News from November 1. TRADE: Oklahoma City traded Ersan Ilyasova and a conditional 1st round draft pick to Philadelphia for Jerami Grant. The pick is top 20 protected for 2020 else Philadelphia will receive a 2nd round pick in 2022 and a 2nd round pick in 2023. Michael Carter-Williams (Chi) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee. Alec Burks (Uta) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle and is out indefinitely. Cleveland activated Channing Frye and placed Kay Felder on IL. Indiana activated Aaron Brooks and placed Rakeem Christmas on IL. Milwaukee activated Jason Terry and placed Steve Novak on IL. Minnesota activated John Lucas and placed Ricky Rubio (sprained right elbow) on IL. Orlando activated Stephen Zimmerman and placed Arinze Onuaku on IL. San Antonio activated LaMarcus Aldridge and placed Davis Bertans on IL. GS 127, Por 104 at Por Kevin Durant (GS) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 28 points including 5-10 3-pointers. Ian Clark (GS) had 22 points on a perfect 8-8 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 3-3 FT and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 11-13 FT. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 16 points. GS shot 56.2% (50-89) FG and Por shot 43% (37-86) FG. Uta 106, SA 91 at SA George Hill (Uta) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 7 assists. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Trey Lyles (Uta) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 30 points including 10-18 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 21 points. Boris Diaw (Uta, right leg contusion) did not play. Min 116, Mem 80 at Min Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 17 points. Gorgui Dieng (Min) had 17 points including 8-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Zach LaVine (Min) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 12 points including 2-7 FG, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Deyonta Davis (Mem) had 17 points including 7-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Min shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Mem shot 36.5% (27-74) FG. Mike Conley (Mem, rest) and Marc Gasol (Mem, rest) did not play. Mil 117, NO 113 at NO Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 21 points. Tony Snell (Mil) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 35 points including 17-18 FT, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tim Frazier (NO) had 20 points, 9 assists, and 4 steals. Jrue Holiday (NO, personal reasons) did not play. Det 102, NY 89 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Morris (Det) had 22 points including 9-14 FG. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 24 points and 4 steals. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Derrick Rose (NY) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Mia 108, Sac 96 at Mia Dion Waiters (Mia) had 20 points. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 22 points including 7-11 FG. Rudy Gay (Sac) had 30 points and 12 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 30 points including 14-18 FT and 7 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Sac) had 18 points. Mia out-scored Sac 17-5 in overtime. Josh Richardson (Mia, sprained right MCL) did not play. Ind 115, LAL 108 at Ind Paul George (Ind) had 30 points including 12-12 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 6 turnovers. Monta Ellis (Ind) had 17 points. C.J. Miles (Ind) had 16 points. Louis Williams (LAL) had 19 points and 5 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 15 points. Orl 103, Phi 101 at Phi Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 21 points including the game winning free throws with 1.4 seconds left. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 24 points including 11-16 FG and 14 rebounds. Evan Fournier (Orl) had 17 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 18 points and 10 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 21 points on 9-15 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Cle 128, Hou 120 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points including 6-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Kevin Love (Cle) had 24 points. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 32 points including 4-6 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 41 points on 13-20 FG, 5-9 3-pointers, and 10-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 16 points including 4-9 3-pointers. Schedule for Wednesday, November 2 (All times Central) Toronto @ Washington 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Detroit @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Houston @ New York 6:30 pm LA Lakers @ Atlanta 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago @ Boston 7:00 pm ESPN Dallas @ Utah 8:00 pm Portland @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Thursday, November 3 (All times Central) Sacramento @ Orlando 6:00 pm Indiana @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Boston @ Cleveland 7:00 pm TNT Oklahoma City @ Golden State 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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