News from November 25. Detroit suspended Stanley Johnson for 1 game for violating team rules. Tiago Splitter (Atl) is expected to be out at least 6 more weeks with a strained right calf. Charlotte activated Cody Zeller and placed Christian Wood on IL. Cleveland activated Kay Felder and placed Channing Frye (personal reasons) on IL. Denver activated Gary Harris and placed Will Barton on IL. Detroit activated Michael Gbinije and placed Reggie Bullock on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Anderson Varejao on IL. Indiana activated Kevin Seraphin and placed Rakeem Christmas on IL. Milwaukee activated Rashad Vaughn and placed Steve Novak on IL. New York activated Joakim Noah and placed Marhsall Plumlee on IL. Orlando activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Arinze Onuaku on IL. Philadelphia activated Timothey Luwau-Cabarrot. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler and placed Derrick Jones on IL. Cle 128, Dal 90 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 27 points including 7-9 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Seth Curry (Dal) had 13 points. Cle shot 20-43 3-pointers and Dal shot 8-35 3-pointers. Cle shot 22-24 FT and Dal shot 8-12 FT. SA 109, Bos 103 at Bos Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 19 points including 6-8 FG. David Lee (SA) had 15 points and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 24 points and 8 assists. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Bos) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. SA shot 22-25 FT and Bos shot 7-9 FT. Was 94, Orl 91 at Orl Otto Porter (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 26 points including 10-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 14 points and 8 assists. Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points, 17 rebounds including 5 offensive, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Was shot 8-10 FT and Orl shot 14-20 FT. NY 113, Cha 111 OT at NY Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 35 points including 14-25 FG and the game winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose (NY) had 16 points and 5 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 18 points including 1-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Marco Belinelli (Cha) had 19 points on 7-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. NY shot 12-13 FT and Cha shot 17-27 FT. Chi 105, Phi 89 at Phi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 26 points including 10-15 FG. Dwayne Wade (Chi) had 26 points including 11-18 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Ersan Ilyasova (Phi) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Nik Stauskas (Phi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Paul Zipser (Chi, lower back strain) and Joel Embiid (Phi, rest) did not play. Det 108, LAC 97 at Det Marcus Morris (Det) had 17 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points on 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10 assists. J.J Redick (LAC) had 24 points including 9-14 FG. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 24 points. Det shot 5-7 FT and LAC shot 20-26 FT. Stanley Johnson (Det, suspended) did not play. Uta 95, Atl 68 at Uta Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. George Hill (Uta) had 23 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 13 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 16 points including 6-19 FG and 3 steals. Thabo Sefolosha (Atl) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Uta shot 43.8% (35-80) FG and Atl shot 31.3% (26-83) FG. Tor 105, Mil 99 at Mil DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 26 points including 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 29 points including 12-17 FG, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Tony Snell (Mil) had 16 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Delon Wright (Tor, right shoulder surgery) did not play. Mia 90, Mem 81 at Mem Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 15 points and 3 steals. James Johnson (Mia) had 13 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 16 points including 5-15 FG. Goran Dragic (Mia, strained left elbow), Willie Reed (Mia, hyperextended right knee), Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist), James Ennis (Mem, right calf), and Zach Randolph (Mem, personal reasons) did not play. Ind 118, Bro 97 at Ind Glenn Robinson (Ind) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Myles Turner (Ind) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Rodney Stuckey (Ind) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 20 points. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 16 points and 7 assists. Paul George (Ind, sore back) and Kevin Seraphin (Ind, sore left knee) did not play. OKC 132, Den 129 OT at Den Victor Oladdipo (OKC) had 26 points including 11-19 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points on 9-25 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 15-17 FT, 12 rebounds, 18 assists, and 7 turnovers. Domantas Sabonis (OKC) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 32 points including 14-25 FG and 11 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 21 points and 13 assists. Jamal Murray (Den) had 20 points on 5-16 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den, sore right thigh), Gary Harris (Den, right foot injury), and Juan Hernangomez (Den, sprained right ankle) did not play. Min 98, Pho 85 at Pho Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points including 10-11 FT. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 11 points, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 15 points. Min out-scored Pho 31-10 in the 4th quarter. Por 119, NO 104 at Por Anthony Davis (NO) had 31 points on 10-17 FG and 9-13 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 16 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 27 points and 11 assists. Maurice Harkless (Por) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. GS 109, LAL 85 at LAL Kevin Durant (GS) had 29 points including 11-19 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 steals. Larry Nance (LAL) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. GS shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and LAL shot 35.6% (32-90) FG. Nick Young (LAL, sprained toe left foot) and Julius Randle (LAL, hip pointer) did not play. Hou 117, Sac 104 at Sac Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 18 points on 6-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 23 points including 6-18 FG and 3-11 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Clint Capela (Hou) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 32 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Ty Lawson (Sac) had 12 points. Schedule for Saturday, November 26 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Washington 6:00 pm NBATV New York @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Memphis @ Miami 7:00 pm Minnesota @ Golden State 9:30 pm Schedule for Sunday, November 27 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Philadelphia 12:00 pm Denver @ Phoenix 2:30 pm Sacramento @ Brooklyn 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ Orlando 5:00 pm LA Clippers @ Indiana 5:00 pm New Orleans @ Dallas 6:00 pm Houston @ Portland 8:00 pm Atlanta @ LA Lakers 8:30 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