News from November 18. Atlanta activated Mike Muscala and placed Isaiah Taylor (eye contusion) on IL. Houston activated Luc Mbah a Moute. Memphis activated Vincent Hunter and placed Wayne Selden (right quad) on IL. Milwaukee placed Matthew Dellavedova (left knee tendinitis) on IL. Orlando activated D.J. Augustin. Philadelphia activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Jahlil Okafor (personal reasons) on IL. Sacramento placed Buddy Hield (right ankle) on IL. Utah activated Thabo Sefolosha. Stats Leaders Points Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 31.3 James Harden (Hou) 30.7 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 29.5 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.7 DeMarcus Cousins (NO) 14.0 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.4 Assists James Harden (Hou) 10.3 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 9.8 John Wall (Was) 9.7 Dal 111, Mil 79 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 22 points including 6-8 3-pointers and 8 assists. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 23 points including 9-12 FG. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 24 points on 7-20 FG and 9-13 FT, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Dal shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and Mil shot 37.8% (28-74) FG. Cha 102, LAC 87 at Cha Kemba Walker (Cha) had 26 points including 6-9 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 16 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 17 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAC) had 25 points including 10-17 FG. Bos 110, Atl 99 at Atl Jaylen Brown (Bos) had 27 points including 10-13 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 30 points including 10-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 5 assists. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 19 points. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 23 points and 9 assists. John Collins (Atl) had 18 points including 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Mike Muscala (Atl, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 124, Phi 116 at Phi Kevin Durant (GS) had 27 points including 11-20 FG and 5 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 35 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 17 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 20 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 20 points. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 23 points including 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Phi out-scored GS 47-28 in the 1st quarter and GS out-scored Phi 47-15 in the 3rd quarter. Phi had a 24 point lead in the 3rd quarter and GS had a 18 point lead in the 4th quarter. Hou 105, Mem 83 at Mem Clint Capela (Hou) had 17 points including 7-11 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 29 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (Hou) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Chandler Parsons (Mem) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 15 points including 6-17 FG and 9 rebounds. Por 102, Sac 90 at Por Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Por shot 54.3% (38-70) FG and Sac shot 38.2% (34-89) FG. Uta 125, Orl 85 at Orl Derrick Favors (Uta) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jonas Jerebko (Uta) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 31 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Orl) had 12 points including 5-6 FG. Schedule for Sunday, November 19 (All times Central) Indiana at Miami 2:30 pm Golden State at Brooklyn 5:00 pm Washington at Toronto 5:00 pm Detroit at Minnesota 6:00 pm Chicago at Phoenix 7:00 pm Denver at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 20 (All times Central) Minnesota at Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland at Detroit 6:00 pm Indiana at Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV Utah at Philadelphia 6:00 pm LA Clippers at New York 6:30 pm Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm Washington at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at New Orleans 7:00 pm Boston at Dallas 7:30 pm Atlanta at San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver at Sacramento 9:00 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