News from October 26 Atlanta signed Dennis Schroder to a 4 year, $70 million contract extension. The LA Lakers exercised their 17-18 options for D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, and Larry Nance. Philadelphia exercised their 17-18 options for Nik Stauskas, Jahil Okafor, and Joel Embiid. Boston placed Kelly Olynyk (right shoulder rehab) and Marcus Smart (sprained left ankle) on IL. Brooklyn placed Randy Foye (hamstring injury) and Caris LeVert on IL. Charlotte placed Frank Kaminsky (strained right foot) and Brian Roberts (left hamstring) on IL. Dallas placed Devin Harris and A.J. Hammons on IL. Harris is expected to be out at least 3 weeks with a sprained right big toe. Denver placed Darrell Arthur (left knee surgery) and Gary Harris (strained right groin) on IL. Detroit placed Reggie Jackson (left knee rehab) and Reggie Bullock on IL. Houston placed Patrick Beverley (left knee surgery) and Chinanu Onuaku on IL. Indiana placed Rakeem Christmas and Georges Niang on IL. The LA Lakers placed Jose Calderon (strained left calf) and Ivica Zubac on IL. Memphis placed Chandler Parson (right knee rehab) and Brandan Wright (left knee) on IL. Miami placed Chris Bosh and Wayne Ellington (right thigh contusion) on IL. Milwaukee placed Khris Middleton (left hamstring surgery) and Tony Snell (sprained left ankle) on IL. Minnesota placed John Lucas and Nikola Pekovic on IL. Pekovic is out for the season with an injured right ankle. New Orleans placed Tyreke Evans (right knee) and Quincy Pondexter (left knee) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Josh Huestis and Cameron Payne (fractured right foot) on IL. Orlando placed Jodie Meeks (fractured right foot) and Stephen Zimmerman on IL. Philadelphia placed Jerryd Bayless (sore left wrist), Nerlens Noel (inflamed left knee), and Ben Simmons (fractured right foot) on IL. Phoenix placed John Jenkins and Derrick Jones on IL. Sacramento placed Skal Labissiere and Georgios Papagiannis on IL. Toronto placed Jared Sullinger (left foot surgery) and Delon Wright (right shoulder surgery) on IL. Ind 130, Dal 121 OT at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 25 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 30 points including 13-19 FG, 16 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 19 points including 7-11 FG, 17 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Teague (Ind) had 20 points on 5-15 FG and 10-13 FT, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 22 points and 6 assists. Ind out-scored Dal 15-6 in overtime. Mia 108, Orl 96 at Orl Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 18 points on 9-16 FG, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Justise Winslow (Mia) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 17 points and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 20 points. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained right MCL) and Bismack Biyombo (Orl, suspended) did not play. Bos 122, Bro 117 at Bos Jae Crowder (Bos) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic (Bro) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 18 points. Justin Hamilton (Bro) had 19 points and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tor 109, Det 91 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 32 points on 10-15 FG and 12-14 FT and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 40 points including 17-27 FG and 6 turnovers. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 10 points including 3-13 FG, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tobias Harris (Det) had 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Marcus Morris (Det) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Lucas Norgueira (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Cha 107, Mil 96 at Mil Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 23 points and 14 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points including 5-15 FG and 8 assists. Roy Hibbert (Cha) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 31 points including 13-21 FG, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points including 5-14 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mem 102, Min 98 at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 18 points and 4 blocks. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 25 points including 10-14 FT and 7 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 21 points and 5 assists. Zach LaVine (Min) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Allen (Mem, right knee) did not play. Den 107, NO 102 at NO Jusuf Nurkic (Den) had 23 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Will Barton (Den) had 22 points and 5 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points and 3 steals. Anthony Davis (NO) had 50 points on 17-34 FG and 16-17 FT, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. Tim Frazier (NO) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Den out-rebounded NO 58-34 including 11-5 offensive. Jrue Holiday (NO, personal reasons) did not play. OKC 103, Phi 97 at Phi Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 32 points including 9-11 FT, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. Steven Adams (OKC) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Enes Kanter (OKC) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 5 offensive. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Sergio Rodriguez (Phi) had 12 points and 9 assists. OKC out-scored Phi 34-22 in the 4th quarter. Sac 113, Pho 94 at Pho Rudy Gay (Sac) had 22 points including 9-15 FG and 4 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 24 points including 12-16 FT and 6 rebounds. Matt Barnes (Sac) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Booker (Pho) had 18 points. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Darren Collison (Sac, suspended) did not play. LAL 120, Hou 114 at LAL Julius Randle (LAL) had 18 points on 9-11 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 20 points including 4-10 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 25 points and 3 steals. James Harden (Hou) had 34 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 15-16 FT, 8 rebounds, 17 assists, and 7 turnovers. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. LAL out-scored Hou 30-18 in the 4th quarter. Schedule for Thursday, October 27 (All times Central) Washington @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Boston @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT San Antonio @ Sacramento 9:30 pm LA Clippers @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, October 28 (All times Central) Cleveland @ Toronto 6:00 pm ESPN Indiana @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Detroit 6:30 pm Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Charlotte @ Miami 7:00 pm Houston @ Dallas 7:30 pm LA Lakers @ Utah 8:00 pm Golden State @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN ---- 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