News from November 1 Houston signed Chuck Hayes. Atlanta activated Mike Muscala and Kyle Korver and placed Walter Tavares and Tim Hardaway on IL. Charlotte activated Troy Daniels and placed Aaron Harrison on IL. Chicago activated Cameron Bairstow and placed Kirk Hinrich (sore toe) on IL. Dallas activated Chandler Parsons and placed Justin Anderson on IL. Houston placed Terrence Jones on IL. The LA Lakers activated Metta World Peace and placed Robert Sacre on IL. Oklahoma City activated Cameron Payne and placed Steve Novak on IL. Dal 103, LAL 93 at LAL Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) had 16 points including 8-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Deron Williams (Dal) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 15 points including 3-15 FG and 5 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 22 points including 15-15 FT and 4 steals. OKC 117, Den 93 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 25 points including 8-11 FG and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 15 points including 3-13 FG. Will Barton (Den) had 15 points. OKC shot 52.3% (45-86) FG and Den shot 38% (35-92) FG. Chi 92, Orl 87 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 16 points including 4-12 FG. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points and 5 assists. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Tor 106, Mil 87 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Patrick Patterson (Tor) had 16 points including 4-5 3-pointers. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Henson (Mil, sore left Achilles) and O.J. Mayo (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mia 109, Hou 89 at Mia Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 25 points including 12-15 FG, 15 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 20 points and 8 assists. Luol Deng (Mia) had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Hou) had 21 points including 5-9 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 16 points on 2-15 FG, 0-10 3-pointers, and 12-14 FT, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Mia out-scored Hou 34-14 in the 4th quarter and 65-26 in the 2nd half. Dwight Howard (Hou, rest) did not play. SA 95, Bos 87 at Bos Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 24 points including 8-10 FT, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 18 points. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 17 points and 4 steals. Atl 94, Cha 92 at Cha Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 20 points and 3 steals. Al Horford (Atl) had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 16 points including 5-14 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. ---- 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