News from October 24. The NBA fined Josh Jackson (Pho) $35,000 for making a menacing gesture and using inappropriate language towards a fan during Saturday's Pho-LAC game. The NBA fined Joe Ingles (Uta) $15,000 for making contact in the groin area with Steven Adams (OKC) during Saturday's Uta-OKC game. DeAndre Bembry (Atl) underwent surgery on his fractured right wrist and is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Juan Hernangomez (Den) is out indefinitely with mononucleosis. The LA Lakers exercised their 18-19 options for Brandon Ingram and Larry Nance. Houston signed Briante Weber to a 2-way contract. Brooklyn activated Isaiah Whitehead and placed Sean Kilpatrick (ill) on IL. Chicago placed Antonio Blakney on IL. The LA Clippers activated Jawun Evans and placed Milos Tedosic (left foot plantar fascia) on IL. Orlando activated Aaron Gordon and placed Khem Birch on IL. Utah activated Tony Bradley and placed Nate Wolters on IL. Cle 119, Chi 112 at Cle Kevin Love (Cle) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 34 points including 13-20 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Jeff Green (Cle) had 16 points. Lauri Markkanen (Chi) had 19 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Orl 125, Bro 121 at Orl Evan Fournier (Orl) had 28 points including 9-15 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 41 points on 14-18 FG, 5-5 3-pointers, and 8-10 FT and 14 rebounds. D.J. Augustin (Orl) had 19 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Bos 110, NY 89 at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 22 points on 9-15 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Jaylean Brown (Bos) had 23 points. Kyrie Irving (Bos) had 20 points and 7 assists. Enes Kanter (NY) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 19 rebounds including 9 offensive. Courtney Lee (NY) had 13 points. Bos shot 14-29 3-pointers and NY shot 1-12 3-pointers. Ind 130, Min 107 at Min Bojan Bogdanovic (Ind) had 19 points on 9-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 28 points including 11-16 FG. Darren Collison (Ind) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 16 assists. Cory Joseph (Ind) had 21 points on 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 28 points including 12-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (Min) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 9 assists. Ind shot 66.7% (56-84) FG and Min shot 48.8% (42-86) FG. Ind shot 8-11 FT and Min shot 14-22 FT. Jimmy Butler (Min, upper respiratory illness) did not play. Por 103, NO 93 at Por C.J. McCollum (Por) had 23 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 13 points including 3-16 FG and 1-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Evan Turner (Por) had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 39 points including 12-17 FT, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 14 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Por out-rebounded NO 63-42 including 18-4 offensive. LAC 102, Uta 84 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Patrick Beverley (LAC) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers. Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 19 points including 7-20 FG. Thabo Sefolosha (Uta) had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Schedule for Wednesday, October 25 (All times Central) Denver at Charlotte 6:00 pm Minnesota at Detroit 6:00 pm Houston at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland at Brooklyn 6:30 pm San Antonio at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Indiana at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Memphis at Dallas 7:30 pm Utah at Phoenix 9:00 pm Toronto at Golden State 9:30 pm Washington at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, October 26 (All times Central) Atlanta at Chicago 7:00 pm Dallas at Memphis 7:00 pm Boston at Milwaukee 7:00 pm TNT LA Clippers at Portland 9:00 pm New Orleans at Sacramento 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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