NBA Player News
Date	Player	News
11/20/2009	Kobe Bryant, SG (LAL)	Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Analysis: With a free throw in the third quarter, Bryant passed Abdul-Jabbar (24,276) for second place on the Lakers' career scoring list, leaving him trailing only Jerry West (25,192).
11/20/2009	Joakim Noah, F-C (Chi)	Noah posted his sixth consecutive double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds in Thursday's 108-93 loss to the Lakers. Analysis: Noah leads the NBA with 12.6 rebounds per game.
11/20/2009	Amar'e Stoudemire, F-C (Pho)	Stoudemire scored 23 points in Phoenix's loss to New Orleans on Thursday. Analysis: Stoudemire was 8 of 12 from the field and had five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots. He's averaging 25.3 points over the last three games, but his rebounding continues to struggle somewhat with just three games of grabbing double-digit boards.
11/20/2009	Jared Dudley, F (Pho)	Dudle hit five 3-pointers in Phoenix's loss to New Orleans on Thursday. Analysis: Dudley finished with 17 points in 28 minutes. He also had five rebounds and two steals. He would miss only one shot beyond the arc. Dudley is averaging 9.7 points.
11/20/2009	Marcus Thornton, SG (NO)	Thornton scored 19 points off the bench in New Orleans' win over Phoenix on Thursday. Analysis: Thornton was 7 of 12 from the field in 20 minutes. He's gotten some extra playing time recently and has made the most of it, scoring in double figures in each of the last four games.
11/20/2009	Peja Stojakovic, G-F (NO)	Stojakovic scored 25 points in New Orleans' win over Phoenix on Thursday. Analysis: Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers and added 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Stojakovic has averaged 21.7 points in the last three games.
11/20/2009	Darren Collison, PG (NO)	In his third start in place of Chris Paul, Collison scored 15 points in a win over Phoenix. Analysis: Collison didn't shoot particularly well, going 4 of 15, but he came up with two key shots in the final minutes and turned the ball over only once. He also had five assists and five rebounds. He's averaging 12.3 points since breaking into the starting lineup, not overly impressive but effective enough.
11/20/2009	Emeka Okafor, C (NO)	Okafor had 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Hornets' win over Phoenix on Thursday. Analysis: Okafor had a season-high seven offensive rebounds. He helped New Orleans outrebound Phoenix 56-38.
11/20/2009	Allen Iverson, G (Mem)	The New York Knicks have decided not to pursue Iverson. Team president Donnie Walsh says the team has decided not to make any additions despite its 2-9 record. He added the decision to pass on the former MVP had nothing to do with Iverson. Analysis: Iverson was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday and became a free agent Thursday night. Walsh said Friday he wasn't interested because Iverson would take time away from the young players the Knicks are trying to develop.
11/20/2009	Andrew Bogut, C (Mil)	Bogut will be out for two to four weeks with a left leg injury. Analysis: General manager John Hammond said late Thursday that Bogut suffered a leg strain and contusion in Wednesday's 99-85 win against New Jersey. Bogut scored 21 points and 11 rebounds before leaving the game in late in the fourth quarter.
11/20/2009	Kirk Hinrich, G (Chi)	Hinrich and the Lakers' Lamar Odom exchanged insults after a hard foul by Hinrich in the third quarter Thursday in a 108-93 loss to the Lakers. Analysis: Odom needed six stitches in his right eyebrow after the game
11/20/2009	Lamar Odom, F (LAL)	Odom and Chicago's Kirk Hinrich exchanged insults after a hard foul by Hinrich in the third quarter during the Lakers' 108-93 win Thursday. Analysis: Odom needed six stitches in his right eyebrow after the game
11/20/2009	Lamar Odom, F (LAL)	Odom and Chicago's Kirk Hinrich exchanged insults after a hard foul by Hinrich in the third quarter during the Lakers' 108-93 win Thursday. Analysis: Odom needed six stitches in his right eyebrow after the game
11/19/2009	Marc Gasol, C (Mem)	The Grizzlies hit their first seven shots in Wednesday's 106-91 win over the Clippers, including four by Gasol, who was 8 of 8 in Saturday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gasol hit three more before a miss with 3:52 left in the third quarter, breaking Tony Massenburg's franchise record of 13 straight established in 1999. Analysis: Gasol is shooting 58.8 percent from the field this season.
11/19/2009	Mehmet Okur, C (Uta)	Okur didn't make the trip for Thursday's game against San Antonio, staying home because of flulike symptoms. Analysis: It's uncertain when Okur will return. He's averaging 14.3 points and 6.7 boards this season.
11/19/2009	Eric Maynor, PG (Uta)	Maynor scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Utah Jazz stop a late surge by the Toronto Raptors and hold for a 104-91 victory Wednesday night. Analysis: Maynor and Deron Williams ran Utah's backcourt for the fourth quarter and the combination of point guards was too much for the Raptors to overcome. Maynor had started the last two games as Williams left the team last week during a road trip to be with his young daughter as she went through medical tests for an undisclosed condition.
11/19/2009	Carlos Boozer, F-C (Uta)	Boozer had 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Jazz in a win over Toronto on Wednesday. Analysis: Boozer's rolling right now, averaging 23.7 points and 14.0 rebounds in his last three games.
11/19/2009	Chris Bosh, F-C (Tor)	Bosh scored 32 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to lead the Raptors in a loss to Utah on Wednesday. Analysis: Bosh still seems like he has to do everything himself. He's averaging 26.8 points and 12.2 boards per contest.
11/19/2009	Dirk Nowitzki, PF (Dal)	Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 points in overtime and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-94 on Wednesday night. Analysis: Nowitzki is averaging 27.5 points this season and 32.7 in his last three contests.
11/19/2009	Matt Bonner, F-C (SA)	Bonner had 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Spurs in their loss to Dallas on Wednesday. Analysis: This was Bonner's first double-double of the season.
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