News from November 18. Dallas activated Shawne Williams and placed Devean George on IL. Golden State activated Rob Kurz and placed DeMarcus Nelson on IL. Orlando activated Adonal Foyle and placed Mickael Pietrus (bruised ribs) on IL. Atlanta activated Zaza Pachulia and placed Thomas Garner on IL. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed Maceo Baston on IL. Dal 100, Cha 83 at Cha Josh Howard (Dal) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 32 points including 10-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 15 points including 0-6 3-pointers. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 11 points including 3-14 FG and 3 steals. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 21 points including 9-15 FG. LAL 116, Chi 109 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 34 points including 14-21 FG and 6 rebounds. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 18 points including 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 23 points including 6-22 FG and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 25 points including 11-18 FG and 9 assists. Orl 103, Tor 90 at Orl Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 18 points including 8-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 22 points including 10-15 and 5 assists. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 40 points on 14-19 FG and 12-16 FT and 18 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jermaine O'Neal (Tor) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor, strained right hamstring) did not play. Bos 110, NY 101 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 10-13 FT and 8 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins (Bos) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 15 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (NY) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Bos, suspended) and Jerome James (NY, personal reasons) did not play. Cle 106, NJ 82 at NJ LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 12-17 FT and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Delonte West (Cle) had 16 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 15 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Devin Harris (NJ) had 23 points. Eduardo Najera (NJ, strained neck) did not play. Den 114, Mil 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Dahntey Jones (Den) had 15 points on 5-7 FG and 5-10 FT. Linas Kleiza (Den) had 25 points including 13-15 FT. Charlie Bell (Mil) had 25 points. Austin Croshere (Mil) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Den shot 40-48 FT and Mil shot 19-24 FT. GS 111, Por 106 at GS Corey Maggette (GS) had 20 points. Anthony Morrow (GS) had 25 points. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 20 points on 5-18 FG and 10-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Roy (Por) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Greg Oden (Por) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mia 94, Was 87 at Was Udonas Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 6 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Caron Butler (Was) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 12 rebounds. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Ind 113, Atl 96 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 34 points including 13-18 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 10 points and 19 rebounds. Rasho Nesterovic (Ind) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 55% (44-80) FG and Atl shot 42.4% (36-85) FG. Mem 109, Sac 94 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 22 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points including 5-6 FG. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. John Salmons (Sac) had 18 points. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Mikki Moore (Sac, sprained ankle) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, November 19 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto @ Miami 6:30 pm Dallas @ Houston 7:00 pm ESPN Philadelphia @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Sacramento @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Denver @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Milwaukee @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ Portland 9:30 pm ESPN ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html