Dallas activated Jose Juan Barea and placed Anthony Johnson on IL with a sprained right ankle.
Philadelphia activated Rodney Carney and placed Chris Webber on IL with a sprained right ankle.
Indiana activated Josh Powell and placed Orien Greene on IL.
Denver activated Joe Smith and placed Nene on IL.
Cleveland activated Ira Newble and placed Scot Pollard on IL.
Memphis activated Pau Gasol and placed Stromile Swift on IL.
Golden State activated Ike Diogu and placed Troy Murphy on IL with a sore left Achilles.
Phoenix activated Sean Marks and placed Pat Burke on IL.
The LA Clippers activated Corey Maggette and placed Yaroslav Korolev on IL.
Dal 93, Phi 79 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Por 109, LAC 99 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 15 points. Elton Brand (LAC) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Shaun Livingston (LAC) had 16 points and 10 assists.
LAL 112, Hou 101 2OT at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 53 points on 17-38 FG, 5-8 3-pointers, and 14-16 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers in 54 minutes. Smush Parker (LAL) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Brian Cook (LAL) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. LAL shot 22-32 FT and Hou shot 9-11 FT.
Atl 97, Mem 88 at Mem Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 22 points including 8-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Speedy Claxton (Atl) had 19 points including 9-15 FG, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 18 points.
Ind 112, NY 96 at Ind Al Harrington (Ind) had 17 points. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 19 points and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 25 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29 points and 5 rebounds. David Lee (NY) had 12 points including 5-5 FG and 8 rebounds.
Pho 105, GS 101 at Pho Boris Diaw (Pho) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 24 points and 6 assists. Baron Davis (GS) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Richardson (GS, bone bruise left knee) did not play.
Sac 98, Uta 97 at Uta Ron Artest (Sac) had 11 points including 3-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahom (Sac) had 21 points including 6-8 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 59 seconds left and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 17 points. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Was 106, Mia 95 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 30 points including 12-19 FG, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 27 points including 4-13 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Posey (Mia) had 26 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jason Williams (Mia, quad injury) did not play.
Chi 117, Mil 111 at Chi Ben Wallace (Chi) had 10 points, 27 rebounds including 9 offensive, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 21 points. Chris Duhon (Chi) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 18 points on 3-15 FG and 12-12 FT. Ruben Patterson (Mil) had 21 points including 3-10 FT, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 7 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 32 points and 3 steals. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Bos 119, Den 114 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 38 points on 11-17 FG, 6-12 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Bos) had 28 points including 13-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Tony Allen (Bos) had 30 points including 11-13 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 42 points on 15-26 FG and 11-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Miller (Den) had 18 points and 6 assists. Ryan Gomes (Bos, strained right calf) did not play.
Cle 106, Sea 84 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points including 9-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 17 points. Larry Hughes (Cle) had 25 points including 11-16 FG. Chris Wilcox (Sea) had 20 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mickael Gelabale (Sea) had 16 points including 4-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Cle shot 54.2% (45-83) FG and Sea shot 36.5% (31-85) FG.
Tor 90, NJ 78 at Tor Joey Graham (Tor) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 10 points including 3-12 FG, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (NJ) had 12 points including 4-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (NJ, sore right ankle) did not play.
Schedule for Saturday, December 16 (All times Central) Boston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Chicago @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ New York 6:30 pm Memphis @ Miami 6:30 pm Detroit @ New Jersey 7:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ San Antonio 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:00 pm
