News from October 27. New Orleans exercised their 11-12 option for Jerryd Bayless. Atlanta placed Pape Sy (lower back injury) and Etan Thomas on IL. Charlotte placed Eduardo Najera, Kwame Brown (sprained left ankle), and Dominic McGuire (left shin stress fracture) on IL. Chicago placed Carlos Boozer (right hand injury) on IL. Cleveland placed Christian Eyenga, Samardo Samuels, and Maurice Williams (groin injury) on IL. Dallas placed Alexis Ajinca, Steve Novak, and Rodrigue Beaubois (fractured left foot) on IL. Denver placed Chris Andersen (right knee surgery) and Kenyon Martin (left knee surgery) on IL. Detroit placed Jonas Jerebko (partially ruptured right Achilles), Terrico White (broken right foot), and Chris Wilcox (sore left hamstring) on IL. Golden State placed Louis Amundson (fractured right index finger), Jeremy Lin, and Ekpe Udoh (left wrist surgery) on IL. Houston activated Jermaine Taylor and Yao Ming on IL. Indiana placed Dahntay Jones, A.J. Price, and Lance Stephenson on IL. The LA Clippers placed Craig Smith and Willie Warren on IL. Memphis placed Marc Gasol (sprained right ankle) and Greivis Vasquez (right ankle surgery) on IL. Miami activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL. Milwaukee placed Chris Douglas-Roberts (right eye injury), Darington Hobson (left hip surgery), and Michael Redd (torn left ACL) on IL. Minnesota placed Maurice Ager (bruised left quad), Jonny Flynn (hip surgery), and Martell Webster (back surgery) on IL. New Jersey placed Troy Murphy (stained lower back), Quinton Ross, and Ben Uzoh on IL. New Orleans placed Joe Alexander, Aaron Gray, and Quincy Pondexter on IL. New York placed Kelenna Azubuike (left knee surgery), Eddy Curry (strained right hamstring), and Anthony Randolph (sprained left ankle) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Nick Collison (lower leg stress reaction), Byron Mullens, and Morris Peterson on IL. Philadelphia placed Craig Brackins and Jodie Meeks on IL. Sacramento placed Samuel Dalembert (left abductor strain) and Antoine Wright on IL. San Antonio placed Alonzo Gee and Tiago Splitter (strained right plantaris muscle) on IL. Toronto placed Solomon Alabi, Marcus Banks, and Ed Davis (right knee meniscus) on IL. Utah placed Mehmet Okur (injured left Achilles) on IL. Dal 101, Cha 86 at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 28 points including 11-13 FG and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 22 points on 10-15 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12 points, 18 assists, and 3 steals. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 16 points including 5-14 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Cle 95, Bos 87 at Cle J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 14 points. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 16 points and 8 assists. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 18 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Glen Davis (Bos) had 14 points on 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Delonte West (Bos, suspended) did not play. Mia 97, Phi 87 at Phi LeBron James (Mia) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 30 points including 9-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. James Jones (Mia) had 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Louis Williams (Phi) had 15 points including 5-14 FG and 7 assists. Evan Turner (Phi) had 16 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Mia shot 23-31 FT and Phi shot 8-11 FT. OKC 106, Chi 95 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 30 points on 9-24 FG and 11-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Jeff Green (OKC) had 21 points. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 28 points including 12-13 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 18 points and 19 rebounds including 7 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 28 points including 12-31 FG and 6 assists. OKC shot 38-47 FT and Chi shot 13-22 FT. NY 98, Tor 93 at Tor Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Raymond Felton (NY) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Joey Dorsey (Tor, suspended) did not play. Atl 119, Mem 104 at Mem Mike Bibby (Atl) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points including 9-11 FT and 7 assists. Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 17 points including 5-7 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 19 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. SA 122, Ind 109 at SA Tim Duncan (SA) had 23 points including 10-12 FG, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Tony Parker (SA) had 20 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers. Danny Granger (Ind) had 26 points. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 19 points and 7 assists. Brandon Rush (Ind, suspended) did not play. Sac 117, Min 116 at Min Karl Landry (Sac) had 22 points including 6-10 FT and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Beno Udrih (Sac) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 22 points and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Luke Ridnour (Min) had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans (Sac, suspended) did not play. NO 95, Mil 91 at NO David West (NO) had 22 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points and 16 assists. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 19 points including 5-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrew Bogut (Mil) had 15 points including 3-10 FT and 15 rebounds. Jon Brockman (Mil, left ankle injury) and Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil, right ankle injury) did not play. NJ 101, Det 98 at NJ Brook Lopez (NJ) had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Devin Harris (NJ) had 22 points and 9 assists. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 14 points and 7 assists. Charlie Villanueva (Det) had 14 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Por 98, LAC 88 at LAC LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Brandon Roy (Por) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Camby (Por) had 11 points and 14 rebounds including 7 offensive. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 5 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 20 points and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. GS 132, Hou 128 at GS Monta Ellis (GS) had 46 points on 18-24 FG and 9-12 FT. Stephen Curry (GS) had 25 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. David Lee (GS) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists. Luis Scola (Hou) had 36 points on 14-24 FG and 8-12 FT and 16 rebounds. Kevin Martin (Hou) had 28 points on 5-14 FG and 17-17 FT. GS shot 22-26 FT and Hou shot 42-52 FT. Den 110, Uta 88 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Den) had 22 points including 8-11 FG. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 14 points on 2-7 FG and 10-11 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 17 points on 3-10 FG and 9-10 FT and 6 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Schedule for Thursday, October 28 (All times Central) Washington @ Orlando 7:00 pm TNT Phoenix @ Utah 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, October 29 (All times Central) Indiana @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Sacramento @ New Jersey 6:00 pm Atlanta @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Toronto 6:00 pm New York @ Boston 6:30 pm Oklahoma City @ Detroit 7:00 pm Orlando @ Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Milwaukee @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Denver @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 9:30 pm LA Lakers @ Phoenix 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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