News from November 1.

Atlanta exercised their 4th year option (2001-02) on Roshown McLeod's
contract.

With Miami's win, Pat Riley achieved his 1,000 coaching victory.  Riley
joined Lenny Wilkens (1,180 coaching wins) as the only coaches with 1,000 
or more victories.


Bos 103, Det 83 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 33 points including 12-19 FG, 12 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Tony Battie (Bos) had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 28 points including 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 20 points including 7-21 FG.
Cedric Ceballos (Det) had 13 points.

Sea 112, Den 99 - at Sea
Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 35 points on 13-16 FG and 8-10 FT and 10 assists.
Shammond Williams (Sea) had 16 points including 5-7 FG.
James Posey (Den) had 11 points and 3 steals.
Nick Van Exel (Den) had 26 points including 4-11 3-pointers and 7 assists.
Sea shot 55.7% (44-79) FG and Den shot 44.3% (39-88) FG.
Brent Barry (Sea, sprained left ankle) did not play.

Mia 105, Orl 79 - at Mia
Eddie Jones (Mia) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7
rebounds, and 3 steals.
Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 17 points and 7 assists.
Don MacLean (Mia) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 16 points.
Don Reid (Orl) had 10 points including 3-4 FG and 9 rebounds.
Mia shot 50% (38-76) FG and Orl shot 39.2% (31-79) FG.
Grant Hill (Orl, sore left ankle) did not play.

Cle 102, Sac 100 2OT - at Cle
Lamond Murray (Cle) had 18 points including all 6 Cle points in the 2nd OT
and 5 rebounds.
Clarence Weatherspoon (Cle) had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Andre Miller (Cle) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 8 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Chris Webber (Sac) had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 23 points and 6 turnovers.
Cle shot 46.5% (40-86) FG and Sac shot 36.1% (30-83) FG.
Jason Williams (Sac, suspended) did not play.

Was 95, Cha 77 - at Cha
Felipe Lopez (Was) had 12 points on 2-8 FG and 8-10 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5
assists.
Rod Strickland (Was) had 18 points and 6 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Was) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 3-4 3-pointers.
P.J. Brown (Cha) had 12 points including 4-6 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Elden Campbell (Cha) had 13 points including 5-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Was shot 50.8% (33-65) FG and Cha shot 36.5% (27-74) FG.
Popeye Jones (Was, fractured left index finger) and Derrick Coleman (heart
medication) did not play.

Phi 104, Tor 98 - at Phi
Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Eric Snow (Phi) had 16 points and 8 assists.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 18 points including 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Mark Jackson (Tor) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 25 points and 3 steals.
Muggsy Bogues (Tor, lateral soreness right knee) did not play.

Uta 97, LAL 92 - at LAL
Karl Malone (Uta) had 26 points including 10-13 FT and 11 rebounds.
Bryon Russell (Uta) had 18 points including 6-9 FG.
John Stockton (Uta) had 21 points, 14 assists, and 3 steals.
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 34 points on 14-20 FG and 6-18 FT and 15
rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 31 points including 12-13 FT and 5 assists.
Robert Horry (LAL, personal reasons) did not play.