News from November 10. The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Orl) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs on his blog. Former NBA player and coach Al Cervi died at age 92. He played 5 years in the NBL and 5 in the new NBA, with the last 6 years with the Syracuse Nationals from 48-49 - 52-53. He coach the Nats from 1948 to 1957 (player/coach for 5 seasons). Eric Gordon (LAC) is expected to be out 10 days with a sore left groin. Hasheem Thabeet (Mem) suffered a broken jaw during Tuesday's Mem-Por game. Dallas activated Drew Gooden and placed Matt Carroll on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kyle Weaver and placed Shaun Livingston on IL. Denver activated J.R. Smith and placed Johan Petro on IL. Miami activated Daequan Cook and placed Yakhouba Diawara on IL. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL. Dal 121, Hou 103 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 10-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 2-2 FT, 20 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 24 points including 7-9 FG. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 22 points. Carl Landry (Hou) had 19 points including 7-9 FG. Den 90, Chi 89 at Chi Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 17 points including the game winning free throw with .6 seconds left, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Luol Deng (Chi) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 21 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Orl 93, Cha 81 at Cha Brandon Bass (Orl) had 14 points on 7-9 FG. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (Orl) had 15 points including 5-16 FG. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 18 points. Ryan Anderson (Orl, sprained right ankle) and Rashard Lewis (Orl, suspended) did not play. Por 93, Mem 79 at Mem Brandon Roy (Por) had 20 points and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Greg Oden (Por) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 10-13 FT and 8 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Mia 90, Was 76 at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 41 points including 12-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 21 points including 7-20 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 12 turnovers. Mike James (Was, broken left ring finger) did not play. Sac 101, OKC 98 at Sac Andres Nocioni (Sac) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 20 points on 5-16 FG and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points on 9-23 FG and 18-18 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Schedule for Wednesday, November 11 (All times Central) Golden State @ Indiana 6:00 pm Chicago @ Toronto 6:00 pm Utah @ Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Atlanta @ New York 6:30 pm Denver @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland @ Orlando 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ Houston 7:30 pm Dallas @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm New Orleans @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html