News from November 25. The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Cha) $35,000 for making an obscene gesture towards the fans during Friday's Cle-Cha game. John Wall (Was) is expected to be out 2 weeks with inflammation in his left knee. Boston activated Jabari Bird and placed Jaylen Brown (personal reasons) and Marcus Morris on IL. Golden State activated Draymond Green and placed Quinn Cook on IL. Houston activated Ryan Anderson and placed Zhou Qi on IL. Indiana activated Ike Anigobu and placed Victor Oladipo (bruised right knee) on IL. Milwaukee activated John Henson and placed D.J. Wilson on IL. Philadelphia activated Jacob Pullen. Sacramento activated Vince Carter. Washington placed John Wall (sore left knee) on IL. Steve (Snapper) Jones died at age 75. He played 8 seasons in the ABA and 1 season in the NBA and had a long broadcasting career in the NBA. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 31.4 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 29.5 LeBron James (Cle) 28.5 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.2 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 13.9 Dwight Howard (Cha) 12.8 Assists James Harden (Hou) 9.8 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 9.7 LeBron James (Cle) 8.6 Dal 97, OKC 81 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 15 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Dal shot 49.3% (37-75) FG and OKC shot 36.2% (29-80) FG. SA 106, Cha 86 at Cha LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 17 points and 17 rebounds. Pau Gasol (SA) had 17 points including 5-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Rudy Gay (SA) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 18 points and 5 assists. Dwight Howard (Cha) had 10 points and 11 rebounds including 3-10 FG. SA shot 48.8% (39-80) FG and Cha shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Phi 130, Orl 111 at Phi Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 29 points including 8-12 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Ben Simmons (Phi, left elbow injury) did not play. Por 108, Was 105 at Was Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 26 points on 11-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Otto Porter (Was) had 24 points including 9-15 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Bradley Beal (Was) had 26 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Tor 112, Atl 78 at Atl Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 16 points including 7-9 FG and 8 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 17 points and 3 steals. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 14 points including 4-11 FG. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 10 points. Tor out-scored Atl 71-33 in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. Tor shot 54.8% (46-84) FG and Atl shot 34.7% (26-75) FG. Bos 108, Ind 98 at Ind Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 25 points including 11-20 FG and 6 assists. Al Horford (Bos) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 17 points including 7-9 FG. Myles Turner (Ind) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis (Ind) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Bos out-scored Ind 37-16 in the 3rd quarter. Hou 117, NY 102 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 37 points including 5-13 3-pointers and 8-10 FT, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Clint Capela (Hou) had 12 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 17 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Michael Beasley (NY) had 30 points including 14-23 FG and 8 rebounds. Kyle O'Quinn (NY) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 15 rebounds. Hou out-scored NY 37-13 in the 3rd quarter. Kristaps Porzingis (NY, lower back tightness) did not play. GS 110, NO 95 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 9-25 FG and 3-13 3-pointers and 6 assists. Andre Iguodala (GS) had 14 points. Anthony Davis (NO) had 30 points including 12-22 FG and 15 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Uta 121, Mil 108 at Uta Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 24 points on 9-16 FG and 6-10 3-pointers. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 16 points including 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 21 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. LAC 97, Sac 95 at Sac Blake Griffin (LAC) had 33 points including the game winning 10-footer with 3.7 seconds left and 5 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 5 points and 16 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAC) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 27 points on 10-18 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Schedule for Sunday, November 26 (All times Central) Miami at Chicago 2:30 pm Phoenix at Minnesota 2:30 pm Brooklyn at Memphis 5:00 pm Schedule for Monday, November 27 (All times Central) Orlando at Indiana 6:00 pm Cleveland at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Detroit at Boston 6:30 pm Portland at New York 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Houston 7:00 pm Dallas at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Sacramento at Golden State 9:30 pm LA Lakers at LA Clippers 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