News from November 22. Brooklyn activated Sergey Karasev and placed Kevin Garnett on IL. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Charlie Villanueva on IL. Houston placed Nick Johnson on IL. Miami activated Andre Dawkins and placed Norris Cole on IL. New Orleans activated Patric Young and Russ Smith and placed Omer Asik and Darius Miller on IL. New York activated Jose Calderon and placed Cleanthony Early on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.7 LeBron James (Cle) 25.5 Anthony Davis (NO) 24.8 Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 11.8 Zach Randolph (Mem) 11.8 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 11.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 10.7 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.5 Ty Lawson (Den) 9.1 John Wall (Was) 9.1 Hou 95, Dal 92 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 32 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 12-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 14 points including 5-7 FG, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 17 points including 7-21 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Brandan Wright (Dal) had 14 points including 6-7 FG, 11 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Hou shot 15-46 3-pointers and Dal shot 6-35 3-pointers, setting the NBA two-team 3-point attempts record (old: 72). Dwight Howard (Hou, strained right knee) and Raymond Felton (Dal, suspended) did not play. Pho 106, Ind 83 at Ind Markieff Morris (Pho) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gerald Green (Pho) had 23 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 16 points. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 14 points including 3-10 FG and 6 rebounds. David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) and C.J. Miles (Ind, sore right calf) did not play. Mia 99, Orl 92 at Orl Chris Bosh (Mia) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Shawne Williams (Mia) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 33 points including 9-11 FT and 17 rebounds including 11 offensive. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 11 points on 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Aaron Gordon (Orl, fractured left foot) and Tobias Harris (Orl, strained right calf) did not play. Tor 110, Cle 93 at Cle DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 23 points on 5-14 FG and 11-12 FT and 8 assists. Louis Williams (Tor) had 36 points including 15-15 FT and 3 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 21 points and 6 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. NY 91, Phi 83 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 11 rebounds. Quincy Acy (NY) had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 17 points including 5-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Robert Covington (Phi) had 14 points including 4-4 3-pointers. NY shot 50% (33-66) FG and Phi shot 40% (30-75) FG. Jerami Grant (Phi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Sac 113, Min 101 at Min DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 31 points on 11-15 FG and 9-10 FT and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac) had 19 points and 7 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 29 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min, fractured right wrist) and Nikola Pekovic (Min) did not play. Was 111, Mil 100 at Mil Paul Pierce (Was) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 17 points and 6 assists. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. SA 99, Bro 87 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 7 assists. Danny Green (SA) had 21 points on 8-10 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mirza Teletovic (Bro) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. SA shot 51.9% (41-79) FG and Bro shot 37.4% (34-91) FG. Matt Bonner (SA, stomach virus) and Cory Joseph (SA, sprained left ankle) did not play. NO 106, Uta 94 at Uta Anthony Davis (NO) had 43 points on 16-23 FG and 11-12 FT and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 9 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 31 points on 9-16 FG and 11-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Trey Burke (Uta) had 20 points. 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 Schedule for Monday, November 24 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Portland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Toronto 6:30 pm New York @ Houston 7:00 pm Indiana @ Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago @ Utah 8:00 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