News from November 3. New Jersey activated Troy Murphy and Quinton Ross and placed Stephen Graham and Joe Smith on IL. Minnesota activated Maurice Ager and placed Michael Beasley (left hip injury) on IL. New Orleans activated Quincy Pondexter and placed Peja Stojakovic on IL. Houston activated Kyle Lowry and placed Jermaine Taylor on IL. San Antonio activated Alonzo Gee and placed George Hill on IL. Memphis activated Greivis Vasquez and placed DeMarre Carroll on IL. Dal 102, Den 101 at Den Caron Butler (Dal) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 20 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Nene (Den, strained left groin) did not play. SA 112, Pho 110 at Pho Richard Jefferson (SA) had 28 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers (all 4 3-pointers came in the 4th quarter, including 3 straight). Tim Duncan (SA) had 25 points including 11-13 FG, 17 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 21 points. Steve Nash (Pho) had 19 points including 8-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hakim Warrick (Pho) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Atl 94, Det 85 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 8 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 22 points. Atl shot 53.7% (36-67) FG and Det shot 40% (36-90) FG. Jamal Crawford (Atl, turf toe), Will Bynum (Det, sore right hamstring), and Richard Hamilton (Det, sore right foot) did not play. Cha 85, NJ 83 at NJ Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Boris Diaw (Cha) had 24 points. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 12 points including 2-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points and 8 assists. NO 107, Hou 99 at Hou Emeka Okafor (NO) had 15 points including 7-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Chris Paul (NO) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 18 points. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 18 points. Bos 105, Mil 102 OT at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Ray Allen (Bos) had 23 points and 6 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 15 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 21 points and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Delonte West (Bos, suspended) did not play. LAL 112, Sac 100 at Sac Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 22 points including 8-10 FT and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 30 points including 9-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 21 points including 10-17 FG. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Orl 128, Min 86 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 4-11 FT, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 8 blocks. Vince Carter (Orl) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 19 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Corey Brewer (Min) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Orl shot 50% (46-92) FG and Min shot 33.3% (28-84) FG. Phi 101, Ind 75 at Phi Elton Brand (Phi) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josh McRoberts (Ind) had 10 points. Darren Collison (Ind) had 11 points including 4-16 FG. Phi shot 46.9% (38-81) FG and Ind shot 31.5% (28-89) FG. Brandon Rush (Ind, suspended) did not play. Uta 125, Tor 108 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 21 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 27 points and 6 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 14 assists. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Sonny Weems (Tor) had 23 points including 9-10 FT. Uta shot 56.5% (48-85) FG and Tor shot 45.6% (36-79) FG. Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained right wrist) and Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta, gastric distress) did not play. GS 115, Mem 109 at GS Dorell Wright (GS) had 25 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 15 points including 5-17 FG, 16 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 39 points including 14-19 FT, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 23 points and 5 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. LAC 107, OKC 92 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 4-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 27 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (LAC) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 8 assists. Jeff Green (OKC) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points including 5-16 FG and 6 assists. LAC shot 52.5% (42-80) FG and OKC shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Schedule for Thursday, November 4 (All times Central) New York @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 5 (All times Central) Milwaukee @ Indiana 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Detroit 6:30 pm Washington @ New York 6:30 pm Chicago @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Miami @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Phoenix 9:00 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Utah @ Golden State 9:30 pm Toronto @ LA Lakers 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