News from October 31. Cleveland signed Anderson Varejao to a 3 year, $30 million contract extension. Golden State signed Klay Thompson to a 4 year, $70 million contract extension. Minnesota signed Ricky Rubio to a 4 year, $56 million contract extension. Utah signed Alec Burks to a 4 year, $42 million contract extension. Philadelphia exercised their 15-16 options for Michael Carter-Williams, Nerlens Noel, and Tony Wroten. Phoenix activated Zoran Dragic and placed Tyler Ennis on IL. San Antonio activated Kawhi Leonard. Mem 97, Ind 89 at Ind Zach Randolph (Mem) had 22 points including 8-10 FT, 13 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 17 points including 6-19 FG. Donald Sloan (Ind) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 6 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Ind, bruised right foot) and David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Cle 114, Chi 108 OT at Chi LeBron James (Cle) had 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 16 points including 5-17 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 16 rebounds and 4 steals. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points on 6-17 FG and 10-10 FT. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 16 points and 13 rebounds including 12 offensive. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 20 points including 7-11 FG. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 20 points. Mike Dunleavy (Chi) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mil 93, Phi 81 at Mil Brandon Knight (Mil) had 13 points on 2-8 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists. Larry Sanders (Mil) had 8 points on 4-12 FG, 15 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 blocks. O.J. Mayo (Mil) had 25 points including 5-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Mil out-scored Phi 20-7 in the 4th quarter. Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, right shoulder injury) did not play. Pho 94, SA 89 at Pho Markieff Morris (Pho) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 12 points including 3-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 23 points including 10-17 FG. Tony Parker (SA) had 19 points and 6 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 9 rebounds. P.J. Tucker (Pho, suspended) did not play. Sac 103, Por 94 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 40 points on 13-19 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 11-13 FT and 8 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points. Damian Lillard (Por) had 20 points including 4-13 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LAC 118, LAL 111 at LAL Blake Griffin (LAC) had 39 points including 11-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 15 points including 3-9 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 22 points including 9-10 FT and 5 assists. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 21 points including 8-11 FT and 7 assists. Jeremy Lin (LAL) had 17 points and 9 assists. LAC out-scored LAL 32-21 in the 4th quarter. Ryan Kelly (LAL, sore right hamstring) and Julius Randle (LAL, fractured right leg) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, November 1 (All times Central) Dallas @ New Orleans 6:00 pm Memphis @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Toronto @ Orlando 6:00 pm Miami @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Washington 6:00 pm Indiana @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Boston @ Houston 7:00 pm Chicago @ Minnesota 7:00 pm NBATV Denver @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Lakers @ Golden State 9:30 pm NBATV Schedule for Sunday, November 2 (All times Central) Sacramento @ LA Clippers 2:30 pm Toronto @ Miami 5:00 pm Charlotte @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Golden State @ Portland 8:00 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