News from November 24. The NBA suspended Elton Brand (Phi) for 1 game for the flagrant foul he committed on JaVale McGee (Was) during Tuesday's Was-Phi game. San Antonio signed Ime Udoka. Oklahoma City assigned Cole Aldrich to the NBADL. Miami assigned Dexter Pittman to the NBADL. Delonte West (Bos) suffered a broken right wrist during Wednesday's Bos-NJ game. New Orleans placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL. Oklahoma City activated Morris Peterson and placed Byron Mullens on IL. Orlando activated Malik Allen and placed Vince Carter (sprained left knee) on IL. Philadelphia activated Craig Brackins and placed Darius Songaila on IL. Dal 111, OKC 103 at OKC Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 34 points on 9-15 FG and 14-15 FT. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 17 points and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Caron Butler (Dal) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 32 points including 12-20 FG, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 17 points. Chi 123, Pho 115 2OT at Pho Luol Deng (Chi) had 26 points and 10 rebounds in 54 minutes. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 assists. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists in 50 minutes. Kyle Korver (Chi) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Grant Hill (Pho) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Hakim Warrick (Pho) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi, injured right ankle) did not play. Uta 105, NO 87 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 10 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 11 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. David West (NO) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Hou 111, GS 101 at Hou Luis Scola (Hou) had 24 points including 8-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 25 points on 4-12 FG and 14-15 FT. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Dorell Wright (GS) had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Hou shot 39-51 FT and GS shot 12-18 FT. Brandan Wright (GS, strained lower back) did not play. SA 113, Min 109 OT at Min Richard Jefferson (SA) had 19 points. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Min) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 22 rebounds including 7 offensive. Darko Milicic (Min) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Mem 105, Det 84 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points including 9-16 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Mem shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Det shot 40% (32-80) FG. Orl 104, Mia 95 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points including 8-16 FT and 18 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 20 points and 5 assists. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 17 points, 14 assists, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Mia) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 18 points including 6-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Bos 89, NJ 83 at Bos Shaquille O'Neal (Bos) had 25 points on 9-10 FG and 7-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Devin Harris (NJ) had 20 points and 5 assists. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 18 points including 7-11 FG. Tor 106, Phi 90 at Tor Reggie Evans (Tor) had 12 points and 22 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 16 points on 7-10 FG and 9 assists. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Elton Brand (Phi, suspended) did not play. Cle 83, Mil 81 at Cle Maurice Williams (Cle) had 25 points including the game winning jumper at the buzzer and 5 assists. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 14 points. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 6 points and 13 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 14 points. Keyon Dooling (Mil) had 18 points and 5 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil, sore back) and Carlos Delfino (Mil, strained neck) did not play. NY 99, Cha 95 at Cha Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 20 points and 6 blocks. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 26 points, 11 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Thursday, November 25 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 26 (All times Central) Houston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN2 Cleveland @ Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto @ Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ Miami 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Indiana 7:00 pm Dallas @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Chicago @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Phoenix 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Golden State @ Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN2 New Orleans @ Portland 9:00 pm To all Americans out there, have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ---- 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