News from November 3. Yi Jianlian (NJ) is out indefinitely with a sprained ligament in his right knee. Milwaukee activated Jodie Meeks and placed Michael Redd (strained tendon left knee) on IL. Phoenix activated Taylor Griffin and placed Leandro Barbosa (sore right wrist) on IL. Detroit activated DaJuan Summers and placed Tayshaun Prince (back injury) on IL. Thus Prince's streak of consecutive games played ended at 496. Indiana activated Travis Diener and placed Jeff Foster (ankle injury) on IL. Washington activated Caron Butler and placed Paul Davis on IL. Dal 96, Uta 85 at Dal Shawn Marion (Dal) had 10 points on 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 40 points including 29 points in the 4th quarter (while Uta only had 18 points) and 15-16 FT, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 14 points including 4-15 FG, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dal out-scored Uta 44-18 in the 4th quarter. Drew Gooden (Dal, right rib cage muscle strain) and Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery) did not play. Bos 105, Phi 74 at Phi Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Bos) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Shelden Williams (Bos) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 11 points including 4-16 FG. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 17 points and 3 steals. Bos shot 56.9% (41-72) FG and Phi shot 36.3% (29-80) FG. Cle 102, Was 90 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 27 points including 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) had 21 points on 7-9 FG and 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Caron Butler (Was) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 22 points including 7-11 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Den 111, Ind 93 at Ind Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 25 points on 6-17 FG and 11-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Nene (Den) had 16 points including 8-11 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 24 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dahntay Jones (Ind) had 20 points. J.R. Smith (Den, suspended) did not play. Pho 104, Mia 96 at Mia Grant Hill (Pho) had 10 points including 2-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 30 points including 11-15 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Quentin Richardson (Mia) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 23 points including 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Det 85, Orl 80 at Det Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 9 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Det) had 23 points including 11-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Will Bynum (Det) had 20 points. Vince Carter (Orl) had 15 points. J.J. Redick (Orl) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Det shot 31-38 FT and Orl shot 12-16 FT. Rashard Lewis (Orl, suspended) and Mickael Pietrus (Orl, flu like symptoms) did not play. LAL 101, OKC 98 OT at OKC Ron Artest (LAL) had 20 points including 6-8 FG, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 22 points including 10-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 28 points, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Jeff Green (OKC) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Chi 83, Mil 81 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 24 points including 9-11 FT and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brad Miller (Chi) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 25 points. Chi shot 20-31 FT and Mil shot 5-10 FT. Tyrus Thomas (Chi, flu like symptoms) did not play. Atl 97, Por 91 at Por Al Horford (Atl) had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 27 points and 7 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 19 points and 6 assists. Travis Outlaw (Por) had 19 points. Schedule for Wednesday, November 4 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Orlando 6:00 pm Detroit @ Toronto 6:00 pm Miami @ Washington 6:00 pm ESPN Denver @ New Jersey 6:30 pm Indiana @ New York 6:30 pm Boston @ Minnesota 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Houston 7:30 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Atlanta @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Memphis @ Golden State 9:30 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