News from November 8. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) has a torn ligament in his right thumb and is schedule to undergo surgery on Tuesday. He is expected to be out up to 3 months. New Jersey activated Trenton Hassell and placed Devin Harris (sprained left ankle) on IL. Washington activated Oleksiy Pecherov and placed Antonio Daniels on IL. Phoenix activated Shaquille O'Neal. Minnesota activated Mark Madsen and placed Brian Cardinal on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 28.1 Tony Parker (SA) 27.4 Danny Granger (Ind) 26.4 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Orl) 13.7 Andris Biedrins (GS) 13.5 Elton Brand (Phi) 11.8 Assists Chris Paul (NO) 11.7 Jose Calderon (Tor) 9.8 Jason Kidd (Dal) 8.8 Cle 106, Chi 97 at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 41 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 11-13 FT and 13 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 11 points including 4-11 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 29 points. Kirk Hinrich (Chi, torn ligament right thumb) and Drew Gooden (Chi, sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 98, NJ 80 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 23 points on 6-17 FG and 10-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Vince Carter (NJ) had 31 points. Keyon Dooling (NJ) had 17 points including 7-11 FG. NO 100, Mia 89 at NO David West (NO) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 21 points including 12-14 FT, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 2-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dorell Wright (Mia, left knee rehab) did not play. Por 97, Min 93 at Por LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points including 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 11 points. Al Jefferson (Min) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mike Miller (Min) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Orl 106, Was 81 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 31 points on 11-13 FG and 9-14 FT and 16 rebounds. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 18 points. Keith Bogans (Orl) had 13 points. DeShawn Stevenson (Was) had 14 points. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points. Orl shot 50% (39-78) FG and Was shot 39.2% (31-79) FG. Pho 104, Mil 96 at Mil Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 24 points including 18-20 FT and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 29 points including 12-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points including 3-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ramon Sessions (Mil) had 23 points including 10-14 FT and 6 assists. Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Pho shot 44-54 FT and Mil shot 17-22 FT. Schedule for Sunday, November 9 (All times Central) Toronto @ Charlotte 12:00 pm Utah @ New York 2:00 pm Dallas @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Boston @ Detroit 5:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Memphis @ Denver 7:00 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 8:00 pm Houston @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm ---- 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