News from November 22. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed D'Angelo Russell (sore left knee) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Semaj Christon and placed Josh Huestis on IL. LAL 111, OKC 109 at LAL Nick Young (LAL) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with 5 seconds left. Timofey Mozgov (LAL) had 16 points. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points and 4 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 34 points including 13-30 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and 8 turnovers. Den 110, Chi 107 at Den Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 14 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Jamal Murray (Den) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 16 points including 7-23 FG and 9 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 35 points including 11-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 22 points. Paul Zipser (Chi, lower back strain) did not play. NO 112, Atl 94 at Atl Tim Frazier (NO) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 steals. Terrence Jones (NO) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 15 points. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 14 points and 7 assists. NO out-scored Atl 34-14 in the 1st quarter. NY 107, Por 103 at NY Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 31 points including 13-23 FG and 9 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 17 points on 7-22 FG and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 18 points and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. NY shot 8-8 FT and Por shot 21-26 FT. Schedule for Wednesday, November 23 (All times Central) Memphis @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm San Antonio @ Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Phoenix @ Orlando 6:00 pm Portland @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Indiana 6:00 pm Boston @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Miami @ Detroit 6:30 pm Toronto @ Houston 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm Denver @ Utah 8:00 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9:30 pm Schedule for Thursday, November 24 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Friday, November 25 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Boston 12:00 pm Washington @ Orlando 6:00 pm Dallas @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Chicago @ Philadelphia 6:30 pm LA Clippers @ Detroit 6:30 pm Atlanta @ Utah 7:00 pm Toronto @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Miami @ Memphis 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Indiana 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Phoenix 8:00 pm New Orleans @ Portland 9:00 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm NBATV Houston @ Sacramento 9:30 pm ---- 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