News from November 21. Kevin Martin (Min) suffered a fractured right wrist and is out indefinitely. Memphis released Kalin Lucas and Hassan Whiteside. Atlanta activated DeMarre Carroll and placed John Jenkins on IL. Charlotte activated Gary Neal and placed P.J. Hairston on IL. Chicago placed Kirk Hinrich on IL. Memphis activated Jon Leuer and Kosta Koufas. New Orleans activated Omer Asik and placed Patric Young on IL. Philadelphia activated Jerami Grant and placed JaKarr Sampson on IL. Portland activated Nicolas Batum and placed C.J. McCollum on IL. Toronto activated Bruno Caboclo and Lucas Nogueira and placed Tyler Hansbrough and James Johnson on IL. Dal 140, LAL 106 at Dal Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points including 8-10 FG. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 16 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 8 assists. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 17 points including 6-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 16 points on a perfect 7-7 FG and 2-2 FT and 10 rebounds. Dal shot 62.2% (51-82) FG including 18-35 3-pointers and LAL shot 51.8% (44-85) FG including 5-13 3-pointers. Raymond Felton (Dal, suspended) and Ryan Kelly (LAL, torn right hamstring) did not play. Por 105, Chi 87 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez (Por) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Chi) had 12 points including 4-12 FG. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Por shot 49.4% (39-79) FG and Chi shot 36.1% (30-83) FG. GS 101, Uta 88 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 17 points including 7-8 FG. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Den 117, NO 97 at Den Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Alexis Ajinca (NO) had 12 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Den shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and NO shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. J.J. Hickson (Den) and Omer Asik (NO) did not play. Was 91, Cle 78 at Was John Wall (Was) had 28 points including 12-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Nene (Was) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 22 points including 0-6 3-pointers and 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Was shot 48.8% (41-84) FG and Cle shot 36% (27-75) FG. Was shot 5-9 FT and Cle shot 18-23 FT. Bro 94, OKC 92 at OKC Brook Lopez (Bro) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Bro) had 17 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 23 points and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 21 points and 8 assists. Perry Jones (OKC, right knee contusion) and Russell Westbrook (OKC, fractured right hand) did not play. SA 121, Min 92 at Min Tony Parker (SA) had 28 points including 12-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 4 blocks. Boris Diaw (SA) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Min) had 15 points. Anthony Bennett (Min) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 3 steals. SA shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Min shot 41.1% (37-90) FG. Matt Bonner (SA, stomach virus), Kevin Martin (Min, fractured right wrist), and Nikola Pekovic (Min, sprained right wrist) did not play. Mem 117, Bos 100 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 16 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 32 points including 13-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jon Leuer (Mem) had 19 points on 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Allen (Mem, stomach virus) and Quincy Pondexter (Mem, stomach virus) did not play. Tor 124, Mil 82 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points including 6-7 FG and 12 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 14 points. Tor out-scored Mil 64-30 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Tor shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Mil shot 36.5% (27-74) FG. Tor out-rebounded Mil 57-30 including 15-8 offensive. Atl 99, Det 89 at Atl Jeff Teague (Atl) had 28 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 15 points including 5-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 12 points on 5-6 FG. Josh Smith (Det) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 16 rebounds including 7 offensive. Atl shot 47.5% (38-80) FG and Det shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. Pho 122, Phi 96 at Phi Markieff Morris (Pho) had 18 points. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 23 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 18 points on 6-18 FG and 6-11 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. K.J. McDaniels (Phi) had 17 points. Pho out-scored Phi 41-17 in the 2nd quarter. Jerami Grant (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Orl 105, Cha 100 at Cha Tobias Harris (Orl) had 17 points including 5-16 FG and 16 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Orl out-scored Cha 41-21 in the 4th quarter. Orl shot 23-32 FT and Cha shot 9-15 FT. Aaron Gordon (Orl, fractured left foot) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 22 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Indiana 6:00 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:00 pm Toronto @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Philadelphia @ New York 6:30 pm Dallas @ Houston 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Washington @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Brooklyn @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, November 23 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Memphis 5:00 pm Portland @ Boston 5:00 pm Charlotte @ Miami 5:00 pm Golden State @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Denver @ LA Lakers 8:30 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