News from November 2. The NBA named Stephen Curry (GS) and Andre Drummond (Det) as Players of the Week for the week ending November 1. Curry averaged 39.3 points and 7.3 assists as Golden State went 3-0. Drummond averaged 18.7 points and 16.3 rebounds as Detroit went 3-0. Charlotte signed Jeremy Lamb to a 3 year, $21 million contract extension. Charlotte exercised their 16-17 option for Cody Zeller. Toronto signed Terrence Ross to a 3 year, $33 million contract extension. Phoenix activated Cory Jefferson and placed Devin Booker on IL. San Antonio activated Boban Marjanovic and placed Matt Bonner on IL. LAC 102, Pho 96 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul (LAC) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 11 points including 2-9 FG. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 19 points including 7-22 FG and 8 rebounds. Tyson Chandler (Pho) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. GS 119, Mem 69 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 30 points including 10-16 FG and 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Klay Thompson (GS) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Draymond Green (GS) had 11 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 10 points including 2-8 FG and 5 assists. GS out-scored Mem 72-27 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. GS shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Mem shot 27.1% (26-96) FG. Por 106, Min 101 at Min Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 34 points including 14-25 FG and 4-9 3-pointers and 7 assists. Ricky Rubio (Min) had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Martin (Min) had 24 points including 8-11 FT. Hou 110, OKC 105 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 37 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 9-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Ty Lawson (Hou) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 25 points including 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, and 7 turnovers. SA 94, NY 84 at NY LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 19 points on 4-17 FG and 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 13 points including 5-15 FG, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 steals. Arron Afflalo (NY, strained left hamstring) did not play. Mil 103, Bro 96 at Bro Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Greg Monroe (Mil) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 13 rebounds. Jerryd Bayless (Mil) had 26 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. John Henson (Mil, sore left Achilles) and O.J. Mayo (Mil, strained right hamstring) did not play. Cle 107, Phi 100 at Phi LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. James scored his 25,000th career point during the game. Kevin Love (Cle) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Cle) had 21 points including 8-10 FG. Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 24 points. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Sasha Kaun (Cle, personal reasons) and Kendall Marshall (Phi, right knee injury) did not play. ---- 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