News from November 19. The LA Lakers activated Pau Gasol and placed Luke Walton (back surgery) on IL. San Antonio activated Ian Mahinmi and placed Manu Ginobili on IL. Ginobili is expected to be out at least a week with a strained left groin. LAL 108, Chi 93 at LAL Ron Artest (LAL) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points including 7-21 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points and 6 assists. NO 110, Pho 103 at NO Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Devin Brown (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Thornton (NO) had 19 points. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 23 points including 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Uta 90, SA 83 at SA Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Deron Williams (Uta) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. George Hill (SA) had 18 points. Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery), Mehmet Okur (Uta, flu like symptoms), and Ronnie Price (Uta, sprained left big toe) did not play. Schedule for Friday, November 20 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Indiana 6:00 pm Memphis @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Toronto 6:00 pm Houston @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Washington @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Dallas 7:30 pm Charlotte @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm Denver @ LA Clippers 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