News from November 23. Brooklyn activated Gerald Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse and placed Tornike Shengelia and Mriza Teletovic on IL. Memphis activated Darrell Arthur. Oklahoma City placed DeAndre Liggins on IL. Portland activated J.J. Hickson and placed Victor Claver on IL. Utah activated Earl Watson and placed Kevin Murphy on IL. SA 104, Ind 97 at Ind Tim Duncan (SA) had 22 points and 17 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 33 points including 15-23 FG and 10 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 19 points including 1-7 3-pointers. Paul George (Ind) had 15 points. David West (Ind) had 22 points including 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds. SA went on a 17-2 run to close the game. Hou 131, NY 103 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 31 points including 13-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Omer Asik (Hou) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 33 points including 16-16 FT and 9 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 37 points including 14-24 FG and 7-12 3-pointers and 7 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 17 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. Cole Aldrich (Hou, sprained right ankle), Carlos Delfino (Hou, groin injury), and Rasheed Wallace (NY, sore left foot) did not play. Pho 111, NO 108 OT at Pho Markieff Morris (Pho) had 23 points including 9-12 FG. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points and 8 assists. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 34 points including 8-13 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Greivis Vasquez (NO) had 25 points including 10-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Anthony Davis (NO, stress reaction left ankle) did not play. Mem 106, LAL 98 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points on 7-23 FG and 13-14 FT. Antawn Jamison (LAL) had 16 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Bro 86, LAC 76 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 8 assists. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bro out-scored LAC 23-13 in the 4th quarter. Uta 104, Sac 102 at Uta Marvin Williams (Uta) had 20 points. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 23 points. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 19 points and 5 assists. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Uta shot 29-33 FT and Sac shot 12-16 FT. Den 102, GS 91 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 18 points and 9 assists. Andre Iguodala (Den) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry (GS) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Richard Jefferson (GS, right calf strain) did not play. Det 91, Tor 90 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Det) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 34 points including 13-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Orl 108, Cle 104 at Orl Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 18 points and 6 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 19 points and 17 rebounds including 11 offensive. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 25 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Bos 108, OKC 100 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 16 assists. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Atl 101, Cha 91 at Cha Al Horford (Atl) had 26 points on 13-17 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 12 assists. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 16 points and 9 assists. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 22 points. Atl shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Cha shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Atl shot 6-14 FT and Cha shot 21-26 FT. Por 103, Min 95 at Por J.J. Hickson (Por) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 30 points including 12-17 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 24 points including 12-16 FT, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Por shot 53.8% (42-78) FG and Min shot 41% (32-78) FG. Por shot 8-18 FT and Min shot 28-37 FT. Schedule for Saturday, November 24 (All times Central) Oklahoma City at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte at Washington 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Atlanta 6:00 pm Cleveland at Miami 6:30 pm LA Lakers at Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago at Milwaukee 8:00 pm Utah at Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV Minnesota at Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, November 25 (All times Central) San Antonio at Toronto 12:00 pm Detroit at New York 12:00 pm Portland at Brooklyn 2:00 pm Phoenix at Philadelphia 5:00 pm Boston at Orlando 5:00 pm New Orleans at Denver 7:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html