News from November 4. Larry Nance (LAL) underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand and is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. Golden State activated Kevon Looney and placed Shaun Livingston on IL. Memphis activated Wayne Seldon and placed Ivan Rabb and Kobi Simmons on IL. Sacramento activated Georgis Papagiannis and placed George Hill (personal reasons) on IL. Min 112, Dal 99 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 23 points including 9-14 FG. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 12 rebounds. Taj Gisbon (Min) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 17 points. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. LAL 124, Bro 112 at LAL Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 21 points including 8-11 FG and 13 rebounds. Brook Lopez (LAL) had 34 points including 6-9 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 19 points and 5 assists. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 21 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 25 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 9-11 FT and 6 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell (Bro) had 17 points including 8-24 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Jarett Allen (Bro, strained left foot) and Trevor Booker (Bro, sore lower back) did not play. Mem 113, LAC 104 at LAC Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Tyreke Evans (Mem) had 20 points. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 30 points on 10-17 FG and 9-11 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Patrick Beverley (LAC) had 23 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Wayne Selden (Mem, right quad) did not play. Det 108, Sac 99 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points including 7-10 FG, 19 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3 steals. Avery Bradley (Det) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 19 points. Buddy Hield (Sac) had 13 points and 8 rebounds. NO 96, Chi 90 OT at Chi Anthony Davis (NO) had 27 points including 11-17 FG, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 25 points on 6-20 FG and 11-13 FT and 11 rebounds. Jameer Nelson (NO) had 13 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Justin Holiday (Chi) had 18 points including 7-20 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Denzel Valentine (Chi) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. GS 127, Den 108 at Den Kevin Durant (GS) had 25 points including 9-13 FG and 4-8 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 15 points on 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points including 5-10 3-points and 11 assists. Will Barton (Den) had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Schedule for Sunday, November 5 (All times Central) Atlanta at Cleveland 2:00 pm Miami at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Boston at Orlando 5:00 pm Washington at Toronto 5:00 pm Utah at Houston 6:00 pm Phoenix at San Antonio 6:00 pm Indiana at New York 6:30 pm Charlotte at Minnesota 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Portland 8:00 pm Memphis at LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 6 (All times Central) Boston at Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn at Phoenix 8:00 pm NBATV Miami at Golden State 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