News from November 25. Channing Frye (NY) is expected to be out 3 to 6 weeks with a sprained left ankle. New Orleans activated Marcus Vinicius and placed Peja Stojakovic on IL with a strained back. Orlando activated Travis Diener and placed Grant Hill (grandmother's funeral) on IL. Atlanta activated Royal Ivey and placed Lorenzen Wright (birth of daughter) on IL. Miami activated Jason Williams and placed Chris Quinn on IL. The LA Clippers activated Yaroslav Korolev and placed Chris Kaman on IL with a sprained left ankle. Sacramento activated Ron Artest and Brad Miller and placed Vitaly Potapenko and Jason Hart on IL. Dal 85, NO 73 at Dal Josh Howard (Dal) had 15 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 5 steals. Jannero Pargo (NO) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Min 104, LAC 96 at Min Kevin Garnett (Min) had 25 points including 9-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ricky Davis (Min) had 14 points and 7 assists. Randy Foye (Min) had 15 points including 5-6 FG. Elton Brand (LAC) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 31 points and 8 assists. GS 91, Uta 78 at GS Matt Barnes (GS) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points including 8-23 FG, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 14 points on 5-14 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mickael Pietrus (GS) and Baron Davis (GS, strained right rib muscle) did not play. Orl 98, Atl 79 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Arroyo (Orl) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Shelden Williams (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 108, Phi 95 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 18 points, 15 rebounds including 12 offensive, and 5 blocks. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 31 point son 10-28 FG and 10-12 FT, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Hou 85, Mem 76 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 28 points including 11-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Hakim Warrick (Hou) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Hou) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bos 111, Mil 98 at Mil Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) had 21 points including 6-9 FG. Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 34 points on 9-15 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 12-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Redd (Mil) had 24 points. Sac 105, Por 85 at Sac Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sac) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 27 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 20 points. Ime Udoka (Por) had 13 points. Zach Randolph (Por) had 24 points including 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por, heel injury) did not play. Det 115, Was 111 at Was Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 29 points including 18-19 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Caron Butler (Was) had 25 points on 12-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 turnovers. Mia 102, Cha 93 at Cha Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 16 points on 8-9 FG and 3 blocks. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 35 points on 10-14 FG and 15-22 FT, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Adam Morrison (Cha) had 27 points including 7-11 FT and 5 assists. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Mia shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and Cha shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Chi 106, NY 95 at NY Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Andres Nocioni (Chi) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 21 points and 8 assists. Eddy Curry (NY) had 20 points including 4-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 26 points and 5 turnovers.