News from November 8. Tony Parker (SA) is expected to be out a week with a sprained left ankle. New Orleans activated Devin Brown and placed Morris Peterson on IL. Phoenix activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Taylor Griffin on IL. OKC 102, Orl 74 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points including 11-17 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points including 10-17 FT and 7 rebounds. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 15 points including 5-11 FT and 3 steals. OKC shot 57.1% (40-70) FG and Orl shot 36.8% (25-68) FG. OKC shot 13-15 FT and Orl shot 22-34 FT. Rashard Lewis (Orl, suspended), Vince Carter (Orl, sprained left ankle), and Ryan Anderson (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Pho 102, Was 90 at Was Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Channing Frye (Pho) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 11 points and 17 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points on 9-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers. Caron Butler (Was) had 19 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 20 points including 7-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Andray Blatche (Was) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. LAL 104, NO 88 at LAL DJ Mbenga (LAL) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points and 5 turnovers. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 10 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points including 9-11 FT and 9 assists. LAL shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and NO shot 36.5% (31-85) FG. Andrew Bynum (LAL, strained right elbow) did not play. Det 88, Phi 81 at Det Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 23 points. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 24 points including 9-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 15 oints including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Por 116, Min 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Miller (Por) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Nathan Jawai (Min) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Sac 120, GS 107 at Sac Jason Thompson (Sac) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 23 points and 8 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 21 points. Corey Maggette (GS) had 20 points. Ronny Turiaf (GS, sprained left knee) did not play. Schedule for Monday, November 9 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Utah @ New York 6:30 pm Toronto @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm New Orleans @ LA Clippers 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