News from November 15. Atlanta activated Ersan Ilyasova and placed Nicolas Brussino on IL. Charlotte activated Nicolas Batum and placed Treveon Graham (right quad contusion) on IL. Chicago activated Antonio Blakeney. Detroit activated Stanley Johnson and Jon Leuer and placed Henry Ellenson and Luis Montero on IL. Indiana activated Alex Poythress and placed Ike Anigobu on IL. The LA Lakers activated Thomas Bryant and placed Josh Hart and Ivica Zubac on IL. Memphis activated JaMychal Green and placed Mike Conley on IL. Conley is expected to be out at least 2 weeks with a sore left Achilles. Miami activated Tyler Johnson. Milwaukee activated Gary Payton. New Orleans activated Charles Cooke and Jalen Jones. Oklahoma City activated Daniel Hamilton and placed Kyle Singler on IL. Philadelphia activated Jahlil Okafor and placed James Michael McAdoo on IL. Portland activated Meyers Leonard. Utah placed Nate Wolters on IL. Phi 115, LAL 109 at LAL Joel Embiid (Phi) had 46 points on 14-20 FG and 16-19 FT, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 blocks. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 11 points including 4-15 FG and 0-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 11 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 24 points and 7 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Phi shot 48.8% (42-86) FG and LAL shot 38.5% (42-109) FG. Por 99, Orl 94 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 24 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 26 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Shabazz Napier (Por) had 19 points including 5-5 3-pointers and 3 steals. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 22 points. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 16 points. Jonathan Isaac (Orl, sprained right ankle) did not play. OKC 92, Chi 79 at OKC Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 18 points on 3-10 FG and 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Jerami Grant (OKC) had 15 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Antonio Blakeney (Chi) had 16 points. Justin Holiday (Chi, personal reasons) did not play. Tor 125, NO 116 at NO Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 21 points including 6-8 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 25 points including 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 22 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Tor shot 59.2% (45-76) FG and NO shot 50.5% (46-91) FG. Tony Allen (NO, left knee inflammation) did not play. Min 98, SA 86 at Min Taj Gibson (Min) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 26 points and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Jeff Teague (Min) had 16 points and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pau Gasol (SA) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Min out-scored SA 39-19 in the 2nd quarter. Gorgui Dieng (Min, sprained right index finger) did not play. Mil 99, Det 95 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 27 points on 12-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 14 points including 4-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Drummond (Det) had 13 points and 17 rebounds including 8 offensive. Avery Bradley (Det) had 28 points including 6-10 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mil shot 48.7% (38-78) FG and Det shot 35.3% (30-85) FG. Ind 116, Mem 113 at Mem Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Darren Collison (Ind) had 30 points including 12-12 FT and 8 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 35 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks. Tyerke Evans (Mem) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Cle 115, Cha 107 at Cha LeBron James (Cle) had 31 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Green (Cle) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 22 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. NY 106, Uta 101 at NY Tim Hardaway (NY) had 26 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Courtney Lee (NY) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 19 points. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 30 points including 6-12 3-pointers. Was 102, Mia 93 at Mia Otto Porter (Was) had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points on 6-19 FG and 13-14 FT and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 27 points and 6 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 14 points and 21 rebounds. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points. Okaro White (Mia, fractured left foot) did not play. Atl 126, Sac 80 at Atl Taurean Prince (Atl) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 20 points including 9-10 FG, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 21 points, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 16 points including 7-11 FG. George Hill (Sac) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 3 steals. Atl out-scored Sac 40-19 in the 2nd quarter and 64-35 in the 1st half. Atl shot 63.3% (50-79) FG and Sac shot 35.2% (31-88) FG. Schedule for Thursday, November 16 (All times Central) Golden State at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Houston at Phoenix 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, November 17 (All times Central) Detroit at Indiana 6:00 pm Miami at Washington 6:00 pm Utah at Brooklyn 6:30 pm LA Clippers at Cleveland 6:30 pm New York at Toronto 6:30 pm Charlotte at Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at San Antonio 7:00 pm ESPN Minnesota at Dallas 7:30 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:00 pm New Orleans at Denver 9:30 pm ESPN Phoenix at LA Lakers 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