News from November 8. Cleveland activated Ira Newble. San Antonio activated Devin Brown and placed Ron Mercer on IR with left peroneal synovitis. Portland activated Travis Outlaw. Utah activated Curtis Borchardt and placed Keon Clark on IR with bone spurs in his right ankle. Clark is expected to be out 6 weeks after undergoing surgery to remove the bone spurs. Atlanta activated Dan Dickau and placed Alan Henderson on IR with a sore back. Memphis activated Theron Smith and placed Troy Bell on IR with left knee tendinitis. Dal 81, SA 78 at SA Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Steve Nash (Dal) had 15 points and 6 assists. Antawn Jamison (Dal) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Malik Rose (SA) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 22 rebounds including 9 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Tim Duncan (SA, sprained left ankle) and Tony Parker (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 96, Orl 86 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 31 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Juwan Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 10-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Tyronn Lue (Orl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Maurice Taylor (Hou, suspended) did not play. Min 88, Mia 79 at Mia Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Sam Cassell (Min) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points and 5 assists. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 21 points including 5-18 FG and 4-8 3-pointers. Min shot 45.8% (33-72) FG and Mia shot 34.1% (28-82) FG. Chi 109, NO 106 at NO Donyell Marshall (Chi) had 22 points including 10-13 FG and 8 rebounds. Eddy Curry (Chi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 34 points on 10-15 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT and 5 rebounds. P.J. Brown (NO) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (NO) had 35 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 10-13 FT, 13 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Chi shot 59.4% (41-69) FG and NO shot 46.2% (36-78) FG. Scottie Pippen (sore left knee), Tyson Chandler (Chi, bruised lower back), and Stacey Augmon (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Por 90, Atl 83 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Dale Davis (Por) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff McInnis (Por) had 21 points and 9 assists. Stephen Jackson (Atl) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 111, Was 98 at Cle Darius Miles (Cle) had 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Carlos Boozer (Cle) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaBron James (Cle) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 26 points on 9-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jarvis Hayes (Was) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points and 6 assists. Larry Hughes (Was) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Mil 90, NY 87 at Mil Joe Smith (Mil) had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Tim Thomas (Mil) had 23 points on 10-18 FG and 3 blocks. Michael Redd (Mil) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Keith Van Horn (NY) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Allan Houston (NY) had 28 points including 9-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Uta 96, Mem 89 at Uta Matt Harpring (Uta) had 14 points. Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeShawn Stevenson (Uta) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. James Posey (Mem) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mike Miller (Mem) had 16 points. Shane Battier (Mem, right knee injury) did not play.