News from November 23. Derrick Rose (Chi) is scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday on his right knee to repair a torn MCL and is out indefinitely. Marc Gasol (Mem) is out indefinitely with a sprained left MCL. Atlanta activated Louis Williams and placed Elton Brand on IL. Golden State activated Stephen Curry and placed Andre Iguodala on IL. Iguodala is out indefinitely with a strained left hamstring. Miami activated Dwyane Wade and placed Roger Mason on IL. Orlando activated Glen Davis and placed Tobias Harris on IL. San Antonio activated Nando de Colo and placed Boris Diaw on IL. Den 102, Dal 100 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 18 points including 7-7 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Randy Foye (Den) had 17 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points including 8-14 FT and 9 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 25 points and 6 rebounds. LAC 103, Sac 102 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points on 3-10 FG and 9-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 17 points on 6-6 FG and 5-14 FT and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and the game winning free throw with 2.5 seconds left, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 assists. Patrick Patterson (Sac) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 22 points including 11-13 FT and 5 assists. Matt Barnes (LAC, left eye surgery) did not play. Ind 106, Phi 98 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 19 points and 3 steals. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 27 points including 13-16 FT, 13 rebounds, and 6 blocks. David West (Ind) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 21 points including 8-26 FG, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 29 points including 6-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 steals. Ind shot 46.1% (35-76) FG and Phi shot 34.3% (35-102) FG. Spencer Hawes (Phi, sore left knee), Tony Wroten (Phi, lower back strain), and Thaddeus Young (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. Was 98, NY 89 at Was Martell Webster (Was) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 17 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. John Wall (Was) had 31 points including 10-11 FT, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points and 12 rebounds. J.R. Smith (NY) had 15 points. Trevor Ariza (Was, strained right hamstring), Al Harrington (Was, sore right knee), and Raymond Felton (NY, pinched nerve left hip) did not play. Bos 94, Atl 87 at Atl Jeff Green (Bos) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 13 points including 3-15 FG, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Bos shot 24-31 FT and Atl shot 10-12 FT. Keith Bogans (Bos, ill) and Kelly Olynyk (Bos, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mia 101, Orl 99 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 22 points including the game winning jumper with 15.1 seconds left, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 27 points including 9-10 FT. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Glen Davis (Orl) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Hou 112, Min 101 at Hou Terrence Jones (Hou) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Hou) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 26 points on 10-14 FG and 6-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Corey Brewer (Min) had 22 points and 5 steals. Kevin Love (Min) had 27 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 19 points. Hou shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Min shot 40% (40-100) FG. James Harden (Hou, sore left foot), Ronnie Brewer (Hou, strained right calf), and Greg Smith (Hou, strained right knee) did not play. Cha 96, Mil 72 at Mil Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 17 points. Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 12 points on 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 20 points. John Henson (Mil) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Cha shot 49.4% (38-77) FG and Mil shot 35.3% (30-85) FG. Cha shot 15-27 FT and Mil shot 7-9 FT. SA 126, Cle 96 at SA Danny Green (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points and 7 assists. Patrick Mills (SA) had 15 points. Andrew Bynum (Cle) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 15 points. SA shot 57.5% (46-80) FG and Cle shot 47% (39-83) FG. Por 113, GS 101 at GS LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 30 points on 7-21 FG and 16-19 FT, 21 rebounds including 6 offensive, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 23 points including 8-9 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 6-20 FG and 9 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 30 points including 10-13 FG. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Sunday, November 24 (All times Central) Detroit at Brooklyn 1:00 pm Chicago at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Phoenix at Orlando 5:00 pm NBATV Utah at Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Sacramento at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 25 (All times Central) Boston at Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota at Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Detroit 6:30 pm Phoenix at Miami 6:30 pm Houston at Memphis 7:00 pm Denver at Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans at San Antonio 7:30 pm Chicago at Utah 8:00 pm NBATV New York at Portland 9:00 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html