News from November 6. The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (Cha) $50,000 for verbally abusing a ref after Friday's Cha-Det game. Portland signed Sean Marks and placed Elliot Williams (knee injury - out for season) on IL. Orlando activated Malik Allen and placed Jameer Nelson (sprained left ankle) on IL. Miami activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Juwan Howard on IL. Houston activated Ish Smith and Jermaine Taylor and placed Yao Ming (rest) and Kyle Lowry on IL. San Antonio activated George Hill and placed James Anderson on IL. Toronto activated Marcus Banks and placed Sonny Weems on IL. Sacramento activated Hassan Whiteside and Eugene Jeter and placed Antoine Wright and Luther Head on IL. Stats Leaders Points Monta Ellis (GS) 28.6 Rudy Gay (Mem) 27.1 Kevin Durant (OKC) 26.4 Rebounds Joakim Noah (Chi) 14.2 Luis Scola (Hou) 13.2 Reggie Evans (Tor) 13.0 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 15.5 Jason Kidd (Dal) 10.8 Chris Paul (NO) 10.2 Den 103, Dal 92 at Dal Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 27 points including 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Al Harrington (Den) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 8 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Jason Terry (Dal) had 26 points including 10-17 FG. Nene (Den, strained left groin) did not play, Mia 101, NJ 89 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 23 points including 9-16 FG and 9 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 21 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 29 points on 10-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 10 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 12 points including 5-16 FG. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. SA 124, Hou 121 OT at SA Richard Jefferson (SA) had 22 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 21 points, 14 assists, and 5 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 28 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Hou) had 20 points on 10-16 FG and 8 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 24 points including 7-10 FG. Uta 109, LAC 107 2OT at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 25 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Deron Williams (Uta) had 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists in 54 minutes. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 23 points including 9-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers in 53 minutes. NO 87, Mil 81 at Mil David West (NO) had 25 points including 10-12 FG and 6 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. John Salmons (Mil) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Por 97, Tor 84 at Por Niclos Batum (Por) had 20 points. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 26 points. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 12 points on 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 16 points. Rudy Fernandez (Por. back problems) did not play. Orl 91, Cha 88 at Cha Quentin Richardson (Orl) had 14 points including 5-17 FG. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 25 points including 9-15 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 14 rebounds. Stephen Jackson (Cha) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Cle 107, Was 102 at Was Maurice Williams (Cle) had 28 points including 7-10 FT. Anthony Parker (Cle) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 19 points including 7-11 FG. Al Thornton (Was) had 23 points including 10-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Was) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mem 100, Sac 91 at Sac Rudy Gay (Mem) had 32 points including 11-19 FG and 9 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points and 5 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 30 points including 12-20 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Francisco Elson (Sac) had 21 points. 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 Schedule for Monday, November 8 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Orlando 6:00 pm Golden State @ Toronto 6:00 pm Denver @ Chicago 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Memphis 7:00 pm Boston @ Dallas 7:30 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