News from October 28. The NBA fined Dwyane Wade (Mia) $25,000 for making an a throat slashing gesture after making a basket late in Thursday's Mia-Chi game. Chicago exercised their 17-18 option for Jerian Grant, Doug McDermott, and Bobby Portis. Memphis exercised their 17-18 option for Jarrel Martin. Charlotte activated Brian Roberts and placed Aaron Harrison on IL. Cleveland activated Damian Jones and placed Channing Frye on IL. Dallas activated A.J. Hammons and placed Dirk Nowitzki (stomach illness) on IL. Indiana activated Georges Niang and placed Aaron Brooks on IL. Orlando activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Arinze Onuaku on IL. Hou 106, Dal 98 at Dal Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 27 points including 5-7 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 26 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 18 points and 6 assists. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 31 points including 13-23 FG and 5 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 14 points. GS 122, NO 114 at NO Kevin Durant (GS) had 30 points including 12-12 FT, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 28 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 7 assists. Anthony Davis (NO) had 45 points on 17-31 FG and 10-14 FT and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Tim Frazier (NO) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jrue Holiday (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Uta 96, LAL 89 at Uta George Hill (Uta) had 23 points. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 13 points, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 4 blocks. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points including 7-11 FT, 9 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Luol Deng (LAL) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Louis Williams (LAL) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Cha 97, Mia 91 at Mia Kemba Walker (Cha) had 24 points. Spencer Hawes (Cha) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 12 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Goran Drgic (Mia) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 9 assists. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained right MCL) did not play. OKC 113, Pho 110 OT at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 51 points on 17-44 FG and 15-20 FT, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Roberson (OKC) had 9 points including 3-4 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 30 points including 13-18 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Devin Booker (Pho) had 21 points including 8-25 FG and 6 rebounds. Brandon Knight (Pho) had 19 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Det 108, Orl 82 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 18 points. Andre Drummond (Det) had 12 points including 5-14 FG and 20 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Det out-scored Orl 30-9 in the 2nd quarter. Det shot 50.5% (48-95) FG and Orl shot 34.7% (33-95) FG. Det shot 5-6 FT and Orl shot 8-12 FT. Bro 103, Ind 94 at Bro Brook Lopez (Bro) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lin (Bro) had 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Sean Kilpatrick (Bro) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 22 points including 8-22 FG and 9 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Cle 94, Tor 91 at Tor LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 26 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 turnovers. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 32 points and 7 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 10 points including 5-15 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Lucas Nogueira (Tor, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, October 29 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Philadelphia 11:30 am Boston @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Memphis @ New York 6:30 pm Orlando @ Cleveland 6:30 pm Indiana @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm New Orleans @ San Antonio 7:00 pm NBATV Portland @ Denver 8:00 pm Minnesota @ Sacramento 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, October 30 (All times Central) Utah @ LA Clippers 3:30 pm Golden State @ Phoenix 5:00 pm San Antonio @ Miami 5:00 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 5:00 pm LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Washington @ Memphis 7:00 pm NBATV Dallas @ Houston 7:00 pm ---- 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