News from November 16. Denver signed Alonzo Gee. Brandan Wright (Mem) underwent arthroscopic debridement surgery on his left ankle. San Antonio announced that they will retired Tim Duncan's #21 on December 18. Denver placed Gary Harris on IL. Detroit activated Andre Drummond. Orlando activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Arinze Onuaku on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler and placed John Jenkins on IL. San Antonio activated Bryn Forbes and placed Dewayne Dedmon on IL. Washington activated John Wall and placed Danuel House on IL. Bos 90, Dal 83 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 30 points including 13-16 FT, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 10 points. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 28 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 22 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Bos shot 17-23 FT and Dal shot 7-10 FT. Bos out-rebounded Dal 53-32 including 13-5 offensive. Phi 109, Was 102 at Phi Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Dario Saric (Phi) had 13 points and 12 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and 6 assists. Markieff Morris (Was) had 19 points. Phi shot 54.5 (42-77) FG and Was shot 41.8% (38-91) FG. Joel Embiid (Phi) and Bradley Beal (Was, tight right hamstring) did not play. Orl 89, NO 82 at Orl Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 10 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 16 points. Terrence Jones (NO) had 26 points and 9 rebounds. Langston Galloway (NO) had 15 points. Anthony Davis (NO, thigh injury) and Jrue Holiday (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Ind 103, Cle 93 at Ind Jeff Teague (Ind) had 20 points and 8 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 16 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 24 points and 7 assists. LeBron James (Cle, rest) did not play. NY 105, Det 102 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 22 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 7 rebounds. Joakim Noah (NY) had 7 points, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (NY) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 21 points. Jon Leuer (Det) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Atl 107, Mil 100 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 12 points and 8 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Atl out-scored Mil 31-9 in the 2nd quarter. Dwight Howard (Atl, quad contusion) did not play. OKC 105, Hou 103 at OKC Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 29 points on 12-18 FG and 5-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 10-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. OKC out-scored Hou 20-13 in the 4th quarter. GS 127, Tor 121 at Tor Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 12-13 FT and 7 assists. Kevin Durant (GS) had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 15 points including 4-15 FG and 3-11 3-pointers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 34 points including 17-17 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 24 points on 6-17 FG and 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Den 120, Pho 104 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 20 points, 15 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points including 4-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Devin Booker (Pho) had 24 points. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 32 points including 12-20 FG. Mem 111, LAC 107 at LAC Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Mike Conley (Mem) had 30 points including 9-12 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 25 points including 9-12 FT and 8 rebounds. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 29 points including 7-12 3-pointers. SA 110, Sac 105 at Sac Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Pau Gasol (SA) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points including 11-14 FT, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Matt Barnes (Sac) had 15 points. Schedule for Thursday, November 17 (All times Central) New York @ Washington 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Miami 6:30 pm Portland @ Houston 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ Minnesota 7:00 pm TNT Chicago @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 18 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Portland @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Memphis @ Dallas 7:30 pm Toronto @ Denver 8:00 pm San Antonio @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm LA Clippers @ Sacramento 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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