News from November 17. Wilson Chandler (Den) underwent surgery on his hip to repair a torn labrum and is out for the season. Atlanta activated Walter Tavares and placed Kent Bazemore on IL. Golden State activated Leandro Barbosa and placed Shaun Livingston on IL. Miami activated Gerald Green and Dwyane Wade and placed Chris Andersen and Jarnell Stokes on IL. Milwaukee activated Tyler Ennis and placed Jabari Parker on IL. Parker is expected to miss at least 3 games due to a sprained right foot. Minnesota activated Ricky Rubio and placed Tyus Jones on IL. Was 115, Mil 86 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jared Dudley (Was) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 14 points. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was, sore left shoulder) did not play. Bro 90, Atl 88 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 16 points including the game winning free throws with 1.4 seconds left, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 13 points including 5-14 FG, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points on 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Det 104, Cle 99 at Det Ersan Ilyasova (Det) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 25 points including 10-15 FG, 18 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. LeBron James (Cle) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Kevin Love (Cle) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. NY 102, Cha 94 at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 18 points including 6-18 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 29 points including 10-17 FG and 11 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 16 points. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 12-21 FG and 3 steals. Jeremy Lin (Cha) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Min 103, Mia 91 at Mia Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 24 points on 8-21 FG and 8-11 FT and 3 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points. Luol Deng (Mia) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 22 points on 10-14 FG and 2-9 FT, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Min out-scored Mia 41-22 in the 4th quarter. Den 115, NO 98 at NO Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 32 points including 12-19 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Will Barton (Den) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Eric Gordon (NO) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den, lower back), Omer Asik (NO, stomach illness), and Norris Cole (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. GS 115, Tor 110 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 37 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 19 points. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 28 points including 10-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 28 points including 12-12 FT and 6 rebounds. ---- 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