News from November 18. Dallas activated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right groin. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair torn cartilage. He is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Atlanta activated Esteban Batista and placed Josh Childress on IL with a sprained left foot. Charlotte activated Primoz Brezec and placed Brevin Knight on IL with a knee injury. Washington activated Andray Blatche and placed Calvin Booth on IL. New Orleans activated Tyson Chandler and placed Marcus Vinicius on IL. Indiana activated Josh Powell and placed Al Harrington on IL with a back injury. Seattle activated Desmon Farmer and placed Andreas Glyniadakis on IL. Philadelphia activated Ivan McFarlin and placed Chris Webber on IL with stiffness in his back. Stats Leaders Points Carmelo Anthony (Den) 31.0 Michael Redd (Mil) 30.3 Allen Iverson (Phi) 28.7 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.2 Carlos Boozer (Uta) 13.0 Chris Bosh (Tor) 12.9 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 10.9 Chris Paul (NO) 9.3 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.0 Dal 89, Mem 84 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 24 points including 10-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jason Terry (Dal) had 19 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chucky Atkins (Mem) had 17 points. Was 111, Cle 99 at Was Antawn Jamison (Was) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 15 points. Dilbert Arenas (Was) had 45 points on 14-22 FG, 7-11 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Was shot 23-29 FT and Cle shot 15-16 FT. Uta 120, Pho 117 OT at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 16 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 25 points and 14 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points on 5-6 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 35 points including 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Raja Bell (Pho) had 20 points. Mia 93, Atl 88 at Atl Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 21 points and 17 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 37 points including 14-17 FG, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jason Williams (Mia) had 10 points. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points on 8-21 FG and 5-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Det 104, Hou 92 at Det Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 30 points including 11-18 FG, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 23 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 33 points including 17-20 FT, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 8 turnovers. Por 86, NJ 68 at NJ Zach Randolph (Por) had 20 points and 16 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 12 points. Jarrett Jack (Por) had 12 points including 4-5 FG and 8 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 12 points including 3-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Por shot 47% (31-66) FG and NJ shot 33.3% (23-69) FG. Richard Jefferson (NJ, sprained left ankle) did not play. Ind 102, Mil 100 at Mil Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (Ind) had 17 points and 3 steals. Michael Redd (Mil) had 21 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Mil) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. GS 107, Sea 95 at GS Jason Richardson (GS) had 18 points. Mickael Pietrus (GS) had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 31 points including 12-19 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Sea) had 34 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. NO 99, Min 96 at Min Desmond Mason (NO) had 10 points. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 20 points including the game winning 3-pointer with .6 seconds left. Chris Paul (NO) had 35 points on 12-18 FG and 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points, 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 assists. Troy Hudson (Min) had 20 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Orl 97, Cha 83 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 24 points including 10-13 FT and 21 rebounds including 6 offensive. Grant Hill (Orl) had 15 points. Darko Milicic (Orl) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 26 points on 13-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 10 points including 2-11 FG and 10 assists. LAC 103, Phi 97 OT at LAC Elton Brand (LAC) had 33 points on 11-19 FG and 11-14 FT, 12 rebounds, and 5 steals. Sam Cassell (LAC) had 12 points including 3-14 FG and 9 assists. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 21 points including 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 29 points, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 13 points including 4-14 FG, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Bos 122, NY 118 at NY Ryan Gomes (Bos) had 22 points including 10-13 FT and 14 rebounds including 6 offensive. Wally Szczerbiak (Bos) had 20 points. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 39 points including 18-22 FT and 9 rebounds. Sebastian Telfair (Bos) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Francis (NY) had 18 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Nate Robinson (NY) had 19 points. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 37 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 13-15 FT and 5 rebounds. Den 117, Tor 109 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 34 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 11-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (Den) had 16 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 14 points and 6 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 31 points including 9-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. T.J. Ford (Tor) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 18 assists. Den out-rebounded Tor 58-37 including 18-10 offensive.