News from November 11.

Dallas activated Dan Dickau and placed Michael Finley on IR with a sprained
right ankle.

Portland placed Richie Frahm on IR with an injured toe.

Rodney Rogers (NO) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a left knee
sprain.

Ron Mercer (NJ) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left knee on Monday.

With Miami's (4-1) loss, there are no undefeated teams.


Dal 113, Mia 93  at Mia
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 41 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 13-13 FT and
10 rebounds.
Marquis Daniels (Dal) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 12 points.
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 22 points including 6-14 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists,
and 3 steals.
Dal shot 51.9% (41-79) FG including 10-17 3-pointers and Mia shot 37.2%
(32-86) FG.

Min 96, Hou 91  at Hou
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 20 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
Michael Olowokandi (Min) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 5 rebounds.
Sam Cassell (Min) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Maurice Taylor (Hou) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points including 13-16 FT and 5 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Hou, right hip strain) did not play.

Den 117, Det 109  at Den
Andre Miller (Den) had 14 points and 6 assists.
Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 
7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Earl Boykins (Den) had 32 points including 11-15 FG and 6 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 5 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and
5 assists.
Nene (Den, strained left hamstring) and Ben Wallace (Det, death in the
family) did not play.


On the lighter side:
Ron Artest on his paid suspension for what the coach called "compromised the
integrity of the team": "I don't even know what it means.  You have to
[update?] my vocabulary.  I've been meaning to ask anyone, my father.  I 
didn't get a chance to ask anyone.  I haven't looked in a dictionary yet.  
What does integerity mean?"