News from November 15. The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $25,000 for directing hostile and inappropriate comments towards Brandon Jennings (Det) on Smith's twitter account. Greg Stiemsma (NO) is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks with a sprained left MCL. Atlanta activated Louis Williams and placed John Jenkins on IL. Charlotte activated Josh McRoberts and placed Al Jefferson on IL. Cleveland activated Carrick Felix and placed Dion Waiters on IL. Detroit activated Peyton Siva and placed Chauncey Billups on IL. Milwaukee activated Luke Ridnour and placed Larry Sanders (right thumb surgery) on IL. San Antonio activated Matt Bonner and placed Nando de Colo on IL. Toronto activated Julyan Stone and placed Aaron Gray on IL. Mia 110, Dal 104 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 39 points on 14-18 FG and 10-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 8 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 14 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. Vince Carter (Dal) had 21 points. Udonis Haslem (Mia, back spasms) and Wayne Ellington (Dal, right thigh contusion) did not play. Ind 104, Mil 77 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 22 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 24 points including 8-10 FG, 10 rebounds, 8 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 11 points. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 20 points. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Ind shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Mil shot 34.1% (30-88) FG. Caron Butler (Mil, sprained left shoulder) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle) did not play. Chi 96, Tor 80 at Tor Luol Deng (Chi) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rudy Gay (Tor) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 37 points on 13-22 FG, 4-6 3-pointers, and 7-10 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi, sore hamstring) did not play. Atl 113, Phi 103 at Atl DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 33 points on 10-16 FG and 12-13 FT and 10 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 27 points and 7 turnovers. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 22 points and 6 assists. Kwame Brown (Phi, strained right hamstring) and Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, bruised left foot) did not play. Por 109, Bos 96 at Bos Nicolas Batum (Por) had 18 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 11-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Por) had 18 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (Bos) had 14 points including 4-12 FG. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 8 rebounds. Cha 86, Cle 80 at Cle Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 12 points including 4-19 FG, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Josh McRoberts (Cha) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 18 points including 5-16 FG, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Den 117, Min 113 at Den Kenneth Faried (Den) had 16 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Kevin Love (Min) had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Min) had 27 points. J.J. Barea (Min) had 21 points on 10-14 FG. Shabazz Muhammad (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Bro 100, Pho 98 at Pho Brook Lopez (Bro) had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 13 points including 6-19 FG and the game winning layup with .1 second left and 5 rebounds. Shaun Livingston (Bro) had 18 points and 6 assists. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 10 assists. SA 91, Uta 82 at Uta Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points including 6-10 FT, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Boris Diaw (SA) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 20 points, 18 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 15 points including 5-23 FG and 1-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. SA shot 17-22 FT and Uta shot 7-11 FT. Mem 89, LAL 86 at LAL Zach Randolph (Mem) had 28 points including 11-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Tony Allen (Mem) had 12 points on a perfect 6-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Jodie Meeks (LAL) had 25 points on 10-16 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Nick Young (LAL) had 18 points. Det 97, Sac 90 at Sac Josh Smith (Det) had 21 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals, and 4 blocks. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points and 18 rebounds including 8 offensive. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 assists. Schedule for Saturday, November 16 (All times Central) Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm Dallas at Orlando 6:00 pm Cleveland at Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta at New York 6:30 pm Indiana at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Houston 7:00 pm Boston at Minnesota 7:00 pm Philadelphia at New Orleans 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Milwaukee 7:30 pm Utah at Golden State 9:30 pm Brooklyn at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, November 17 (All times Central) Portland at Toronto 12:00 pm Memphis at Sacramento 5:00 pm Detroit at LA Lakers 8:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html