News from October 30. Brooklyn exercised their 17-18 options for Rondoe Hollis-Jefferson and Chris McCullough. Charlotte exercised their 17-18 option for Frank Kaminsky. Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed A.J. Hammons on IL. Golden State activated James Michael McAdoo and placed Patrick McCaw on IL. The LA Lakers activated Jose Calderon and placed Thomas Robinson on IL. San Antonio activated Manu Ginobili and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (rest) on IL. Washington placed Danuel House on IL. Hou 93, Dal 92 at Hou James Harden (Hou) had 28 points on 8-23 FG and 9-12 FT and the game winning free throw with .1 second left, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 turnovers. Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 14 points including 5-15 FG. Wesley Matthews (Dal) had 25 points including 9-25 FG and 3-15 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 18 points and 5 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal, ill) did not play. Mem 112, Was 103 OT at Mem Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 24 points, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 22 points including 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. John Wall (Was) had 22 points, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 14 points on 2-3 FG and 10-10 FT and 12 rebounds. Mem out-scored Was 12-3 in overtime. Tony Allen (Mem, injured right knee) did not play. OKC 113, LAL 96 at OKC Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 33 points including 5-6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 16 assists, and 7 turnovers. Victor Oladipo (OKC) had 20 points including 7-20 FG. Steven Adams (OKC) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. Julius Randle (LAL) had 20 points including 7-10 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. D'Angelo Russell (LAL) had 20 points including 7-20 FG and 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det 98, Mil 83 at Det Andre Drummond (Det) had 20 points, 23 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Det) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 17 points including 5-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 blocks. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. SA 106, Mia 99 at Mia Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 27 points including 10-12 FT and 6 assists. Pau Gasol (SA) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Patty Mills (SA) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 27 points on 10-15 FG and 7-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 25 points and 5 assists. GS 106, Pho 100 at Pho Kevin Durant (GS) had 37 points including 10-16 FG and 15-16 FT and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 0-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. T.J. Warren (Pho) had 26 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 21 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. LAC 99, Uta 75 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 7 points including 3-10 FG and 16 rebounds including 6 offensive. Austin Rivers (LAC) had 19 points including 8-11 FG. George Hill (Uta) had 18 points. Dante Exum (Uta) had 10 points. Schedule for Monday, October 31 (All times Central) Denver @ Toronto 6:30 pm NBATV Chicago @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Sacramento @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Phoenix @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Tuesday, November 1 (All times Central) Orlando @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Houston @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV LA Lakers @ Indiana 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Miami 6:30 pm New York @ Detroit 6:30 pm Milwaukee @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Memphis @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Golden State @ Portland 9:00 pm NBATV ---- 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