News from November 18. J.J. Barea (Dal) is expected to be out at least 6 weeks with a tear in the left muscle between the calf and Achilles. Dallas signed Jonathan Gibson and released Quincy Acy. Charlotte activated Jeremy Lamb and placed Christian Wood on IL. Cleveland activated J.R. Smith and placed Kay Felder on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. Indiana activated Rodney Stuckey and placed Paul George (injured left ankle) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed D'Angelo Russell (sore left knee) on IL. Memphis activated Tony Allen and placed Troy Daniels on IL. Phoenix activated John Jenkins and placed Tyson Chandler on IL. San Antonio activated Nicolas Laprovittola and placed Bryn Forbes on IL. Mem 80, Dal 64 at Dal Chandler Parsons (Mem) had 12 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 11 points. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 10 points including 4-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Jonathan Gibson (Dal) had 11 points. Mem shot 40.3% (31-77) FG and Dal shot 28.8% (21-73) FG. J.J. Barea (Dal, strained left calf) and Deron Williams (Dal, strained left calf) did not play. LAC 121, Sac 115 at Sac Blake Griffin (LAC) had 29 points including 15-16 FT, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 26 points including 6-8 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 16 points on 8-10 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 11 points including 2-10 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 38 points including 12-14 FT, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 18 points including 7-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. SA 116, LAL 107 at LA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 23 points including 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points and 7 assists. Nick Young (LAL) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Louis Williams (LAL) had 24 points including 9-13 FG. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers. SA shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and LAL shot 44.8% (39-87) FG. Tor 113, Den 111 OT at Den DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 30 points including 6-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 13 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 21 points on 4-13 FG and 13-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 25 points including 0-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 9 assist, and 5 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Lucas Nogueira (Tor, personal reasons) and Mike Miller (Den, personal reasons), and Darrell Arthur (Den, sore left knee) did not play. GS 104, Bos 88 at Bos Kevin Durant (GS) had 23 points including 10-13 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 28 points including 12-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 16 points on 7-20 FG and 2-10 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points including 4-12 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. GS out-scored Bos 31-9 in the 3rd quarter. GS shot 48.9% (44-90) FG and Bos shot 37.3% (31-83) FG. OKC 124, Bro 105 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 13-21 FG, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Steven Adams (OKC) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 13 points. OKC shot 55.1% (49-89) FG and Bro shot 42.2% (35-83) FG. NO 113, Por 101 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 38 points on 14-22 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Terrence Jones (NO) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 21 points and 7 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points including 9-24 FG and 4-11 3-pointers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. NO shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Por shot 37.5% (33-88) FG. Cle 104, Det 81 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Kevin Love (Cle) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points on 11-15 FG and 11 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had points on 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Jon Leuer (Det) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Cle shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Det shot 31.2% (29-93) FG. Pho 116, Ind 96 at Ind Alan Williams (Pho) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 17 points and 5 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 21 points including 9-12 FG, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Cha 100, Atl 96 at Cha Cody Zeller (Cha) had 23 points including 9-10 FG and 3 blocks. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 19 points and 3 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 10 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 steals. Treveon Graham (Cha, strained left Achilles) and Jeremy Lamb (Cha, strained left hamstring) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 19 (All times Central) Utah @ Houston 4:00 pm Charlotte @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm Dallas @ Orlando 6:00 pm Boston @ Detroit 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm Minnesota @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Chicago @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, November 20 (All times Central) Atlanta @ New York 11:00 am Portland @ Brooklyn 2:30 pm Indiana @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Toronto @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Utah @ Denver 8:00 pm Chicago @ 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