News from November 28. The NBA fined coach Byron Scott (Cle) $35,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following Friday's Orl-Cle game. Indiana activated Dahntay Jones and placed Paul George on IL. Denver activated Chauncey Billups and placed Renaldo Balkman on IL. New Jersey activated Troy Murphy and placed Joe Smith on IL. New York activated Shawne Williams and placed Ronny Turiaf on IL. SA 109, NO 95 at NO Richard Jefferson (SA) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 21 points and 7 rebounds including 5 offensive. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. David West (NO) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hou 99, OKC 98 at Hou Shane Battier (Hou) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Hou) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 23 points. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 18 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 23 points and 10 assists. Den 138, Pho 133 at Den Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 assists. J.R. Smith (Den) had 30 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 15 points and 7 assists. Steve Nash (Pho) had 17 points and 11 assists. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 39 points including 15-24 FG and 7-10 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Den shot 36-52 FT and Pho shot 16-24 FT. Ind 95, LAL 92 at LAL Danny Granger (Ind) had 18 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 24 points including 9-13 FG, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Darren Collison (Ind) had 14 points. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 41 points including 10-13 FT. Devin Ebanks (LAL, gastroenteritis) did not play. Uta 109, LAC 97 at LAC Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 15 points and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 16 points including 6-7 FG. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 35 points on 13-21 FG and 9-12 FT, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 21 points including 8-11 FT and 9 assists. Uta shot 58.6% (41-70) FG and LAC shot 45.8% (33-72) FG. Randy Foye (LAC, strained left hamstring) did not play. Atl 96, Tor 78 at Tor Josh Smith (Atl) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 14 points including 6-17 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic (Tor, swollen left knee) and Reggie Evans (Tor, broken right foot) did not play. NJ 98, Por 96 at NJ Kris Humphries (NJ) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Devin Harris (NJ) had 25 points including 9-11 FT, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 16 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points on 6-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 21 points. Wes Matthews (Por) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. NJ shot 52.5% (31-59) FG and Por shot 42.3% (33-78) FG. Sean Marks (Por, injured right ankle) did not play. NY 125, Det 116 2OT at Det Wilson Chandler (NY) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 rebounds in 52 minutes. Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 37 points on 12-20 FG and 13-15 FT, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers in 54 minutes. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points on 5-17 FG and 10-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists in 53 minutes. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 31 points including 13-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 29 points including 11-12 FT. NY's 5 starters scored all but 9 of their 125 points. Toney Douglas (NY, right quad contusion) did not play. 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 Schedule for Tuesday, November 30 (All times Central) Boston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit @ Orlando 6:00 pm Portland @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New Jersey @ New York 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Memphis 7:00 pm Indiana @ Sacramento 9:00 pm San Antonio @ 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