News from November 30. San Antonio assigned Blake Ahearn to the NBADL. Detroit activated Alex Acker and placed Walter Sharpe on IL. New Jersey activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Keyon Dooling on IL. LAL 112, Tor 99 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points including 9-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Anthony Parker (Tor) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. LAL shot 51.1% (47-92) FG and Tor shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. NJ 117, Pho 109 at Pho Brooks Lopez (NJ) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 47 points on 14-25 FG and 17-17 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 28 points and 5 assists. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 12 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 26 points and 9 assists. Den 104, Hou 94 at Den Nene (Den) had 17 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 19 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 16 points including 3-10 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Shane Battier (Hou, inflammation left foot) and Brent Barry (Hou, sprained right thumb) did not play. Chi 103, Phi 92 at Phi Drew Gooden (Chi) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Miller (Phi) had 15 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Por 96, Det 85 at Det LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 11-19 FG. Greg Oden (Por) had 11 points including 3-4 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Roy (Por) had 19 points and 5 assists. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Monday, December 1 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando @ Boston 6:30 pm NBATV Miami @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html