News from November 25. Phoenix signed Bryce Cotton. Charlotte signed head coach Steve Clifford to a 3 year contract extension. Charlotte activated Troy Daniels and placed P.J. Hairston on IL. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Chandler Parsons (rest) on IL. Houston activated Patrick Beverley. Minnesota activated Boban Marjanovic and placed Nemanja Bjelica on IL. Phoenix activated Eric Bledsoe and placed Tyson Chandler on IL. Sacramento activated Eric Moreland and placed Caron Butler on IL. San Antonio activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Boban Marjanovic on IL. Toronto placed Delon Wright on IL. SA 88, Dal 83 at SA Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 26 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 16 points including 7-11 FG, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 15 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Cha 101, Was 87 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 11 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds. Gary Neal (Was) had 18 points. Cha out-scored Was 27-6 in the 4th quarter. Cha shot 47% (39-83) FG and Was shot 35.6% (31-87) FG. Orl 100, NY 91 at Orl Tobias Harris (Orl) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 22 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 24 points on 5-15 FG and 13-15 FT. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 28 points and 13 rebounds. Jose Calderon (NY) had 23 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Bos 84, Phi 80 at Bos Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 30 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 9 points on 4-12 FG and 15 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 16 points including 6-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Robert Covington (Phi) had 11 points including 4-16 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 steals. Bos out-scored Phi 27-18 in the 4th quarter. Nik Stauskas (Phi, left knee contusion) and Kendall Marshall (Phi) did not play. Det 104, Mia 81 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points, 20 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 blocks. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 18 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 7 assists. Marcus Morris (Det) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Gerald Green (Mia) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 15 points including 7-9 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det shot 6-7 FT and Mia shot 11-16 FT. Spencer Dinwiddie (Det, sore left knee) did not play. Tor 103, Cle 99 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 20 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Luis Scola (Tor) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 24 points including 11-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. Matthew Dellavedova (Cle, left calf tightness) and Timofey Mozgov (Cle, strained right shoulder) did not play. Mem 102, Hou 93 at Hou Jeff Green (Mem) had 20 points including 10-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 17 points. James Harden (Hou) had 40 points on 12-19 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 11-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brandan Wright (Mem, sore right knee) did not play. Sac 129, Mil 118 at Mil Rudy Gay (Sac) had 36 points including 13-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Omri Casspi (Sac) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac) had 18 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 21 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) did not play. Min 99, Atl 95 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 3 steals. Zach LaVine (Min) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 22 points including 9-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. OKC 110, Bro 99 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points including 11-18 FG and 5-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 27 points including 10-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 5 steals. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 26 points and 8 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 18 points on 9-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Uta 102, LAC 91 at LAC Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 33 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 3 steals. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 13 points and 5 assists. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 40 points including 18-23 FG and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 24 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. NO 120, Pho 114 at Pho Anthony Davis (NO) had 26 points including 11-14 FG and 17 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 23 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 19 points and 5 assists. Ish Smith (NO) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 18 points including 5-16 FG and 7 assists. Jon Leuer (Pho) had 20 points on 9-15 FG and 12 rebounds. Norris Cole (NO, sprained left ankle) 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