News from November 2. The NBA fined Jason Kidd (NJ) $5,000 for his thrown elbow at Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) during Friday's NJ-Ind game. Dal 97, Pho 83 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 17 points and 3 steals. Steve Nash (Dal) had 15 points and 8 assists. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 15 oints including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou 88, Tor 76 at Hou Eddie Griffin (Hou) had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Morris Peterson (Tor) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Lindsey Hunter (Tor) had 17 points. Hou shot 46.2% (36-78) FG and Tor shot 35.4% (28-79) FG. Maurice Taylor (Hou, suspended), Glen Rice (Hou, strained right knee), and Nate Huffman (Tor, right knee surgery rehab) did not play. Ind 87, Min 80 at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Brad Miller (Ind) had 22 points on 5-14 FG and 12-13 FT, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 12 points including 4-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kendall Gill (Min) had 14 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Min, dislocated 5th metatarsal) did not play. NO 100, Mia 95 at NO Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 35 points including 10-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Baron Davis (NO) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 8 assists, and 4 steals. David Wesley (NO) had 19 points. Brian Grant (Mia) had 11 points and 16 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 30 points and 8 rebounds. Bryce Drew (NO, orbital wall fracture left eye) and Anthony Carter (Mia, strep throat) did not play. Sac 116, Mem 99 at Mem Vlade Divac (Sac) had 24 points including 10-13 FT, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Webber (Sac, abdominal strain), Scot Pollard (Sac, strained lower back), Mateen Cleaves (Sac, strained plantar fasciatis), and Michael Dickerson (Mem) did not play. Den 96, Por 79 at Por James Posey (Den) had 19 points including 9-15 FG, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Chris Andersen (Den) had 12 points on 6-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Donnell Harvey (Den) had 15 points. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Derek Anderson (Por) had 16 points. Den shot 59.2% (45-76) FG and Por shot 40.3% (29-72) FG. Den shot 3-8 FT and Por shot 14-23 FT. Den out-rebounded Por 41-23. Juwan Howard (Den, stomach virus) did not play. Orl 100, Mil 90 at Mil Pat Garrity (Orl) had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 47 points on 16-29 FG, 6-9 3-pointers, and 9-9 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mike Miller (Orl) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Horace Grant (Orl, sore left knee) did not play. Uta 101, GS 92 at Uta Karl Malone (Uta) had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. John Stockton (Uta) had 15 points and 7 assists. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 5 assists. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 23 points including 11-13 FT. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Danny Fortson (GS, death in family) did not play. NJ 87, Was 79 at Was Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 15 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 23 points and 5 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 21 points. Atl 98, Chi 92 at Atl Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 30 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Atl) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Jason Terry (Atl) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 7 assists. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 24 points on 8-23 FG and 8-10 FT. Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Bos 117, NY 107 at NY Antoine Walker (Bos) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Eric Williams (Bos) had 19 points including 10-11 FT. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 46 points including 20-21 FT and 6 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 16 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Allan Houston (NY) had 39 points including 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Bos shot 43-51 FT and NY shot 13-15 FT. Michael Doleac (NY, strained left hamstring) did not play.