News from November 5. San Antonio signed Chris Quinn and released Bobby Simmons. Boston moved Delonte West to the suspended list for the final 5 games of his league mandated suspension. The LA Lakers activated Luke Walton and placed Devin Ebanks on IL. Golden State activated Stephen Curry and placed Jeremy Lin on IL. Memphis activated Zach Randolph and placed Hamed Haddadi on IL. Minnesota activated Michael Beasley and placed Maurice Ager on IL. Washington activated Gilbert Arenas and placed Kevin Seraphin on IL. NO 96, Mia 93 at NO Emeka Okafor (NO) had 26 points including 12-13 FG and 13 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 13 points, 19 assists, and 5 steals. David West (NO) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Mia) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 28 points including 13-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. LAL 108, Tor 103 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 30 points and 7 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 23 points including 11-12 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Steve Blake (LAL) had 14 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 9 offensive. Leandro Barbosa (Tor) had 17 points. GS 85, Uta 78 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 23 points and 7 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. David Lee (GS) had 14 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 8 points and 20 rebounds including 7 offensive. Deron Williams (Uta) had 23 points, 6 assists, and 8 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Jeremy Evans (Uta, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bos 110, Chi 105 OT at Bos Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 25 points including 9-12 FG. Luol Deng (Chi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 26 points including 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. Den 111, LAC 104 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 14-20 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Al Harrington (Den) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 21 points including 9-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nene (Den, strained left groin) did not play. Orl 105, NJ 90 at Orl Dwight Howard (Orl) had 30 points on 9-13 FG and 12-16 FT, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jameer Nelson (Orl) had 20 points and 6 assists. Vince Carter (Orl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Travis Outlaw (NJ) had 17 points on 7-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Orl shot 26-32 FT and NJ shot 8-9 FT. Pho 123, Mem 118 2OT at Pho Jason Richardson (Pho) had 38 points including 6-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4 steals. Steve Nash (Pho) had 25 points, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Hedo Turkoglu (Pho) had 18 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 26 points in 52 minutes. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 26 points including 12-13 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 23 points on 6-17 FG and 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds in 51 minutes. NY 112, Was 91 at NY Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 18 points and 4 blocks. Raymond Felton (NY) had 13 points and 10 assists. Toney Douglas (NY) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals. Andray Blatche (Was) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Mil 94, Ind 90 at Ind Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) had 10 points including 2-7 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. John Salmons (Mil) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Danny Granger (Ind) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Darren Collison (Ind) had 19 points and 5 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil, migraine) and Brandon Rush (Ind, suspended) did not play. Det 97, Cha 90 at Det Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points. Ben Gordon (Det) had 20 points. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 16 points on 2-7 FG and 11-11 FT. D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 12 points and 8 assists. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 28 points on 12-19 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Det shot 42.7% (32-75) FG and Cha shot 55.2% (37-67) FG. Det shot 26-27 FT and Cha shot 7-11 FT. Cle 123, Phi 116 at Phi Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 23 points including 10-10 FG and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 22 points including 10-12 FT and 7 assists. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 22 points including 8-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (Phi) had 20 points. Jrue Holiday (Phi) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 8 assists. Cle shot 38-48 FT and Cle shot 18-25 FT. Atl 113, Min 103 at Min Josh Smith (Atl) had 20 points including 9-13 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. Al Horford (Atl) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Atl) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Min) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Corey Brewer (Min) had 18 points and 5 steals. Atl shot 54.3% (44-81) FG and Min shot 42.4% (42-99) FG. Atl shot 21-26 FT and Min shot 11-12 FT. Marvin Williams (Atl, bone bruise right knee) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 6 (All times Central) Orlando @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Washington 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Houston @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Denver @ Dallas 8:00 pm NBATV LA Clippers @ Utah 8:00 pm Toronto @ Portland 9:00 pm Memphis @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, November 7 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ New York 11:00 am Phoenix @ Atlanta 4:00 pm Golden State @ Detroit 5:00 pm Minnesota @ Houston 6:00 pm Boston @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Portland @ LA Lakers 8:30 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