News from November 25. Kevin Martin (Min) underwent surgery on his fractured right wrist and is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Joakim Noah (eye abrasion) on IL. Denver activated Erick Green and Gary Harris and placed Randy Foye (strained right quad) and JaVale McGee (sore left leg) on IL. Miami activated Norris Cole and placed Chris Andersen on IL. New Orleans activated Darius Miller and Omer Asik and placed Eric Gordon (torn labrum left shoulder) and Russ Smith on IL. Sacramento placed Rudy Gay (right Achilles injury) on IL. Den 114, Chi 109 at Den Ty Lawson (Den) had 20 points, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 32 points including 18-20 FT and 9 rebounds. Sac 99, NO 89 at NO Omri Casspi (Sac) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ramon Sessions (Sac) had 15 points including 4-13 FG and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 22 points including 10-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac, left quadriceps contusion) did not play. Mil 98, Det 86 at Mil Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points and 8 assists. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 23 points including 11-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Josh Smith (Det) had 11 points including 2-10 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Nate Wolters (Mil, ill) and Brandon Jennings (Det, hyperextended left thumb) did not play. GS 114, Mia 97 at Mia Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points including 12-19 FG and 8-11 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Luol Deng (Mia) had 16 points. GS shot 57.3% (43-75) FG and Mia shot 38.8% (33-85) FG. Atl 106, Was 102 at Was Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 28 points including 12-14 FT and 3 steals. Mike Scott (Atl) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nene (Was, right foot plantar faciitis) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, November 26 (All times Central) Portland @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Washington @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Golden State @ Orlando 6:00 pm Brooklyn @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York @ Dallas 6:30 pm ESPN Toronto @ Atlanta 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Detroit 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Houston 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Indiana @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Memphis @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, November 27 (All times Central) No games scheduled ---- 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