News from November 7. Oklahoma City signed Ish Smith. Utah released Jordan Hamilton. Charlotte activated Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and placed Noah Vonleh on IL. Chicago activated Joakim Noah and placed Derrick Rose (sprained ankles) on IL. Denver activated Erick Green and placed Ty Lawson on IL. Indiana placed C.J. Watson on IL. Phoenix activated Zoran Dragic and placed Tyler Ennis on IL. Toronto activated Jonas Valanciunas and Amir Johnson and placed Lucas Nogueira and Bruno Caboclo on IL. Dal 105, Uta 82 at Uta Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 27 points on 11-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 13 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Alec Burks (Uta) had 14 points. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Cle 110, Den 101 at Den LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 7 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 9 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Cle shot 24-33 FT and Den shot 10-15 FT. J.J. Hickson (Den, suspended) did not play. Sac 114, Pho 112 2OT at Pho DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points including 13-14 FT and 18 rebounds. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 15 points. Darren Collison (Sac) had 16 points. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 22 points. Miles Plumlee (Pho) had 15 points and 16 rebounds including 5 offensive. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mem 91, OKC 89 at OKC Zach Randolph (Mem) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 17 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Mike Conley (Mem) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jeremy Lamb (OKC) had 17 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Perry Jones (OKC, right knee contusion), Anthony Morrow (OKC, sprained left MLC), Andre Roberson (OKC, sprained left foot), and Russell Westbrook (OKC, fractured right hand) did not play. Tor 103, Was 84 at Tor Terrence Ross (Tor) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 11-11 FT. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Otto Porter (Was) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Was) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Det 98, Mil 95 at Det Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 15 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Josh Smith (Det) had 14 points on 5-144 FG and 4-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandon Knight (Mil) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Gig Diatome (Det, strained right hamstring) did not play. Bro 110, NY 99 at Bro Joe Johnson (Bro) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 29 points on 10-15 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points including 5-20 FG. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Pablo Prigioni (NY, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 101, Ind 98 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (Bos) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 12 points on 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Ind, migraine), Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore left foot), and David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 118, Phi 115 at Phi Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Phi) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 21 points. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, right shoulder injury) and Malcolm Thomas (Phi, left knee effusion) did not play. Orl 112, Min 103 OT at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 20 points. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 3-11 3-pointers and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Orl out-scored Min 18-9 in overtime. Cha 122, Atl 119 2OT at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 34 points including 15-24 FG and 9 rebounds. Lance Stephenson (Cha) had 17 points including the game winning long banked 3-pointer wat the buzzer and 13 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Gary Neal (Cha) had 23 points. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points including 11-16 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points, 15 assists, and 5 turnovers. Schedule for Saturday, November 8 (All times Central) Portland @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Washington @ Indiana 6:00 pm New York @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Miami 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:00 pm Memphis @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, November 9 (All times Central) Orlando @ Brooklyn 2:30 pm Utah @ Detroit 5:00 pm Sacramento @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Dallas 6:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver @ Portland 8:00 pm Charlotte @ 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