News from November 20. The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $10,000 for using profanity after Tuesday's Hou-Bos game. Philadelphia signed Lorenzo Brown and Elliot Williams and released Kwame Brown and Darius Morris. Atlanta activated Paul Millsap and placed John Jenkins on IL. Cleveland activated Dion Waiters and placed Tyler Zeller on IL. Golden State activated Toney Douglas and placed Stephen Curry (concussion) on IL. New York activated Metta World Peace. Toronto activated Julyan Stone and placed Aaron Gray on IL. Utah activated Trey Burke and Jeremy Evans and placed Marvin Williams (fractured nose) on IL. Dal 123, Hou 120 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 35 points including 13-20 FG and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 37 points on 13-18 FG and 9-12 FT and 8 assists. Shawn Marion (Dal) had 13 points. Chandler Parsons (Hou) had 21 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 33 points on 12-16 FG and 9-13 FT and 11 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 8 assists. Dal out-scored Hou 36-19 in the 4th quarter. Ronnie Brewer (Hou, strained right calf) and Greg Smith (Hou, sprained right knee) did not play. Mem 88, GS 81 OT at GS Zach Randolph (Mem) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (GS) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points. Mem shot 17-19 FT and GS shot 4-8 FT. Tony Allen (Mem, suspended) did not play. Sac 113, Pho 106 at Pho DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 19 points on 4-14 FG and 11-15 FT and 12 rebounds. Luc Mba a Moutie (Sac) had 11 points including 4-5 FG. Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 23 points. Gerald Green (Pho) had 23 points including 6-8 3-pointers. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 31 points and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Pho, left shin contusion) did not play. SA 104, Bos 93 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 13 points including 3-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Jeff Green (Bos) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 19 points and 17 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points. SA shot 18-24 FT and Bos shot 11-12 FT. Keith Bogans (Bos, ill) did not play. NO 105, Uta 98 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 9 rebounds, and 8 blocks. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 14 points. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. LAC 102, Min 98 at Min Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Min) had 28 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. LAC shot 49.4% (40-81) FG and Min shot 37.8% (34-90) FG. Matt Barnes (LAC, left eye contusion) and Shabazz Muhammad (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play. Por 91, Mil 82 at Mil LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Wesley Matthews (Por) had 15 points. Luke Ridnour (Mil) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Mil) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Atl 93, Det 85 at Atl Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points. DeMarre Carroll (Atl) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Atl shot 50.7% (36-71) FG and Det shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Atl shot 17-24 FT and Det shot 9-12 FT. Charlie Villanueva (Det, sore back) did not play. Tor 108, Phi 98 at Phi Rudy Gay (Tor) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 33 points including 10-12 FT. Terrence Ross (Tor) had 17 points on 7-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Spencer Hawes (Phi) had 28 points including 10-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Evan Turner (Phi) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Thaddeus Young (Phi, personal reasons) did not play. Mia 120, Orl 92 at Orl LeBron James (Mia) had 21 points including 11-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 5 rebounds. James Jones (Mia) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Arron Afflalo (Orl) had 30 points including 7-9 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 20 points, 5 steals, and 8 turnovers. Tobias Harris (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Kyle O'Quinn (Orl), sprained right ankle) did not play. Ind 103, NY 96 OT at NY Paul George (Ind) had 35 points including 9-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. George Hill (Ind) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Beno Udrih (NY) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 30 points on 10-28 FG and 10-10 FT and 18 rebounds including 9 offensive. J.R. Smith (NY) had 21 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ind shot 28-36 FT and NY shot 14-17 FT. Raymond Felton (NY, pinched nerve left hip) did not play. Was 98, Cle 91 at Cle Nene (Was) had 24 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 6-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. John Wall (Was) had 15 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Anderson Varejao (Cle) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Cha 95, Bro 91 at Cha Gerald Henderson (Cha) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 5 assists. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 12-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cha) had 13 points. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 19 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Andray Blatche (Bro) had 25 points including 11-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, November 21 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm TNT Chicago at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 22 (All times Central) Phoenix at Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington at Toronto 6:00 pm Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm Atlanta at Detroit 6:30 pm San Antonio at Memphis 7:00 pm ESPN Brooklyn at Minnesota 7:00 pm Cleveland at New Orleans 7:00 pm Utah at Dallas 7:30 pm Chicago at Portland 9:00 pm Golden State at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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