News from November 27. The NBA fined Aaron Brooks (Sac) $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands after Friday's Sac-Uta game. Houston activated Scott Machado and Donatas Motiejunas and placed Cole Aldrich and Carlos Delfino (groin injury) on IL. Phi 100, Dal 98 at Phi Evan Turner (Phi) had 22 points. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 20 points including 6-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 18 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Dal) had 20 points including 9-13 FG. Hou 117, Tor 101 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Omer Asik (Hou) had 13 points and 18 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 19 points. Pho 91, Cle 78 at Cle Michael Beasley (Pho) had 15 points including 6-8 FG. Gordan Dragic (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Luis Scola (Pho) had 14 points. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 20 points on 10-15 FG and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dion Waiters (Cle) had 16 points including 7-20 FG and 7 assists. Daniel Gibson (Cle, sore right elbow) did not play. Ind 79, LAL 77 at LAL David West (Ind) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. George Hill (Ind) had 19 points including the game winning layup with .1 second left, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 40 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 11-13 FT, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 10 turnovers. Dwight Howard (LAL) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 3-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Min 97, Sac 89 at Sac Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points and 24 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 18 points and 5 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Schedule for Wednesday, November 28 (All times Central) Portland at Washington 6:00 pm San Antonio at Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Charlotte at Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix at Detroit 6:30 pm Dallas at Chicago 7:00 pm New York at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Toronto at Memphis 7:00 pm Utah at New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Minnesota at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, November 29 (All times Central) San Antonio at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Denver at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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