News from November 8. Chicago activated Dalibor Bagaric and placed Corie Blount on IR. Orlando activated Olumide Oyedeji and placed Horace Grant on IR with a sore left knee. Memphis activated Robert Archibald and placed Michael Dickerson on IR with a groin injury. Vince Carter (Tor) is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with a strained left quadriceps tendon. Scot Pollard (Sac) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a stress fracture in his lower back. Dal 114, Chi 87 at Chi Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes. Michael Finley (Dal) had 14 points including 4-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Walt Williams (Dal) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Rose (Chi) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. Lonny Baxter (Chi) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Evan Eschmeyer (Dal, strained right knee) and Raef LaFrentz (Dal, sprained right ankle) did not play. Was 100, LAL 99 at Was Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 29 points including the game winning baseline uncontested dunk at the buzzer and 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Larry Hughes (Was) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Jordan (Was) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-12 FT. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Brian Shaw (LAL) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Orl 105, Sea 98 at Orl Grant Hill (Orl) had 28 points on 10-14 FG and 8-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 23 points including 8-22 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mike Miller (Orl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Orl shot 23-27 FT and Sea shot 12-14 FT. Jerome James (Sea, plantar fasciatis right foot) did not play. NJ 106, LAC 92 at NJ Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 15 points. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 35 points on 12-20 FG and 11-11 FT, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Elton Brand (LAC) had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Michael Olowokandi (LAC) had 18 points on 9-14 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Miller (LAC) had 20 points and 7 turnovers. Ind 107, NY 94 at Ind Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Brad Miller (Ind) had 19 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Artest (Ind) had 27 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Kurt Thomas (NY) had 33 points including 15-22 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Charlie Ward (NY) had 14 points and 6 assists. Ind shot 56.9% (37-65) FG and NY shot 47.5% (38-80) FG. Ind shot 30-35 FT and NY shot 13-14 FT. Michael Doleac (NY, strained left hamstring) did not play. NO 110, GS 104 at NO Jamal Mashburn (NO) had 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. P.J. Brown (NO) had 17 points and 16 rebounds including 8 offensive. Baron Davis (NO) had 14 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Jason Richardson (GS) had 31 points including 9-10 FT and 6 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 28 points. Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 19 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Bryce Drew (NO, orbital wall fracture) did not play. Pho 86, Por 75 at Pho Shawn Marion (Pho) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 21 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Bonzi Wells (Por) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Arvydas Sabonis (Por, strained right hamstring) and Derek Anderson (Por, concussion) did not play Uta 110, Atl 97 at Uta Andre Kirilenko (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 27 points including 10-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Matt Harpring (Uta) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Terry (Atl) had 31 points including 11-15 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Uta out-rebounded Atl 43-25 including 16-6 offensive. Carlos Arroyo (Uta, illness in family) did not play. Phi 108, Cle 84 at Phi Aaron McKie (Phi) had 12 points including 3-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ricky Davis (Cle) had 21 points including 14-24 FG. Derrick Coleman (Phi, right knee rehab) and Chris Mihm (Cle, strained left hamstring) did not play. Sac 99, Mem 91 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 22 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Chris Webber (Sac) had 16 points on 8-24 FG, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 20 points. Drew Gooden (Mem) had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Stromile Swift (Mem) had 12 points including 3-9 FG, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Scot Pollard (Sac, stress fracture lower back) and Mateen Cleaves (Sac, surgery left foot) did not play.