News from November 29. Minnesota signed Jeff Adrien. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) has a torn tendon in his left groin and is out indefinitely [at least a month]. Atlanta activated Thabo Sefolosha. Cleveland activated Alex Kirk and placed Anderson Varejao (rib contusion) on IL. New Orleans activated Patric Young and placed Russ Smith on IL. Philadelphia activated Jerami Grant and placed Tony Wroten (sprained right knee) on IL. Utah activated Rodney Hood. Stats Leaders Points Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.4 James Harden (Hou) 25.2 Anthony Davis (NO) 24.9 LeBron James (Cle) 24.9 Rebounds DeMarcus Counsins (Sac) 12.6 Andre Drummond (Sac) 12.1 Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 11.9 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 10.6 Ty Lawson (Den) 10.0 Chris Paul (LAC) 9.6 Dal 110, Phi 103 at Phi Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 13 rebounds including 7 offensive. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chandler Parsons (Dal) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, and 5 turnovers. K.J. Daniels (Phi) had 21 points, 13 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Alexey Shved (Phi) had 18 points and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, rest) and Jameer Nelson (Phi, back spasms) did not play. Was 83, NO 80 at Was Marcin Gortat (Was) had 24 points on 12-20 FG, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 12 points. John Wall (Was) had 11 points including 5-14 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 13 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Nene (Was, right plantar fasciitis) did not play. Atl 105, Cha 75 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. Mike Scott (Atl) had 14 points including 5-7 FG. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. P.J. Hairston (Cha) had 15 points. Atl out-scored Cha 64-28 in the 1st half. Atl shot 53.3% (40-75) FG and Cha shot 33% (29-88) FG. Marvin Williams (Atl, strained left shoulder) did not play. Cle 109, Ind 97 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 28 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Solomon Hill (Ind) had 13 points including 4-11 FG. Cle shot 52.6% (41-78) FG and Ind shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Roy Hibert (Ind, sprained left ankle) did not play. LAC 112, Uta 96 at Uta Blake Griffin (LAC) had 28 points including 13-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points and 10 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. LAC shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Uta shot 45.3% (34-75) FG. Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained left ankle) did not play. Hou 117, Mil 103 at Mil Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 34 points on 9-14 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 12-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Jason Terry (Hou) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 19 points including 13-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Hou shot 14-16 FT and Mil shot 31-35 FT. Dwight Howard (Hou, strained right knee), John Henson (Mil, sprained left foot), and Zaza Pachulia (Mil, personal reasons) did not play. Schedule for Sunday, November 30 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Boston 12:00 pm Chicago @ Brooklyn 2:00 pm Golden State @ Detroit 2:30 pm Memphis @ Sacramento 5:00 pm Miami @ New York 6:30 pm Orlando @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Portland 8:00 pm Toronto @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, December 1 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Denver @ Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30 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