News from November 16. Aaron Gordon (Orl) is out indefinitely with a fractured bone in his left foot. Houston activated Patrick Beverly. The LA Lakers placed Julius Randle (fractured right leg) on IL. Miami activated Justin Hamilton and placed Josh McRoberts on IL. GS 136, LAL 115 at LAL Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 15 assists. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 15 points including 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Marreese Speights (GS) had 24 points including 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 44 points on 15-34 FG and 11-16 FT and 5 rebounds. GS shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and LAL shot 39.4% (39-99) FG. Wayne Ellington (LAL, death of father) did not play. Hou 69, OKC 65 at OKC James Harden (Hou) had 19 points including 5-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points on 4-14 FG and 4-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Patrick Beverly (Hou) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (OKC) had 15 points including 3-11 FG and 11 rebounds. Lance Thomas (OKC) had 15 points including 4-11 FG. Hou shot 28.8% (23-80) FG and OKC shot 29.4% (20-68) FG. Perry Jones (OKC, right knee contusion), Andre Roberson (OKC, sprained left foot), and Russell Westbrook (OKC, fractured right hand) did not play. Mil 91, Mia 84 at Mia Brandon Knight (Mil) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Mario Chalmers (Mia) had 18 points and 5 assists. Shawne Williams (Mia) had 13 points and 11 rebounds. NY 109, Den 93 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points including 10-14 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.R. Smith (NY) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 5 turnovers. Samuel Dalembert (NY) had 8 points and 8 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points including 6-18 FG, 9 assists, and 6 turnovers. NY out-scored Den 31-8 in the 2nd quarter. NY shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Den shot 39% (32-82) FG. Iman Shumpert (NY, right hip contusion) did not play. Schedule for Monday, November 17 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Denver @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Detroit 6:30 pm Houston @ Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Portland 9:00 pm Chicago @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Tuesday, November 18 (All times Central) LA Lakers @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New York @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Utah 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Sacramento 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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