News from November 17. Greg Oden (Por) is scheduled to undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee on Friday and is out for the season. San Antonio signed Danny Green. Dallas activated Caron Butler and placed Steve Novak on IL. New Jersey activated Joe Smith and Terrence Williams and placed Troy Murphy and Ben Uzoh on IL. Oklahoma City activated Byron Mullons and placed Cole Aldrich on IL. Minnesota activated Luke Ridnour and placed Nikola Pekovic on IL. Boston activated Delonte West and placed Jermaine O'Neal on IL. West had been on the suspended list while serving a 10 game league suspension. NO 99, Dal 97 at NO David West (NO) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (NO) had 20 points and 11 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 29 points including 11-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 7 assists. OKC 116, Hou 99 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 24 points. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 26 points including 12-19 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 19 points. Chase Budinger (Hou, sprained ankle) did not play. Uta 98, NJ 88 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 19 points on 5-15 FG and 9-11 FT and 15 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 23 points including 12-13 FT and 8 assists. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points and 8 assists. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. SA 103, Chi 94 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 7 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 20 points and 5 assists. Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 33 points. Tor 94, Phi 86 at Phi Sonny Weems (Tor) had 25 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 30 points including 12-18 FG and 7 rebounds. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 27 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mia 123, Pho 96 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 35 points on 12-17 FG and 11-11 FT and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Channing Frye (Pho) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points. Mia shot 54.7% (47-86) FG and Pho shot 44.4% (32-72) FG. LAL 103, Det 90 at Det Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33 points and 9 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points. Bos 114, Was 83 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 23 points on 10-16 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 13 assists. Al Thornton (Was) had 15 points. Nick Young (Was) had 20 points including 9-15 FG. Bos shot 65.8% (50-76) FG and Was shot 38.8% (31-80) FG. Min 113, LAC 111 at Min Michael Beasley (Min) had 33 points including 14-23 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Love (Min) had 24 points including 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 12 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points and 17 rebounds including 7 offensive. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 30 points including 10-13 FT, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Randy Foye (LAC, strained left hamstring) did not play. NY 113, Sac 106 at Sac Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 27 points including 16-17 FT. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 10 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Carl Landry (Sac) had 21 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. 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 Schedule for Friday, November 19 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Boston 6:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Houston @ Toronto 6:00 pm Memphis @ Washington 6:00 pm Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland @ New Orleans 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Utah 8:00 pm Chicago @ Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN New Jersey @ Sacramento 9:00 pm New York @ 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