News from October 26. Dallas picked up their 11-12 option for Rodrigue Beaubois. Dallas elected not to pick up their 11-12 option for Alexis Ajinca. Milwaukee signed head coach Scott Skiles to a contract extension, making him signed through 12-13. Milwaukee exercised their contract option for GM John Hammond. The LA Lakers placed Luke Walton (strained right hamstring) and Andrew Bynum (right knee surgery) on IL. Houston placed Kyle Lowry (back spasms), Patrick Patterson, and Jermaine Taylor on IL. Miami placed Mike Miller (right thumb surgery), Jerry Stackhouse, and Dexter Pittman on IL. Boston placed Avery Bradley, Luke Harangody, and Kendrick Perkins (right knee surgery) on IL. Portland placed Greg Oden (injured left knee), Joel Przybilla (injured right knee), and Elliot Williams on IL. Phoenix placed Matt Janning and Gani Lawal on IL. LAL 112, Hou 100 at LAL Pau Gasol (LAL) had 29 points and 11 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 11-12 FT, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 26 points. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Bos 88, Mia 80 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 4 points on 2-9 FG, 5 rebounds, and 17 assists. Ray Allen (Bos) had 20 points including 5-8 3-pointers. LeBron James (Mia) had 31 points including 8-12 FT and 8 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 13 points including 4-16 FG, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Delonte West (Bos, suspended) did not play. Por 106, Pho 92 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 24 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus Camby (Por) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Pho) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 9 turnovers. Jason Richardson (Pho) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, October 27 (All times Central) Boston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Miami @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York @ Toronto 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Milwaukee @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Chicago @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ESPN Charlotte @ Dallas 7:30 pm Indiana @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Utah @ Denver 8:00 pm Houston @ Golden State 9:30 pm Portland @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, October 28 (All times Central) Washington @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html