News from November 22. Patrick Beverley (LAC) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair a lateral meniscus and is expected to be out for the rest of the season. Atlanta activated DeAndre Bembry and Josh Magette and placed Luke Babbitt (lower back) on IL. Cleveland activated John Holland. Denver activated Wilson Chandler and placed Tyler Lydon on IL. Golden State activated Kevin Durant and placed Jordan Bell on IL. Houston activated Briante Weber and Troy Williams and placed Ryan Anderson (ill) on IL. The LA Clippers activated C.J. Williams and placed Patrick Beverley (right knee surgery) and Brice Johnson on IL. The LA Lakers placed Thomas Bryant on IL. Milwaukee activated Sterling Brown and placed John Henson (eye procedure) on IL. New Orleans activated Omer Asik and placed Charles Cooke and Jalen Jones on IL. Orlando placed Khem Birch on IL. Philadelphia activated Jahlil Okafor and placed Justin Anderson (left leg shin splints) on IL. Phoenix activated Tyson Chandler. Sacramento activated Buddy Hield and Vince Carter. Toronto activated Norman Powell and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. Utah placed Nate Wolters on IL. Dal 95, Mem 94 at Mem Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 22 points including the game winning banked 3-pointer at the buzzer and 9 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 17 points on 7-20 FG. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 10 points and 11 assists. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Min 124, Orl 118 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 26 points including 7-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 26 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Jeff Teague (Min) had 22 points including 9-10 FT and 11 assists. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 19 points. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 26 points including 11-18 FG and 9 rebounds. Terrence Ross (Orl) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. NO 107, SA 90 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 29 points including 11-17 FG and 11 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 13 points. Pau Gasol (SA) had 17 points on 7-11 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Rudy Gay (SA) had 19 points. NO out-scored SA 68-30 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. OKC 108, GS 91 at OKC Paul George (OKC) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Mil 113, Pho 107 OT at Pho Khris Middleton (Mil) had 40 points including 9-11 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 30 points including 6-13 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 turnovers. Thon Maker (Mil) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 11 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Devin Booker (Pho) had 23 points including 8-24 FG and 3 blocks. Greg Monroe (Pho) had 22 points and 15 rebounds including 8 offensive. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil, sore right knee) did not play. Uta 110, Chi 80 at Uta Derrick Favors (Uta) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 19 points. Alec Burks (Uta) had 15 points. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 15 points. Bobby Portis (Chi) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Sac 113, LAL 102 at Sac Zach Randolph (Sac) had 22 points on 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Sac) had 14 points and 7 assists. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 17 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 20 points. Hou 125, Den 95 at Hou Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 25 points on 9-12 FG and 7-10 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 7 turnovers. Chris Paul (Hou) had 23 points including 8-11 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Will Barton (Den) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Hou shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and Den shot 40.2% (35-87) FG. Eric Gordon (Hou, right calf tightness) did not play. NY 108, Tor 100 at NY Tim Hardaway (NY) had 38 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Courtney Lee (NY) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 25 points including 4-10 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Mia 104, Bos 98 at Mia Dion Waiters (Mia) had 26 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 6 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 27 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 23 points and 3 steals. LAC 116, Atl 103 at Atl Wesley Johnson (LAC) had 24 points including 8-10 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 turnovers. Louis Williams (LAC) had 20 points, 8 assist, and 6 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 19 points and 7 assists. Marco Belinelli (Atl) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Phi 101, Por 81 at Phi Joel Embiid (Phi) had 28 points including 11-19 FG and 12 rebounds. Ben Simmons (Phi) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 7 assists. Damian Lillard (Por) had 30 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Cle 119, Bro 109 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 33 points including 11-17 FG and 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Cle) had 18 points and 5 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Joe Harris (Bro) had 18 points on 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Trevor Booker (Bro, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 129, Was 124 OT at Cha Dwight Howard (Cha) had 26 points on 10-13 FG and 6-10 FT and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points including 8-22 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 22 points including 7-22 FG. John Wall (Was) had 31 points and 11 assists. Schedule for Thursday, November 25 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Friday, November 24 (All times Central) Portland at Brooklyn 11:00 am New York at Atlanta 6:30 pm Orlando at Boston 6:30 pm Charlotte at Cleveland 7:00 pm NBATV Toronto at Indiana 7:00 pm Miami at Minnesota 7:00 pm Detroit at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Memphis at Denver 8:00 pm New Orleans at Phoenix 8:00 pm Chicago at Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Saturday, November 25 (All times Central) San Antonio at Charlotte 6:00 pm Orlando at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Portland at Washington 6:00 pm Toronto at Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston at Indiana 7:00 pm New York at Houston 7:00 pm NBATV Oklahoma City at Dallas 7:30 pm New Orleans at Golden State 7:30 pm Milwaukee at Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers at Sacramento 9:00 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