News from November 30. Dion Waiters (Mia) is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a right groin tear. Reggie Bullock (Det) is expected to be out 4 to 6 months with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Atlanta activated Mike Scott and placed DeAndre' Bembry on IL. Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Dirk Nowitzki (strained right Achilles) on IL. Indiana activated Rakeem Christmas and placed Kevin Seraphin (sore left knee) on IL. Minnesota activated John Lucas and placed Brandon Rush on IL. New York activated Marshall Plumlee and placed Joakim Noah (sprained left ankle) on IL. San Antonio activated Nicolas Laprovittola and Bryn Forbes and placed Manu Ginobili (rest) and Pau Gasol (rest) on IL. Wednesday's Sacramento at Philadelphia game was postponed due to condensation on the court. The game will be rescheduled for a later date. SA 94, Dal 87 at Dal Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 21 points on 5-16 FG and 9-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Danny Green (SA) had 11 points. Patty Mills (SA) had 23 points on 9-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 17 points. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 26 points including 5-11 3-pointers. Tony Parker (SA, rest) did not play. Por 131, Ind 109 at Por Maurice Harkless (Por) had 23 points including 9-14 FG. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points including 11-18 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 25 points including 10-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Paul George (Ind, sore back) did not play. Pho 109, Atl 107 at Pho P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 17 points. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 26 points including 6-18 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 17 points. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Atl) had 17 points including 8-10 FG, 14 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 31 points including 13-23 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 21 points. Paul Millsap (Atl, left hip) did not play. Mia 106, Den 98 at Den Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 25 points including 11-17 FG, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 18 points and 7 assists. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 4 steals. Jameer Nelson (Den) had 17 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Justise Winslow (Mia, sore left wrist) and Will Barton (Den, left ankle rehab) did not play. NY 106, Min 104 at Min Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 14 points including 5-16 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and the game winning jumper with 2.3 seconds left and 3 steals. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 29 points including 11-20 FG and 8 rebounds. Brandon Jennings (NY) had 12 points on 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 47 points on 15-22 FG and 17-20 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Zach LaVine (Min) had 17 points. NY shot 32-39 FT and Min shot 11-15 FT. OKC 126, Was 115 OT at OKC Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 25 points on 10-16 FG and 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 35 points (including 14 in overtime) on 12-35 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 10-10 FT, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 14 points. Markieff Morris (Was) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7-10 FT and 5 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 15 points including 6-20 FG, 6 rebounds, and 15 assists. OKC out-scored Was 21-10 in overtime. LAL 96, Chi 90 at Chi Julius Randle (LAL) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 20 rebounds including 9 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 18 points. Louis Williams (LAL) had 18 points on 4-12 FG and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 22 points on 4-18 FG, 1-6 3-pointers, and 13-15 FT and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Chi) had 17 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Nick Young (LAL, right leg injury) and Paul Zipser (Chi, lower back strain) did not play. Tor 120, Mem 105 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 24 points including 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 29 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Cory Joseph (Tor) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 21 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Troy Daniels (Mem) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Tor shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and Mem shot 44.4% (36-81) FG. Mike Conley (Mem, injured lower back), Zach Randolph (Mem, personal reasons) and James Ennis (Mem, right calf) did not play. Det 121, Bos 114 at Bos Tobias Harris (Det) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 20 points and 3 blocks. Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 25 points including 10-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Ish Smith (Det) had 19 points including 9-12 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 27 points. Kelly Olynyk (Bos) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Det shot 55.2% (48-87) FG and Bos shot 44% (40-91) FG. Schedule for Thursday, December 1 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Memphis 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, December 2 (All times Central) Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Boston 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Toronto 6:30 pm Minnesota @ New York 6:30 pm Cleveland @ Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN LA Clippers @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Detroit @ Atlanta 7:00 pm Washington @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Houston @ Denver 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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