News from October 22. The NBA fined Kyrie Irving (Bos) $25,000 for using inappropriate language towards a fan during Friday's Bos-Phi game. Phoenix fired head coach Earl Watson. Assistant Jay Triano was named as interim coach. Milos Teodosic (LAC) is out indefinitely with plantar fascia in his left foot. New Orleans signed Jameer Nelson and released Jordan Crawford. Toronto released K.J. McDaniels. Atlanta activated Isaiah Taylor and placed Nicolas Brussino on IL. The LA Lakers activated Ivica Zubac and placed Alex Caruso on IL. Bro 116, Atl 104 at Bro DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 17 points including 7-10 FT. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 17 points including 5-22 FG and 8 assists. Marco Belinelli (Atl) had 19 points. Bro shot 47.1% (41-87) FG and Atl shot 34% (32-94) FG. Min 115, OKC 113 at OKC Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 27 points including the game winning banked 3-pointer at the buzzer and 7 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 27 points including 11-17 FG and 12 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Min) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 23 points and 3 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 17 points and 13 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. NO 119, LAL 112 at LAL Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 8-10 FT, 17 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 22 points including 1-6 3-points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 19 points on 8-9 FG and 3-4 3-points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 24 points and 5 assists. Schedule for Monday, October 23 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Detroit 6:00 pm Atlanta at Miami 6:30 pm Memphis at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Milwaukee 7:00 pm Golden State at Dallas 7:30 pm Toronto at San Antonio 7:30 pm NBATV Washington at Denver 8:00 pm Sacramento at Phoenix 9:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, October 24 (All times Central) Chicago at Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn at Orlando 6:00 pm New York at Boston 6:30 pm Indiana at Minnesota 7:00 pm New Orleans at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Utah at LA Clippers 9:30 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