News from October 28. Kyle Korver (Uta) underwent surgery on his left knee to remove a bone spur. He is expected to be out up to 6 weeks. Oklahoma City signed Thabo Sefolosha to a 4 year, $15 million contract extension. Phoenix exercised their 10-11 options for Jared Dudley and Robin Lopez. Phoenix elected not to exercise their 10-11 option for Alando Tucker, making him a free agent in the summer of 2010. San Antonio picked up their 10-11 option for George Hill. Chicago released Derrick Byars. Orlando released Linton Johnson. Miami retired Tim Hardaway's #10. Atlanta placed Othello Hunter on IL. Charlotte placed Raja Bell (sprained left wrist) and Ronald Murray (left shin) on IL. Denver placed Johan Petro on IL. Detroit placed Chucky Atkins and DaJuan Summers on IL. Golden State placed Devean George (sore left knee), Brandan Wright (left shoulder surgery), and Speedy Claxton on IL. Indiana placed Travis Diener (sore left toe), Mike Dunleavy (right knee surgery), and Tyler Hansbrough (sore right shin) on IL. Memphis placed Darrell Arthur (right pectoralis surgery, out 4 months), Allen Iverson (partial left hamstring tear), and Marko Jaric on IL. Miami placed Yakhouba Diawara, Chris Quinn (sprained right ankle), and Shavlik Randolph on IL. Minnesota placed Mark Blount, Nathan Jawai, and Kevin Love (left hand surgery, out 6 to 8 weeks) on IL. New Jersey placed Tony Battie (right knee), Keyon Dooling (hip surgery), and Trenton Hassell on IL. New Orleans placed Ike Diogu (strained left knee), Sean Marks, and Marcus Thornton on IL. New York placed Eddy Curry (torn right plantaris muscle) on IL. Oklahoma City placed Ryan Bowen, B.J. Mullens, and Kyle Weaver on IL. Orlando placed Adonal Foyle (arthroscopic surgery right knee) on IL. Philadelphia placed Jrue Holiday on IL. Phoenix placed Robin Lopez (broken bone left foot) and Taylor Griffin on IL. Sacramento placed Francisco Garcia (right forearm and wrist surgery, out for 4 months) and Kenny Thomas (flu like symptoms) on IL. San Antonio placed Malik Hairston, Marcus Haislip, and Ian Mahinmi on IL. Toronto placed Quincy Douby, Reggie Evans (sprained left foot), and Sonny Weems on IL. Utah placed Matt Harpring (ankle, knee) and C.J. Miles (ruptured left thumb ligament) on IL. SA 113, NO 96 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 17 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 16 points. DaJuan Blair (SA) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. David West (NO) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Emeka Okafor (NO) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (NO) had 26 points including 11-16 FG, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Orl 120, Phi 106 at Orl Ryan Anderson (Orl) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 21 points including 9-11 FG and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Jason Williams (Orl) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Louis Williams (Phi) had 18 points. Marreese Speights (Phi) had 26 points including 10-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Orl, suspended) did not play. Tor 101, Cle 91 at Tor Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 21 points on 6-17 FG and 9-12 FT and 16 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 28 points including 11-15 FG and 5 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points including 8-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 16 points including 4-14 FG and 6 rebounds. Tor shot 45.3% (34-75) FG and Cle shot 34.9% (29-83) FG. Min 95, NJ 93 at Min Damien Wilkens (Min) had 12 points including the game winning 8-foot fallaway at the buzzer, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals. Ryan Gomes (Min) had 10 points including 3-11 FG. Jonny Flynn (Min) had 18 points including 8-10 FT. Yi Jianlian (NJ) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 27 points including 11-19 FG, 15 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 blocks. Bos 92, Cha 59 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 10 points on 5-6 FG, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Ray Allen (Bos) had 18 points including 6-17 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 12 rebounds. Raymond Felton (Cha) had 9 points including 3-11 FG. Bos shot 43.4% (33-76) FG and Cha shot 31.1% (23-74) FG. 59 points set Cha's team record low. Atl 120, Ind 109 at Atl Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points including 7-10 FG, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 24 points including 11-17 FG and 16 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Danny Granger (Ind) had 31 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Earl Watson (Ind) had 20 points including 7-8 FG and 3-3 3-pointers. Det 96, Mem 74 at Mem Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 25 points. Ben Gordon (Det) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 21 points including 9-11 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and Mem shot 36.1% (26-72) FG. Austin Daye (Det, suspended) and Jonas Jerebko (Det, suspended) did not play. OKC 102, Sac 89 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green (OKC) had 24 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nenad Krstic (OKC) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 11 points including 3-4 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 27 points on 5-19 FG and 14-14 FT and 3 steals. OKC shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and Sac shot 40.5% (32-79) FG. Mia 115, NY 93 at Mia Michael Beasley (Mia) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 12 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. David Lee (NY) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 22 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Mia shot 56.6% (47-83) FG and NY shot 37.9% (33-87) FG. Jamaal Magloire (Mia, suspended) did not play. Pho 109, LAC 107 at LAC Steve Nash (Pho) had 24 points including 9-15 FG and 8 assists. Grant Hill (Pho) had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 16 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Marcus Camby (LAC) had 23 points including 10-15 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Rasual Butler (LAC) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Hou 108, GS 107 at GS Luis Scola (Hou) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 25 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 18 points, 12 assists, and 5 turnovers. Monta Ellis (GS) had 26 points and 5 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 17 points. Den 114, Uta 105 at Den Carmelo Anthony (Den) had 30 points including 7-10 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kenyon Martin (Den) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Chauncey Billups (Den) had 25 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Deron Williams (Uta) had 28 points including 9-15 FG, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 12 points including 3-14 FG and 11 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Den, suspended) and Kyle Korver (Uta, left knee surgery) did not play. Schedule for Thurday, October 29 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Chicago 7:00 pm TNT Denver @ Portland 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html