News from November 16. The NBA suspended Mario Chalmers (Mia) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Dirk Nowitzki's (Dal) chin during Friday's Dal-Mia game. Atlanta activated John Jenkins and placed Louis Williams on IL. Brooklyn activated Tornike Shengelia and placed Paul Pierce (groin injury) and Kevin Garnett (injured ankle) n IL. Cleveland activated Andrew Bynum and placed Carrick Felix on IL. New Orleans activated Ryan Anderson and placed Greg Stiemsma on IL. New York activated Chris Smith and placed Metta World Peace (sore left knee) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Kendrick Perkins and placed Thabo Sefolosha (flu) on IL. With Indiana's loss (9-1), there are no teams left without a loss. Stats Leaders Points Kevin Durant (OKC) 28.7 LeBron James (Mia) 27.3 Kevin Love (Min) 26.8 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Hou) 14.2 Kevin Love (Min) 13.6 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.2 Assists Chris Paul (LAC) 12.8 Ricky Rubio (Min) 9.6 John Wall (Was) 9.1 Dal 108, Orl 100 at Orl Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 19 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. DeJuan Blair (Dal) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 25 points including 13-14 FT. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Dal, right thigh contusion), Tobias Harris (Orl, sprained left ankle), and Kyle O'Quinn (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. Chi 110, Ind 94 at Chi Luol Deng (Chi) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 14 points, 10 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 blocks. David West (Ind) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Chi shot 50.6% (40-79) FG and Ind shot 40% (34-85) FG. Mia 97, Cha 81 at Cha LeBron James (Mia) had 30 points including 13-18 FG and 7 assists. Chris Andersen (Mia) had 10 points on a perfect 2-2 FG and 6-6 FT and 7 rebounds. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 15 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 22 points. Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 50.7% (35-69) FG and Cha shot 34.9% (29-83) FG. Mario Chalmers (Mia, suspended) and Udonis Haslem (Mia, back spasms) did not play. Hou 122, Den 111 at Hou Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 25 points including 17-24 FT and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. J.J. Hickson (Den) had 14 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Ty Lawson (Den) had 28 points including 11-19 FG, 17 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou shot 31-44 FT and Den shot 13-18 FT. Omer Asik (Hou, ill) did not play. OKC 92, Mil 79 at Mil Levin Durant (OKC) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 22 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 3 steals. Ekpe Udoh (Mil) had 11 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Caron Butler (Mil, sprained left shoulder) and Ersan Ilyasova (Mil, sore right ankle) did not play. LAC 110, Bro 103 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 12-19 FG and 6-11 FT and 12 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 9 points, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 5 blocks. J.J. Reddick (LAC) had 26 points including 9-14 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Mason Plumlee (Bro) had 19 points on 7-10 FG and 5-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro, sprained left ankle) and Deron Williams (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cle 103, Was 96 OT at Was Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 41 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jarrett Jack (Cle) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Bradley Beal (Was) had 28 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Nene (Was) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Atl 110, NY 90 at NY Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points including 6-10 FT and 3 steals. Shelvin Mack (Atl) had 12 points and 12 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andrea Bargnani (NY) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Atl shot 56.4% (44-78) FG and NY shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Min 106, Bos 88 at Min Kevin Love (Min) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points including 8-9 FG and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kevin Martin (Min) had 20 points including 6-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 27 points. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad (Min, sprained right ankle), Keith Bogans (Bos, ill), and Courtney Lee (Bos, sore right wrist) did not play. NO 135, Phi 98 at NO Eric Gordon (NO) had 19 points and 3 steals. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 26 points on 10-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points. Dairus Morris (Phi) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. NO shot 60.5% (52-86) FG and Phi shot 42.7% (35-82) FG. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, bruised left foot) GS 102, Uta 88 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 25 points including 9-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 15 points including 7-20 FG and 11 assists. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Marvin Williams (Uta) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. 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 Schedule for Monday, November 18 (All times Central) Portland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm Charlotte at Chicago 7:00 pm Denver at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Philadelphia at Dallas 7:30 pm Golden State at Utah 8:00 pm Memphis at LA Clippers 9:30 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