News from November 20. Golden State signed Chris Hunter. Denver activated Anthony Carter and placed Chris Andersen on IL. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Tyson Chandler on IL. Miami activated Yakhouba Diawara and placed Quentin Richardson (sore back) on IL. Cleveland activated Anderson Varejao and placed Coby Karl on IL. Indiana activated Troy Murphy and placed Travis Diener on IL. Diener underwent surgery on his left big toe and is expected to be out at least 4 weeks. Milwaukee activated Luc Mbah a Moute and placed Andrew Bogut on IL. Bogut is expected to be out 2 to 4 weeks with a strained ligament in his left calf. Dal 104, Sac 102 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 15 points, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 5 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 29 points including 13-21 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Dal, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 105, Hou 103 at Atl Marvin Williams (Atl) had 29 points on 13-19 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 21 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 3 steals. Luis Scola (Hou) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry (Hou) had 18 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cle 105, Ind 95 at Ind LeBron James (Cle) had 40 points including 13-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 18 points on 3-11 FG and 11-11 FT and 5 turnovers. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 17 points. Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points including 7-21 FG, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Mem 102, Phi 97 at Phi Rudy Gay (Mem) had 33 points including 14-22 FG and 10 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points, 1 rebounds, and 3 steals. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 19 points on 6-8 FG and 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (Phi) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals. Louis Williams (Phi) had 31 points including 12-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Orl 83, Bos 78 at Bos Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Vince Carter (Orl) had 26 points including 10-29 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points and 6 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl, torn meniscus left knee) did not play. Tor 120, Mia 113 at Tor Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 29 points on 10-14 FG and 9-13 FT, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 21 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 30 points including 9-15 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tor shot 57.7% (41-71) FG and Mia shot 43.8% (39-89) FG. OKC 127, Was 108 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 35 points including 10-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 11-12 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 25 points including 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Caron Butler (Was) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 23 points on 7-20 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 assist, and 3 steals. Mil 95, Cha 88 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 29 points and 7 assists. Hakim Warrick (Mil) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 22 points including 8-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 22 points. Mil shot 17-21 FT and Cha shot 26-43 FT. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, strained left foot) did not play. LAC 106, Den 99 at LAC Al Thornton (LAC) had 18 points. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 27 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 37 points on 12-20 FG and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Nene (Den) had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. GS 108, Por 94 at GS Anthony Morrow (GS) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 34 points, 8 assists, and 6 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 12 points including 3-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Greg Oden (Por) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Kelenna Azubuike (GS, left patellar tendon), Raja Bell (GS, left wrist), Andris Biedrins (GS, lower back strain), Ronny Turiaf (GS, sprained left knee), C.J. Watson (GS, flu), and Travis Outlaw (Por, left foot surgery) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 21 (All times Central) New York @ New Jersey 12:00 pm Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:30 pm Washington @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Chicago @ Denver 8:00 pm Detroit @ Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Portland 9:00 pm ---- 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