News from November 20. Martell Webster (Was) underwent surgery on his right hip and is out for the season. Timofey Mozgov (Cle) is expected to be out 10 to 14 days a strained right shoulder. New Orleans released Jimmer Fredette. Boston placed Terry Rozier on IL. Dallas activated Charlie Villanueva and placed John Jenkins on IL. Denver activated Joffrey Lauvergne and placed Jusuf Nurkic on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston and placed Brandon Rush on IL. The LA Lakers activated Kobe Bryant and placed Anthony Brown on IL. Minnesota activated Kevin Garnett and placed Nemanj Bjelica on IL. Phoenix activated T.J. Warren and placed Cory Jefferson on IL. San Antonio activated Boban Marjanovic and placed Matt Bonner on IL. Dal 102, Uta 93 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 3 blocks. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points on 9-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Tor 102, LAL 91 at LAL Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 18 points and 12 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. GS 106, Chi 94 at GS Harrison Barnes (GS) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 15 points. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 18 points including 6-17 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Aaron Brooks (Chi, strained left hamstring) did not play. Por 102, LAC 91 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points including 10-25 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ed Davis (Por) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 15 rebounds including 10 offensive. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Pablo Prigioni (LAC, ill) did not play. Den 107, Pho 114 at Den Gary Harris (Den) had 20 points. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 26 points including 10-16 FG, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points including 4-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 38 points including 6-10 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 22 points. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den, lower back strain) did not play. NY 93, OKC 90 at OKC Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points and 5 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (NY) had 14 points. Jose Calderon (NY) had 10 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 34 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Dion Waiters (OKC) had 16 points and 3 steals. NO 104, SA 90 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points and 18 rebounds. Ish Smith (NO) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 13 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 30 points on 12-21 FG and 6-11 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Norris Cole (NO, sprained left ankle) did not play. Det 96, Min 86 at Min Andre Drummond (Det) had 21 points including 10-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marcus Morris (Det) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 21 points including 7-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Mem 96, Hou 84 at Mem Mike Conley (Mem) had 26 points including 10-17 FG, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Matt Barnes (Mem) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3 steals. Zach Randolph (Mem, sore right knee) and Brandan Wright (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Bos 120, Bro 95 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 9 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 21 points on 10-13 FG. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Bos shot 58.6% (51-87) FG and Bro shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Bos shot 8-10 FT and Bro shot 17-24 FT. Cha 113, Phi 88 at Cha Al Jefferson (Cha) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 14 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Nik Stauskas (Phi) had 15 points. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 9 rebounds. Cody Zeller (Cha, sprained left ankle), Kendall Marshall (Phi), and Richaun Holmes (Phi, strained hamstring) did not play. ---- 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