News from November 27. Dallas activated Brendan Haywood and placed Alexis Ajinca on IL. Chicago activated Derrick Rose and placed John Lucas on IL. Milwaukee activated Chris Douglas-Roberts and placed Carlos Delfino (strained neck) on IL. Golden State activated David Lee and placed Brandon Wright (strained lower back) on IL. Philadelphia activated Darius Songaila and placed Craig Brackins on IL. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.1 Derrick Rose (Chi) 26.6 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 26.1 Rebounds Kevin Love (Min) 14.9 Joakim Noah (Chi) 13.2 Reggie Evans (Tor) 12.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 14.2 Chris Paul (NO) 10.3 Deron Williams (Uta) 9.9 Dal 106, Mia 95 at Dal Caron Butler (Dal) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 9-23 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 14 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points on 5-19 FG and 13-15 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 22 points including 6-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Orl 100, Was 99 at Was Quentin Richardson (Orl) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 32 points on 12-19 FG and 8-14 FT and the game winning putback with 4.3 seconds left. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 11 points. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 31 points on 9-23 FG and 12-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nick Young (Was) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. John Wall (Was, bruised right knee) did not play. Phi 102, NJ 86 at Phi Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 20 points and 13 assists. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 25 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds. Devin Harris (NJ) had 19 points and 6 assists. Phi shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and NJ shot 40.7% (33-81) FG. Mil 104, Cha 101 at Mil Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 32 points including 6-13 3-pointers and 7 assists. John Salmons (Mil) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 26 points including 9-15 FG and 6 assists. Andrew Bogut (Mil, sore back), Drew Gooden (Mil, plantar fasciitis left foot), and Corey Maggette (Mil, sore left ankle) did not play. GS 104, Min 94 at Min Dorell Wright (GS) had 30 points including 10-15 FG and 9-12 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points, 10 assists, and 7 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 28 points and 9 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kevin Love (Min) had 21 points and 22 rebounds including 5 offensive. GS shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Min shot 39.5% (32-81) FG. Min out-rebounded GS 55-32 including 23-6 offensive. Atl 99, NY 90 at NY Marvin Williams (Atl) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 21 points. Amare Stoudemire 9NY) had 24 points including 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Raymond Felton (NY) had 18 points. Cle 92, Mem 86 at Cle Joey Graham (Cle) had 12 points. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 12 assists. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Chi 96, Sac 85 at Sac Luol Deng (Chi) had 22 points including 10-14 FT and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Chi out-scored Sac 27-9 in the 4th quarter. Schedule for Sunday, November 28 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Toronto 12:00 pm New York @ Detroit 12:30 pm San Antonio @ New Orleans 2:00 pm Utah @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Portland @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Houston 6:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Denver 7:00 pm Indiana @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 29 (All times Central) Washington @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Milwaukee @ Utah 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