News from November 6. With his 31 points in the Seattle-Utah game, Karl Malone (Uta) became the 4th player in NBA history to pass 29,000 career points. Malone joins Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Wilt Chamberlain, and Michael Jordan with 29,000+ career points. Dal 120, GS 97 - at GS Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Finley (Dal) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Erick Strickland (Dal) had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Mills (GS) had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Dal shot 50.6% (45-89) FG and GS shot 35.8% (38-106) FG. Por 97, LAL 82 - at Por Scottie Pippen (Por) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 17 points and 5 assists. A.C. Green (LAL) had 11 points including 3-10 FG and 10 rebounds including 7 offensive. Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 21 points on 9-14 FG and 3-11 FT and 10 rebounds. Por shot 55.1% (38-69) FG and LAL shot 39.7% (31-78) FG. Rasheed Wallace (Por, pulled left groin) did not play. Sea 99, Uta 94 - at Sea Vin Baker (Sea) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Ruben Patterson (Sea) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 3 steals. Gary Payton (Sea) had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Karl Malone (Uta) had 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 20 points. Cle 102, NY 93 - at Cle Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 25 points on 4-12 FG and 17-18 FT, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Andrew DeClercq (Cle) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Brevin Knight (Cle) had 18 points and 7 assists. Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Allan Houston (NY) had 22 points. John Wallace (NY) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Cle shot 35-44 FT and NY shot 16-19 FT. Larry Johnson (NY, back spasms) did not play. Atl 113, Chi 97 - at Atl Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 15 points on 6-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Isaiah Rider (Atl) had 18 points. Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elton Brand (Chi) had 21 points and 12 rebounds including 9 offensive. Mil 121, Det 111 - at Mil Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 15 points and 7 assists. Ray Allen (Mil) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 8 assists. Grant Hill (Det) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Christian Laettner (Det) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 20 points including 8-12 FT and 6 rebounds. Van 109, Den 94 - at Van Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Othello Harrington (Van) had 20 points including 9-15 FG and 9 rebounds including 7 offensive. Mike Bibby (Van) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 16 assists. Ron Mercer (Den) had 31 points including 11-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 19 points. Antonio McDyess (Den) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Doug West (Van, toe surgery) did not play. Min 114, Sac 101 - at Tokyo, Japan Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Peeler (Min) had 19 points and 5 assists. Terrell Brandon (Min) had 15 points and 13 assists. Chris Webber (Sac) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Vlade Divac (Sac) had 19 points on 9-12 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Orl 107, Was 104 - at Was Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Orl) had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Matt Harpring (Orl) had 16 points. Juwan Howard (Was) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points on 4-11 FG and 10-12 FT, 9 rebounds, and 13 assists. Ind 115, Bos 108 - at Ind Dale Davis (Ind) had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 29 points on 7-11 FG, 4-5 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT. Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points and 4 steals. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points including 8-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Kenny Anderson (Bos) had 20 points and 5 assists.