News from November 27. Indiana activated Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy and placed Josh McRoberts and A.J. Price on IL. Phoenix activated Robin Lopez and placed Alando Tucker on IL. San Antonio activated Theo Ratliff and placed Marcus Haislip on IL. Oklahoma City activated Shaun Livingston and placed Kyle Weaver on IL. Cleveland activated Shaquille O'Neal and placed Jawad Williams on IL. Charlotte activated DeSagana Diop and placed Acie Law on IL. Dal 113, Ind 92 at Ind Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points on 10-14 FG and 11-13 FT. Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points. Kris Humphries (Dal) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Danny Granger (Ind) had 20 points on 5-16 FG and 8-11 FT and 3 steals. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 13 points. Dal out-rebounded Ind 54-33 including 17-7 offensive. Quinton Ross (Dal, sore back) did not play. Cha 94, Cle 87 at Cha Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 31 points on 9-14 FG and 10-14 FT, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 17 points. Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 22 points and 6 assists. Atl 100, Phi 86 at Phi Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 24 points including 9-14 FG and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Elton Brand (Phi, sore right hamstring) and Louis Williams (Phi, broken jaw) did not play. Was 94, Mia 84 at Mia Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Young (Was) had 22 points and 5 assists. Earl Boykins (Was) had 10 points and 9 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 19 points including 9-15 FG and 13 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 6 assists. Pho 120, Min 95 at Min Grant Hill (Pho) had 17 points and 5 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Al Jefferson (Min) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Min) had 23 points including 10-13 FG. Pho shot 59.3% (51-86) FG and Min shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. Pho shot 8-10 FT and Min shot 23-32 FT. Den 128, NY 125 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 50 points on 17-28 FG and 15-16 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 32 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10-14 FT and 8 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers. David Lee (NY) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Al Harrington (NY) had 41 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-13 FT and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. LAC 104, Det 96 at Det Al Thornton (LAC) had 19 points. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 26 points including 11-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Baron Davis (LAC) had 25 points including 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jonas Jerebko (Det) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 21 points and 7 assists. LAC shot 58.7% (37-63) FG and Det shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. Ben Gordon (Det, sprained left ankle) did not play. SA 92, Hou 84 at Hou Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Antonio McDyess (SA) had 15 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 7 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 12 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 17 points on 6-21 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. SA shot 26-34 FT and Hou shot 10-14 FT. Mem 106, Por 96 at Por Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points including 6-8 FG, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 6 assists. Martell Webster (Por) had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mem shot 53.8% (43-80) FG and Por shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Travis Outlaw (Por, left foot surgery) did not play. Bos 116, Tor 103 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 18 points including 8-8 FG and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 13 rebounds. Bos shot 62.3% (48-77) FG and Tor shot 55.7% (39-70) FG. OKC 108, Mil 90 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 12-14 FT, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 13 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Hakim Warrick (Mil) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Kevin Ollie (OKC, right knee pain) did not play. Sac 109, NJ 96 at Sac Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 21 points and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 24 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 25 points on 6-22 FG and 13-17 FT. Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Sac shot 54.9% (39-71) FG and NJ shot 38.3% (36-94) FG. Yi Jianlian (NJ, sprained right MCL) and Eduardo Najera (NJ, sore lower back) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 28 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Orlando @ Milwaukee 8:00 pm Portland @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 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