Memphis @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Orlando @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Golden State @ New Orleans 7:00 pm New York @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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