News from November 23. Oklahoma City signed Nick Collison to a 4 year, $11 million contract extension. Miami signed Erick Dampier and released Jerry Stackhouse. Udonis Haslem (Mia) underwent surgery on his left foot to repair a torn ligament. A timetable has not been set for his return, but the recovery time may be 4 months and he may miss the rest of the season. San Antonio released Danny Green. Charlotte activated Kwame Brown and placed DeSagana Diop on IL. Philadelphia activated Andre Iguodala and placed Jason Kapono on IL. New Jersey activated Damion James and placed Terrence Williams on IL. Coach Avery Johnson announced that Williams would miss 2 games for repeatedly breaking team rules (and didn't clarify what rules were broken). Indiana activated Jeff Foster and placed Dahntay Jones on IL. Dal 88, Det 84 at Dal Caron Butler (Dal) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 42 points on 13-23 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 13-16 FT and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jason Terry (Dal) had 16 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 19 points including 9-13 FG and 5 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 19 points including 10-10 FT and 5 rebounds. LAL 98, Chi 91 at LAL Lamar Odom (LAL) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 20 points and 5 assists. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 21 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 19 points, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ind 100, Cle 89 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 24 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Brandon Rush (Ind) had 16 points including 7-10 FG. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 15 points. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. NY 110, Cha 107 at NY Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 7 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points and 9 assists. Toney Douglas (NY) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. NJ 107, Atl 101 OT at NJ Kris Humphries (NJ) had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 32 points on 12-19 FG and 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 27 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 21 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. NJ shot 25-33 FT and Atl shot 10-13 FT. Was 116, Phi 114 OT at Was Andray Blatche (Was) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. JaVale McGee (Was) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 18 rebounds including 10 offensive, and 4 blocks. John Wall (Was) had 25 points and 6 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 23 points on 6-18 FG and 9-12 FT, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Elton Brand (Phi) had 19 points and 7 rebounds (all offensive). Schedule for Wednesday, November 24 (All times Central) New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Orlando 6:30 pm ESPN Detroit @ Memphis 7:00 pm San Antonio @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Dallas @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Golden State @ Houston 7:30 pm Chicago @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Utah 8:00 pm Schedule for Thursday, November 25 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento @ LA Clippers 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