News from November 13. Atlanta activated Tim Hardaway and placed Lamar Patterson on IL. Boston activated Avery Bradley and placed James Young on IL. Charlotte activated Aaron Harrison and placed Cody Zeller on IL. Chicago activated Kirk Hinrich and placed Cristiano Felicio on IL. Dallas activated Chandler Parsons and placed John Jenkins on IL. Houston placed Sam Dekker (sore back) on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Anthony Brown on IL. Oklahoma City activated Steve Novak and placed Kevin Durant (strained left hamstring) on IL. Orlando activated Jason Smith and placed Victor Oladipo (concussion) on IL. Portland activated Cliff Alexander and placed Meyers Leonard (dislocated left shoulder) on IL. Sacramento activated Seth Curry and placed Duje Dukan on IL. Toronto activated DeMarre Carroll and placed Lucas Nogueira on IL. Utah activated Rudy Gobert and placed Rodney Hood (sore right foot) on IL. Dal 90, LAL 82 at Dal Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 18 points on 5-7 FG and 8-11 FT and 16 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 13 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Powell (Dal) had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 21 points. Sac 111, Bro 109 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 40 points including 12-13 FT and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rajon Rondo (Sac) had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 15 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jarrett Jack (Bro) had 21 points including 10-11 FT and 12 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 17 points including 5-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Sac, gastroenteritis) did not play. Den 107, Hou 98 at Den Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 27 points on 7-9 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 26 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points including 9-11 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Terrence Jones (Hou) had 23 points including 9-12 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den, lower back strain) did not play. OKC 102, Phi 85 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points including 8-22 FG, 17 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 11 points including 4-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Christian Wood (Phi) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi), Robert Covington (Phi, right knee sprain), and Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mem 101, Por 100 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 15 points including the game winning putback with .6 seconds left and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 5 assists. Jeff Green (Mem) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points including 10-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 11 points including 5-15 FG and 7 assists. Brandan Wright (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Chi 102, Cha 97 at Chi Pau Gasol (Chi) 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 27 points including 11-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 3 points, 18 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 28 points including 10-17 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 13 points including 5-18 FG, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Chi shot 24-31 FT and Cha shot 10-12 FT. Tor 100, NO 81 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 10 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 20 points including 4-13 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Eric Gordon (NO) had 30 points including 4-11 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points. Norris Cole (NO, sprained left ankle) and Anthony Davis (NO) did not play. Cle 90, NY 84 at NY LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points on 12-21 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 20 points. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 14 points. Cle out-scored NY 24-12 in the 4th quarter. Bos 106, Atl 93 at Bos Amir Johnson (Bos) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 8 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 steals. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Al Horford (Atl) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Orl 102, Uta 93 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points and 5 assists. Trey Burke (Uta) had 16 points. Jason Smith (Orl, sore left knee), C.J. Watson (Orl, sore left calf), and Rudy Gobert (Uta, sprained left ankle) on IL. Ind 107, Min 103 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 29 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Ian Mahinmi (Ind) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 5 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 26 points. Zach LaVine (Min) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sprained right ankle) and Myles Turner (Ind, chip fracture left thumb) did not play. 10 of the 11 home teams won. ---- 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