News from November 18. Travis Outlaw (Por) is expected to be out 3 to 5 months after undergoing surgery on his left foot to repair a stress fracture. Jameer Nelson (Orl) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus. Dallas activated Tim Thomas and placed Erick Dampier (ill) on IL. San Antonio activated Malik Hairston and placed Tony Parker (sprained ankle) on IL. Toronto activated Hedo Turkoglu and placed Antoine Wright on IL. Minnesota activated Al Jefferson and placed Jason Hart on IL. Milwaukee activated Francisco Elson and placed Luc Mbah a Moute (sprained left foot) on IL. The LA Clippers activated Mardy Collins and placed Kareem Rush (torn right ACL) on IL. Memphis activated Jamaal Tinsley. Washington activated Antawn Jamison and placed Fabricio Oberto (left hamstring) on IL. Charlotte activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Acie Law on IL. Philadelphia activated Primoz Brezec and placed Marreese Speights on IL. New York activated Eddy Curry and placed Marcus Landry on IL. Miami activated Shavlik Randolph and placed Udonis Haslem (sore left shoulder) on IL. Dal 99, SA 94 OT at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 41 points including 10-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Dal) had 17 points, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 2 points on 1-6 FG, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Richard Jefferson (SA) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points including 8-22 FG, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Shawn Marion (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Was 108, Cle 91 at Was Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 31 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 18 points including 6-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 12-20 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Was shot 31-35 FT and Cle shot 14-15 FT. Phi 86, Cha 84 at Phi Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, 6 blocks, and 3 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 19 points including the game winning layup with 3.1 seconds left and 6 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Uta 104, Tor 91 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 32 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Marco Belinelli (Tor) had 19 points. Uta shot 48.8% (41-84) FG and Tor shot 37.4% (34-91) FG. Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery), Mehmet Okur (Uta, flu like symptoms), and Ronnie Price (Uta, sprained big left toe) on IL. Atl 105, Mia 90 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 30 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bos 109, GS 95 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists. Corey Maggette (GS) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 18 points and 3 steals. Kelenna Azubuike (GS, left patellar tendon), Andris Biedrins (GS, osteitis pubis), and C.J. Watson (GS, flu) did not play. Hou 97, Min 84 at Min Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Chuck Hayes (Hou) had 11 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 4-13 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 20 points including 9-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Por 87, Det 81 at Por Brandon Roy (Por) had 20 points and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Blake (Por) had 17 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 21 points on 6-21 FG and 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Travis Outlaw (Por, stress fracture left foot) did not play. Mil 99, NJ 85 at Mil Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 8 turnovers. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 31 points including 12-14 FT and 10 rebounds. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (NJ, sprained right groin), Yi Jianlian (NJ, sprained right MCL), Courtney Lee (NJ, strained left groin), and Eduardo Najera (NJ, sore lower back) did not play. Orl 108, OKC 94 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Orl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 24 points including 6-7 3-pointers. Jameer Nelson (Orl, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. NY 110, Ind 103 at Ind Wilson Chandler (NY) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Toney Douglas (NY) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Al Harrington (NY) had 26 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 25 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 33 points including 12-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Travis Diener (Ind, sore left toe) did not play. Mem 106, LAC 91 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including 7-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 23 points including 6-10 FT and 5 assists. Schedule for Thursday, November 19 (All times Central) Phoenix @ New Orleans 7:00 pm TNT Utah @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Chicago @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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