News from November 14. The LA Lakers activated Theo Ratliff and placed Steve Blake (stomach ache) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Jeff Green and Nick Collison and placed Daequan Cook and Byron Mullens on IL. Detroit activated Chris Wilcox and placed DaJuan Summers on IL. Pho 121, LAL 116 at LAL Steve Nash (Pho) had 21 points and 13 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 35 points including 13-20 FG and 7-10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Channing Frye (Pho) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 17 rebounds including 9 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, and 8 turnovers. Pho shot 22-40 3-pointers and LAL shot 9-23 3-pointers. Hou 104, NY 96 at NY Luis Scola (Hou) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Hou) had 12 points. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 25 points and 8 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chase Budinger (Hou, sprained left ankle) did not play. Atl 111, Min 105 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 23 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 28 points on 9-14 FG and 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points and 5 assists. Michael Beasley (Min) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 22 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Sebastian Telfair (Min) had 18 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Wayne Ellington (Min, left thigh contusion) and Nikola Pekovic (Min) did not play. SA 117, OKC 104 at OKC Richard Jefferson (SA) had 18 points. Tony Parker (SA) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points on 4-14 FG and 11-11 FT. Matt Bonner (SA) had 21 points on 7-10 FG and 7-7 3-pointers. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points on 5-17 FG and 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Det 100, Sac 94 at Sac Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points on 7-10 FG. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 17 points and 7 assists. Ben Gordon (Det) had 16 points. Carl Landry (Sac) had 19 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 20 points. Schedule for Monday, November 15 (All times Central) Minnesota @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Memphis @ Orlando 6:00 pm NBATV New Orleans @ Dallas 7:30 pm Denver @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm Detroit @ Golden State 9:30 pm New Jersey @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, November 16 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Portland @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Lakers @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Chicago @ Houston 7:30 pm New York @ Denver 8:00 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