News from November 16. The Orlando at New York game from November 2 that was postponed has been rescheduled for March 28. Phoenix signed Earl Barron and released Matt Janning. Phoenix assigned Gani Lawal to the NBADL. San Antonio released Alonzo Gee. The LA Lakers activated Steve Blake and placed Theo Ratliff on IL. Ratliff is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove part of a torn meniscus. New York activated Ronny Turiaf and placed Shawne Williams on IL. Toronto activated Linas Kleiza and placed Solomon Alabi on IL. Toronto activated Lester Hudson and Hamady N'Diaye and placed Yi Jianlian (bruised right knee) and John Wall (sprained left foot) on IL. Indiana activated A.J. Price and Jeff Foster and placed Tyler Hansbrough and Darren Collison on IL. Philadelphia activated Darius Songaila and placed Andre Iguodala (sore Achilles tendon) on IL. Cleveland activated Anderson Varejao and placed Samardo Samuels on IL. Por 100, Mem 99 at Mem LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 23 points and 3 blocks. Marcus Camby (Por) had 6 points and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Miller (Por) had 19 points, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. Wes Matthews (Por) had 30 points including 11-19 FG and 5-10 3-pointers. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por, injured left knee) did not play. LAL 118, Mil 107 at Mil Pau Gasol (LAL) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 11-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 12 points including 2-10 FT, 18 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 4 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 31 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 6 assists. Carlos Delfino (Mil, strained neck) did not play. Was 109, Tor 94 at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 22 points including 9-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Sonny Weems (Tor) had 16 points. Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Was shot 56.3% (45-80) FG and Tor shot 40.7% (35-86) FG. Cle 101, Phi 93 at Cle Jamerio Moon (Cle) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 18 points and 8 assists. Joey Graham (Cle) had 13 points. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Den 120, NY 118 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 26 points including 10-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Al Harrington (Den) had 22 points. Gary Forbes (Den) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 21 points including 6-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 24 points and 6 rebounds. Landry Fields (NY) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Raymond Felton (NY) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 23 points and 5 blocks. Chi 95, Hou 92 at Hou Luol Deng (Chi) had 16 points including 6-21 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 33 points including 13-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Luis Scola (Hou) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Brad Miller (Hou) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Atl 102, Ind 92 at Ind Josh Smith (Atl) had 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Atl) had 16 points and 7 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 18 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Schedule for Wednesday, November 17 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Miami 6:00 pm ESPN Toronto @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Detroit 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Houston @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm New Jersey @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ San Antonio 8:30 pm ESPN New York @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Thursday, November 18 (All times Central) LA Clippers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Phoenix @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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