News from since I last sent something out :) can be found at http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/nba-daily.html News from October 27. Atlanta exercised their 16-17 options for Dennis Schroder and Tim Hardaway. The LA Clippers exercised their 16-17 option for C.J. Wilcox. Memphis exercised their 16-17 option for Jordan Adams. Atlanta placed Tim Hardaway and Walter Tavares on IL. Chicago placed Mike Dunleavy (back) and Cristiano Felicio on IL. Cleveland placed Kyrie Irving (fractured left knee cap) and Iman Shumpert (right wrist surgery) on IL. Detroit placed Brandon Jennings (rehab left Achilles) and Anthony Toliver (birth of daughter) on IL. Golden State placed Ian Clark and Kevon Looney (right hip surgery) on IL. New Orleans placed Norris Cole (sprained left ankle), Tyreke Evans (right knee surgery), and Quincy Pondexter (left knee surgery) on IL. GS 111, NO 95 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 40 points including 5-12 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Andrew Bogut (GS) had 12 points on a perfect 6-6 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 10 points including 3-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 18 points on 4-20 FG and 10-15 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Ish Smith (NO) had 17 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. GS out-rebounded NO 56-33 including 35-8 offensive. Omer Asik (NO, strained right calf), Luke Babbitt (NO, sore left hamstring), and Jrue Holiday (NO, rest) did not play. Chi 97, Cle 95 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 18 points including 8-22 FG and 5 assists. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 19 points and 7 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Det 106, Atl 94 at Atl Marcus Morris (Det) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 19 rebounds including 8 offensive. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 20 points. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html