News from November 21. San Antonio assigned Ian Mahinmi to the NBADL. Gilbert Arenas (Was) underwent surgery on his left knee to repair partially torn cartilage and microfracture surgery on a non-weight bearing bone. He is expected to be out about 3 months. Houston activated Tracy McGrady and placed Carl Landry on IL. The LA Clippers activated Al Thornton and placed Corey Maggette on IL with a strained right hamstring. Sacramento activated Justin Williams and placed Shareef Abdur-Rahim on IL. Orlando activated Pat Garrity and placed Maurice Evans on IL. Cleveland activated Eric Snow and placed Cedric Simmons on IL with a sprained ankle. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Sebastian Telfair (grandmother's funeral) on IL. Detroit activated Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess and placed Cheick Samb and Ronald Dupree on IL. Indiana activated Andre Owens and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL with a left knee injury. New Orleans activated Chris Paul and placed Tyson Chandler on IL with a hyperextended right knee. Miami activated Smush Parker and placed Chris Quinn on IL. Dal 100, Hou 94 at Hou Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Harris (Dal) had 22 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Yao Ming (Hou) had 30 points including 11-18 FG, 15 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Rafer Alston (Hou) had 18 points. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 15 points including 6-19 FG, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Bos 105, GS 82 at Bos Ray Allen (Bos) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 15 points including 4-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Monta Ellis (GS) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 4 steals. Bos shot 48.1% (38-79) FG and GS shot 33.3% (29-87) FG. Al Harrington (GS, personal reasons) did not play. Atl 82, Mia 79 at Mia Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points on 4-17 FG and 8-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det 98, NY 86 at Det Chauncey Billups (Det) had 25 points, 15 assists, and 3 steals. Antonio McDyess (Det) had 20 points including 9-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 12 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 16 points. Eddy Curry (NY) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 5 rebounds. Mil 110, LAL 103 at Mil Maurice Williams (Mil) had 18 points and 9 assists. Michael Redd (Mil) had 26 points including 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 11-11 FT. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Tor 95, Mem 89 at Mem Chris Bosh (Tor) had 22 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 steals. Jamario Moon (Tor) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 13 points on 5-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Mike Miller (Mem) had 16 points including 0-5 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol (Mem) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Tor shot 12-13 FT and Mem shot 20-25 FT. T.J. Ford (Tor, arm stringer) did not play. Ind 105, NO 93 at NO Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) had 18 points and 13 assists. Mike Dunleavy (Ind) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. David West (NO) had 23 points including 10-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 17 points. Cle 97, Min 86 at Min Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 11 points and 5 assists. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 45 points including 17-26 FG and 6-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Al Jefferson (Min) had 30 points including 12-20 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antoine Walker (Min) had 13 points including 5-14 FG and 5 rebounds. Cle shot 23-33 FT and Min shot 8-13 FT. SA 128, Orl 110 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 32 points including 14-22 FG and 9 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 20 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Brent Barry (SA) had 19 points on 7-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 34 points on 14-19 FG and 6-12 FT, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Pho 127, Sac 111 at Pho Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 15 assists. Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 18 points and 4 steals. Shawn Marion (Pho) had 25 points. Grant Hill (Pho) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 19 points including 5-16 FG. John Salmons (Sac) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ron Artest (Sac, personal reasons) and Beno Udrih (Sac, right quad contusion) did not play. Was 114, Cha 111 OT at Cha Caron Butler (Was) had 39 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 27 points and 12 rebounds. Andray Blatche (Was) had 12 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Anthony Daniels (Was) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 25 points and 3 steals. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 27 points including 13-16 FT, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. Gilbert Arenas (Was, left knee surgery), Brendan Haywood (Was, sprained left ankle), and Oleksiy Pecherov (Was, fractured right ankle) did not play. NJ 106, Por 101 at Por Jason Kidd (NJ) had 12 points including 4-11 FG, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 30 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 11-14 FT. Bostjan Nachbar (NJ) had 23 points including 7-10 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Brandon Roy (Por) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. LAC 101, Den 90 at LAC Chris Kaman (LAC) had 17 points, 21 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Quinton Ross (LAC) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Al Thornton (LAC) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Den) had 29 points on 11-19 FG and 7-12 FT, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 24 points including 8-23 FG. Marcus Camby (Den) had 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks.