News from October 29. The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $10,000 for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Tor-Ind game. The NBA fined Austin Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for tossing a seat cushion into the stands during Wednesday's Sac-LAC game. New Orleans released Nate Robinson. Atlanta activated Tim Hardaway and Walter Tavares and placed Mike Muscala and Thabo Seflosha on IL. The LA Clippers activated Glenn Robinson and placed C.J. Wilcox on IL. LAC 104, Dal 88 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 26 points including 11-17 FG and 10 rebounds. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 14 points. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 15 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. John Jenkins (Dal) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. LAC shot 20-33 FT and Dal shot 12-15 FT. Deron Williams (Dal, sprained left knee) and Wesley Matthews (Dal, rest) did not play. Atl 112, NY 101 at NY Jeff Teague (Atl) had 23 points including 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 25 points including 10-27 FG and 0-7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Robin Lopez (NY) had 18 points including 8-11 FG and 5 turnovers. Arron Afflalo (NY, strained left hamstring) and Kevin Seraphin (NY, sore right knee) did not play. Mem 112, Ind 103 at Ind Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 13 points and 10 assists. Beno Udrih (Mem) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 assists. Paul George (Ind) had 18 points including 5-15 FG, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. George Hill (Ind) had 20 points and 5 turnovers. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. ---- 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