News from November 11. Golden State released Nemanja Nedovic. Memphis released Kalin Lucas. Philadelphia signed Drew Gordon and released Malcolm Thomas. Portland activated Allen Crabbe and placed Nicolas Batum on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and placed Landry Fields on IL. Dal 106, Sac 98 at Dal Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 19 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points and 7 rebounds - Nowitzki passed Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for #9 on the NBA All-Time Scoring List. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 16 points. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 26 points including 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ramon Sessions (Sac) had 18 points. SA 113, GS 100 at GS Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 17 points and 5 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 22 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 29 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (SA, strained right groin) did not play. Por 102, Cha 100 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 29 points on 12-21 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 16 points including 5-15 FG and 7 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 22 points. Lance Stephenson (Cha) had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Por out-scored Cha 27-15 in the 4th quarter. Mil 85, OKC 78 at Mil Brandon Knight (Mil) had 16 points and 6 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 19 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 29 points including 12-21 FG. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 14 points including 4-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Perry Jones (OKC, right knee contusion), Andre Roberson (OKC, sprained left foot), and Russell Westbrook (OKC, fractured right hand) did not play. Mem 107, LAL 102 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 8 points including 3-10 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Beno Udrih (Mem) had 16 points on 8-11 FG. Carlos Boozer (LAL) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 14 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 28 points including 10-26 FG and 3-10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Wayne Ellington (LAL, death of father), Ryan Kelly (LAL, sore right hamstring), and Julius Randle (LAL, fractured right leg) did not play. Tor 104, Orl 100 at Tor Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 16 points including 4-15 FG. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Channing Frye (Orl) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tor out-scored Orl 32-17 in the 4th quarter. Devyn Marble (Orl, sprained right rotator cuff) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, November 12 (All times Central) Detroit @ Washington 6:00 pm Utah @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Boston 6:30 pm Indiana @ Miami 6:30 pm ESPN Orlando @ New York 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Portland @ Denver 8:00 pm Brooklyn @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Houston @ Minnesota 9:00 pm ESPN at Mexico, City Schedule for Thursday, November 13 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago @ Toronto 7:00 pm TNT Philadelphia @ Dallas 7:30 pm Brooklyn @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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